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The non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA), built by applying Thompson's algorithm to the regular expression '''<nowiki>(a|b)*</nowiki>''' is the following:
The non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA), built by applying Thompson's algorithm to the regular expression '''<nowiki>(a|b)*</nowiki>''' is the following:
{{CollapsedCode|NFA for (a|b)*|
{{CollapsedCode|NFA for <nowiki>(a|b)*</nowiki>|
<graph>
<kroki lang="graphviz">
digraph nfa {
digraph nfa {
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
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   0 -> 7
   0 -> 7
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   fontsize=10
  //label="NFA for (a|b)*"
}
}
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}}
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{| width="100%"
! style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" |Graphically, the DFA is represented as follows:
! style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" |Graphically, the DFA is represented as follows:
<graph>
<kroki lang="graphviz">
digraph dfa {
digraph dfa {
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
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   2 -> 2 [label="b"]
   2 -> 2 [label="b"]
   fontsize=10
   fontsize=10
  //label="DFA for (a|b)*"
}
}
</graph>
</kroki>


Given the minimization tree to the right, the final minimal DFA is:
Given the minimization tree to the right, the final minimal DFA is:
<graph>
<kroki lang="graphviz">
digraph dfamin {
digraph dfamin {
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
     { node [shape=circle style=invis] start }
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   012 -> 012 [label="b"]
   012 -> 012 [label="b"]
   fontsize=10
   fontsize=10
   //label="DFA for (a|b)*"
   /*label="DFA for (a|b)*"*/
}
}
</graph>
</kroki>


! style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" | The minimization tree is as follows. As can be seen, the states are indistinguishable.
! style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" | The minimization tree is as follows. As can be seen, the states are indistinguishable.


<graph>
<kroki lang="graphviz">
digraph mintree {  
digraph mintree {  
   node [shape=none,fixedsize=true,width=0.2,fontsize=10]
   node [shape=none,fixedsize=true,width=0.2,fontsize=10]
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   "{0, 1, 2}" -> "{0, 1, 2} " [label="a,b",fontsize=10]
   "{0, 1, 2}" -> "{0, 1, 2} " [label="a,b",fontsize=10]
   fontsize=10
   fontsize=10
   //label="Minimization tree"
   /*label="Minimization tree"*/
}
}
</graph>
</kroki>
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 26 April 2026


Problem

Use Thompson's algorithm to build the NFA for the following regular expression. Build the corresponding DFA and minimize it.

  • (a|b)*

Solution

The non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA), built by applying Thompson's algorithm to the regular expression (a|b)* is the following:

NFA for (a|b)*

Applying the determination algorithm to the above NFA, the following determination table is obtained:

In α∈Σ move(In, α) ε-closure(move(In, α)) In+1 = ε-closure(move(In, α))
- - 0 0, 1, 2, 4, 7 0
0 a 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1
0 b 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 2
1 a 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1
1 b 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 2
2 a 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1
2 b 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 2
Graphically, the DFA is represented as follows:

Given the minimization tree to the right, the final minimal DFA is:

The minimization tree is as follows. As can be seen, the states are indistinguishable.