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\Chapter{Noninitial automata}

In this chapter we present the functionality applicable to noninitial automata.

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\Section{Definition}

\>MealyAutomaton( <table>[, <names>[, <alphabet>]] ) O
\>MealyAutomaton( <string> ) O
\>MealyAutomaton( <autom> ) O
\>MealyAutomaton( <tree_hom_list> ) O
\>MealyAutomaton( <list>, <name_func> ) O
\>MealyAutomaton( <list>, <true> ) O

Creates the Mealy automaton (see "Short math background") defined by the argument <table>, <string>
or <autom>. Format of the argument <table> is
the following: it is a list of states, where each state is a list of
positive integers which represent transition function at the given state and a
permutation or transformation which represent the output function at this
state.  Format of the string <string> is the same as in `AutomatonGroup' (see~"AutomatonGroup").
The third form of this operation takes a tree homomorphism <autom> as its argument.
It returns noninitial automaton constructed from the sections of <autom>, whose first state
corresponds to <autom> itself. The fourth form creates a noninitial automaton constructed
of the states of all tree homomorphisms from the <tree_hom_list>.

\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton([[1,2,(1,2)],[3,1,()],[3,3,(1,2)]], ["a","b","c"]);
<automaton>
gap> Display(A);
a = (a, b)(1,2), b = (c, a), c = (c, c)(1,2)
gap> B:=MealyAutomaton([[1,2,Transformation([1,1])],[3,1,()],[3,3,(1,2)]],["a","b","c"]);
<automaton>
gap> Display(B);
a = (a, b)[ 1, 1 ], b = (c, a), c = (c, c)[ 2, 1 ]
gap> D := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> Display(D);
a = (a, b)(1,2), b = (b, a)
gap> Basilica := AutomatonGroup( "u=(v,1)(1,2), v=(u,1)" );
< u, v >
gap> M := MealyAutomaton(u*v*u^-3);
<automaton>
gap> Display(M);
a1 = (a2, a5), a2 = (a3, a4), a3 = (a4, a2)(1,2), a4 = (a4, a4), a5 = (a6, a3)
(1,2), a6 = (a7, a4), a7 = (a6, a4)(1,2)
\endexample

If <list> consists of tree homomorphisms, it creates a noninitial automaton
constructed of their states. If <name_func> is a function then it is used
to name the states of the newly constructed automaton. If it is <true>
then states of automata from the <list> are used. If it <false> then new
states are named a_1, a_2, etc.

\beginexample
gap> G := AutomatonGroup("a=(b,a),b=(b,a)(1,2)");
< a, b >
gap> MealyAutomaton([a*b]);; Display(last);
a1 = (a2, a4)(1,2), a2 = (a3, a1), a3 = (a3, a1)(1,2), a4 = (a2, a4)
gap> MealyAutomaton([a*b], true);; Display(last);
<a*b> = (<b^2>, <a^2>)(1,2), <b^2> = (<b*a>, <a*b>), <b*a> = (<b*a>, <a*b>)(1,2), <a^2> = (<b^2>, <a^2>)
gap> MealyAutomaton([a*b], String);; Display(last);
a*b = (b^2, a^2)(1,2), b^2 = (b*a, a*b), b*a = (b*a, a*b)(1,2), a^2 = (b^2, a^2)
\endexample

\>IsMealyAutomaton( <A> ) C

A category of non-initial finite Mealy automata with the same input and
output alphabet.


\>NumberOfStates( <A> ) A

Returns the number of states of the automaton <A>.



\>SizeOfAlphabet( <A> ) A

Returns the number of letters in the alphabet the automaton <A> acts on.



\>`AutomatonList( <A> )'{AutomatonList}!{[automaton]} A

Returns the list of <A> acceptable by `MealyAutomaton' (see "MealyAutomaton")





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\Section{Tools}

\>IsTrivial( <A> ) P

Computes whether the automaton <A> is equivalent to the trivial automaton.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(c,c), b=(a,b), c=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> IsTrivial(A);
true
\endexample


\>IsInvertible( <A> ) P

Is `true' if <A> is invertible and `false' otherwise.


\>MinimizationOfAutomaton( <A> ) F

Returns the automaton obtained from automaton <A> by minimization. The
implementation of this function was significantly optimized by Andrey Russev
starting from Version 1.3.
\beginexample
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("a=(1,a)(1,2), b=(1,a)(1,2), c=(a,b), d=(a,b)");
<automaton>
gap> C := MinimizationOfAutomaton(B);
<automaton>
gap> Display(C);
a = (1, a)(1,2), c = (a, a), 1 = (1, 1)
\endexample


\>MinimizationOfAutomatonTrack( <A> ) F

Returns the list `[A_new, new_via_old, old_via_new]', where `A_new' is an
automaton obtained from automaton <A> by minimization,
`new_via_old' describes how new states are expressed in terms of the old ones, and
`old_via_new' describes how old states are expressed in terms of the new ones.
The implementation of this function was significantly optimized by Andrey Russev
starting from Version 1.3.
\beginexample
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("a=(1,a)(1,2), b=(1,a)(1,2), c=(a,b), d=(a,b)");
<automaton>
gap> B_min := MinimizationOfAutomatonTrack(B);
[ <automaton>, [ 1, 3, 5 ], [ 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 ] ]
gap> Display(B_min[1]);
a = (1, a)(1,2), c = (a, a), 1 = (1, 1)
\endexample


\>IsOfPolynomialGrowth( <A> ) P

Determines whether the automaton <A> has polynomial growth in terms of Sidki~\cite{Sid00}.

See also `IsBounded' ("IsBounded") and
`PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth' ("PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth").
\beginexample
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,1)(1,2), b=(a,1)");
<automaton>
gap> IsOfPolynomialGrowth(B);
true
gap> D := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> IsOfPolynomialGrowth(D);
false
\endexample


\>IsBounded( <A> ) P

Determines whether the automaton <A> is bounded in terms of Sidki~\cite{Sid00}.

See also `IsOfPolynomialGrowth' ("IsOfPolynomialGrowth")
and `PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth' ("PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth").
\beginexample
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,1)(1,2), b=(a,1)");
<automaton>
gap> IsBounded(B);
true
gap> C := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(b,c), c=(c,1)(1,2)");
<automaton>
gap> IsBounded(C);
false
\endexample


\>PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth( <A> ) A

For an automaton <A> of polynomial growth in terms of Sidki~\cite{Sid00}
determines its degree of
polynomial growth. This degree is 0 if and only if automaton is bounded.
If the growth of automaton is exponential returns `fail'.

See also `IsOfPolynomialGrowth' ("IsOfPolynomialGrowth")
and `IsBounded' ("IsBounded").
\beginexample
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,1)(1,2), b=(a,1)");
<automaton>
gap> PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth(B);
0
gap> C := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(b,c), c=(c,1)(1,2)");
<automaton>
gap> PolynomialDegreeOfGrowth(C);
2
\endexample


\>AdjacencyMatrix( <A> ) A

Returns the adjacency matrix of a Mealy automaton <A>, in which the $ij$-th entry
contains the number of arrows in the Moore diagram of <A> from state $i$ to state $j$.

\beginexample
gap> A:=MealyAutomaton("a=(a,a,b)(1,2,3),b=(a,c,b)(1,2),c=(a,a,a)");
<automaton>
gap> AdjacencyMatrix(A);
[ [ 2, 1, 0 ], [ 1, 1, 1 ], [ 3, 0, 0 ] ]
\endexample


\>IsAcyclic( <A> ) P

Computes whether or not an automaton <A> is acyclic in the sense of Sidki~\cite{Sid00}.
I.e. returns `true' if the Moore diagram of <A> does not contain cycles with two or more
states and `false' otherwise.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,a,b)(1,2,3),b=(c,c,b)(1,2),c=(d,c,1),d=(d,1,d)");
<automaton>
gap> IsAcyclic(A);
true
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,a,b)(1,2,3),b=(c,c,d)(1,2),c=(d,c,1),d=(b,1,d)");
<automaton>
gap> IsAcyclic(A);
false
\endexample


\>DualAutomaton( <A> ) O

Returns the automaton dual of <A>.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,a)(1,2), b=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> D := DualAutomaton(A);
<automaton>
gap> Display(D);
d1 = (d2, d1)[ 2, 2 ], d2 = (d1, d2)[ 1, 1 ]
\endexample


\>InverseAutomaton( <A> ) O

Returns the automaton inverse to <A> if <A> is invertible.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,a)(1,2), b=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> B := InverseAutomaton(A);
<automaton>
gap> Display(B);
a1 = (a1, a2)(1,2), a2 = (a2, a1)
\endexample


\>IsBireversible( <A> ) P

Computes whether or not the automaton <A> is bireversible, i.e. <A>, the dual of <A> and
the dual of the inverse of <A> are invertible. The example below shows that the
Bellaterra automaton is bireversible.
\beginexample
gap> Bellaterra := MealyAutomaton("a=(c,c)(1,2), b=(a,b), c=(b,a)");
<automaton>
gap> IsBireversible(Bellaterra);
true
\endexample


\>IsReversible( <A> ) P

Computes whether or not the automaton <A> is reversible, i.e. the dual of <A>
is invertible.


\>IsIRAutomaton( <A> ) P

Computes whether or not the automaton <A> is an IR-automaton, i.e. <A> and its dual are invertible.
The example below shows that the automaton generating lamplighter group is an IR-automaton.
\beginexample
gap> L := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,a)(1,2), b=(a,b)");
<automaton>
gap> IsIRAutomaton(L);
true
\endexample


The next three commands deal with the, so-called, MD-reduction procedure developed
in~\cite{AKL}. Particularly, according
to~\cite{KLI}, a 2-letter or 2-state invertible reversible automaton
generates a finite group if and only if the MD-reduction procedure terminates with the
trivial automaton. In this case an automaton is called MD-trivial.

\>MDReduction( <A> ) O

Performs the process of MD-reduction of automaton <A> (alternating
applications of minimization and dualization procedures) until a pair of
minimal automata dual to each other is reached. Returns this pair. The main
point of this procedure is in the fact that the (semi)group generated by the
original automaton is finite if and only each of the (semi)groups generated
by the output automata is finite.
\beginexample
gap> A:=MealyAutomaton("a=(d,d,d,d)(1,2)(3,4),b=(b,b,b,b)(1,4)(2,3),\\
>                       c=(a,c,a,c),          d=(c,a,c,a)");
<automaton>
gap> NumberOfStates(MinimizationOfAutomaton(A));
4
gap> MDR:=MDReduction(A);
[ <automaton>, <automaton> ]
gap> Display(MDR[1]);
d1 = (d2, d2, d1, d1)(1,4,3), d2 = (d1, d1, d2, d2)(1,4)
gap> Display(MDR[2]);
d1 = (d4, d4)(1,2), d2 = (d2, d2)(1,2), d3 = (d1, d3), d4 = (d3, d1)
\endexample

\>IsMDTrivial( <A> ) P

Returns `true' if <A> is MD-trivial (i.e. if MD-reduction proedure returns the
trivial automaton) and `false' otherwise.

\>IsMDReduced( <A> ) P

Returns `true' if <A> is MD-reduced and `false' otherwise.

\>DisjointUnion( <A>, <B> ) O

Constructs the disjoint union of automata <A> and <B>
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(a,b)");
<automaton>
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("c=(d,c), d=(c,e)(1,2), e=(e,d)");
<automaton>
gap> Display(DisjointUnion(A, B));
a1 = (a1, a2)(1,2), a2 = (a1, a2), a3 = (a4, a3), a4 = (a3, a5)
(1,2), a5 = (a5, a4)
\endexample


\>`<A> \* <B>'{product}!{for noninitial automata}

Constructs the product of 2 noninitial automata <A> and <B>.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(a,b)(1,2), b=(a,b)");
<automaton>
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("c=(d,c), d=(c,e)(1,2), e=(e,d)");
<automaton>
gap> Print(A*B);
a1 = (a1, a5)(1,2), a2 = (a3, a4), a3 = (a2, a6)
(1,2), a4 = (a2, a4), a5 = (a1, a6)(1,2), a6 = (a3, a5)
\endexample

\>SubautomatonWithStates( <A>, <states> ) O

Returns the minimal subautomaton of the automaton <A> containing states <states>.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(e,d)(1,2),b=(c,c),c=(b,c)(1,2),d=(a,e)(1,2),e=(e,d)");
<automaton>
gap> Display(SubautomatonWithStates(A, [1, 4]));
a = (e, d)(1,2), d = (a, e)(1,2), e = (e, d)
\endexample


\>AutomatonNucleus( <A> ) O

Returns the nucleus of the automaton <A>, i.e. the minimal subautomaton
containing all cycles in <A>.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,c)(1,2),b=(d,d),c=(d,b)(1,2),d=(d,b)(1,2),e=(a,d)");
<automaton>
gap> Display(AutomatonNucleus(A));
b = (d, d), d = (d, b)(1,2)
\endexample


\>AreEquivalentAutomata( <A>, <B> ) O

Returns `true' if for every state `s' of the automaton <A> there is a state of the automaton <B>
equivalent to `s' and vice versa.
\beginexample
gap> A := MealyAutomaton("a=(b,a)(1,2), b=(a,c), c=(b,c)(1,2)");
<automaton>
gap> B := MealyAutomaton("b=(a,c), c=(b,c)(1,2), a=(b,a)(1,2), d=(b,c)(1,2)");
<automaton>
gap> AreEquivalentAutomata(A, B);
true
\endexample





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