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Dr Holcombe examines various applications of the idea of a machine in biology, biochemistry and computer science and gives also a rigorous treatment of the way in which these machines can be decomposed and simulated by simpler ones. This treatment is based on fundamental ideas from modern algebra.

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Introduction; 1. Semigroups and their relatives; 2. Machines and semigroups; 3. Decompositions; 4. The holonomy decomposition; 5. Recognizers; 6. Sequential machines and functions; Appendix; References; Index of notation; Index.

Algebraic Automata Theory

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3 June 2004
      ISBN-13 9780521604925
      978-0521604925
      ISBN-10 0521604923
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      Algebra

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Dr Holcombe examines various applications of the idea of a machine in biology, biochemistry and computer science and gives also a rigorous treatment of the way in which these machines can be decomposed and simulated by simpler ones. This treatment is based on fundamental ideas from modern algebra.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Semigroups and their relatives; 2. Machines and semigroups; 3. Decompositions; 4. The holonomy decomposition; 5. Recognizers; 6. Sequential machines and functions; Appendix; References; Index of notation; Index.

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