Generalised Arc Consistency via the Synchronised Product of Finite Automata wrt a Constraint

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Autore principale: Beldiceanu, Nicolas
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contents Given an $m$ by $n$ matrix $V$ of domain variables $v_{i,j}$ (with $i$ from $1$ to $m$ and $j$ from $1$ to $n$), where each row $i$ must be accepted by a specified Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA) $\mathcal{A}_i$ and each column $j$ must satisfy the same constraint $\texttt{ctr}$, we show how to use the \emph{synchronised product of DFAs wrt constraint} $\texttt{ctr}$ to obtain a Berge-acyclic decomposition ensuring Generalised Arc Consistency (GAC). Such decomposition consists of one \texttt{regular} and $n$ \texttt{table} constraints. We illustrate the effectiveness of this method by solving a hydrogen distribution problem, finding optimal solutions and proving optimality quickly.
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spellingShingle Generalised Arc Consistency via the Synchronised Product of Finite Automata wrt a Constraint
Beldiceanu, Nicolas
Formal Languages and Automata Theory
Given an $m$ by $n$ matrix $V$ of domain variables $v_{i,j}$ (with $i$ from $1$ to $m$ and $j$ from $1$ to $n$), where each row $i$ must be accepted by a specified Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA) $\mathcal{A}_i$ and each column $j$ must satisfy the same constraint $\texttt{ctr}$, we show how to use the \emph{synchronised product of DFAs wrt constraint} $\texttt{ctr}$ to obtain a Berge-acyclic decomposition ensuring Generalised Arc Consistency (GAC). Such decomposition consists of one \texttt{regular} and $n$ \texttt{table} constraints. We illustrate the effectiveness of this method by solving a hydrogen distribution problem, finding optimal solutions and proving optimality quickly.
title Generalised Arc Consistency via the Synchronised Product of Finite Automata wrt a Constraint
topic Formal Languages and Automata Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09975