Automata theory - describes to derives string from Context free grammar - derivation and parse tree
normal forms - Chomsky normal form and Griebah normal form
The document discusses compilers and their role in translating high-level programming languages into machine-readable code. It notes that compilers perform several key functions: lexical analysis, syntax analysis, generation of an intermediate representation, optimization of the intermediate code, and finally generation of assembly or machine code. The compiler allows programmers to write code in a high-level language that is easier for humans while still producing efficient low-level code that computers can execute.
This document provides an overview of pushdown automata (PDA). It defines a PDA as a finite automaton with an additional memory stack. This stack allows two operations - push, which adds a new symbol to the top of the stack, and pop, which removes and reads the top symbol. The document then discusses the formal definition of a PDA as a septuple and provides an example of a PDA that accepts the language of strings with an equal number of 0s and 1s. It concludes with an explanation of the state operations of replace, push, pop and no change and conditions for PDA acceptance and rejection.
The document discusses the Post Correspondence Problem (PCP) and shows that it is undecidable. It defines PCP as determining if there is a sequence of string pairs from two lists A and B that match up. It then defines the Modified PCP (MPCP) which requires the first pair to match. It shows how to reduce the Universal Language Problem to MPCP by mapping a Turing Machine and input to lists A and B, and then how to reduce MPCP to PCP. Finally, it discusses Rice's Theorem and how properties of recursively enumerable languages are undecidable.
These lecture notes cover the design and analysis of algorithms over 4 modules. Module I introduces algorithms, their characteristics, expectations and analysis. It discusses asymptotic analysis using big O, Ω and Θ notations to analyze the growth of algorithms like insertion sort, which has a worst case running time of Θ(n2). Subsequent modules cover dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, graphs, and NP-completeness. The notes provide an overview of key algorithm design and analysis topics.
The document discusses compilers and their role in translating high-level programming languages into machine-readable code. It notes that compilers perform several key functions: lexical analysis, syntax analysis, generation of an intermediate representation, optimization of the intermediate code, and finally generation of assembly or machine code. The compiler allows programmers to write code in a high-level language that is easier for humans while still producing efficient low-level code that computers can execute.
This document provides an overview of pushdown automata (PDA). It defines a PDA as a finite automaton with an additional memory stack. This stack allows two operations - push, which adds a new symbol to the top of the stack, and pop, which removes and reads the top symbol. The document then discusses the formal definition of a PDA as a septuple and provides an example of a PDA that accepts the language of strings with an equal number of 0s and 1s. It concludes with an explanation of the state operations of replace, push, pop and no change and conditions for PDA acceptance and rejection.
The document discusses the Post Correspondence Problem (PCP) and shows that it is undecidable. It defines PCP as determining if there is a sequence of string pairs from two lists A and B that match up. It then defines the Modified PCP (MPCP) which requires the first pair to match. It shows how to reduce the Universal Language Problem to MPCP by mapping a Turing Machine and input to lists A and B, and then how to reduce MPCP to PCP. Finally, it discusses Rice's Theorem and how properties of recursively enumerable languages are undecidable.
These lecture notes cover the design and analysis of algorithms over 4 modules. Module I introduces algorithms, their characteristics, expectations and analysis. It discusses asymptotic analysis using big O, Ω and Θ notations to analyze the growth of algorithms like insertion sort, which has a worst case running time of Θ(n2). Subsequent modules cover dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, graphs, and NP-completeness. The notes provide an overview of key algorithm design and analysis topics.
Decision properties of reular languagesSOMNATHMORE2
This document discusses decision properties of regular languages. It defines regular languages as those that can be described by regular expressions and accepted by finite automata. It explains that decision properties are algorithms that take a formal language description and determine properties like emptiness, finiteness, membership in the language, and equivalence to another language. The key decision properties - emptiness, finiteness, membership, and equivalence - are then defined along with the algorithms to determine each. Examples are provided to illustrate the algorithms. Applications of decision properties in areas like data validation and parsing are also mentioned.
The document discusses Turing machines. It begins by introducing Alan Turing as the father of the Turing machine model. A Turing machine is a general model of a CPU that can manipulate data through a finite set of states and symbols. It consists of a tape divided into cells that can be read from and written to by a tape head. The tape head moves left and right across the cells. The document then provides examples of constructing Turing machines to accept specific languages, such as the language "aba" and checking for palindromes of even length strings. Transition tables are used to represent the state transitions of the Turing machines.
The document describes pushdown automata (PDA). A PDA has a tape, stack, finite control, and transition function. It accepts or rejects strings by reading symbols on the tape, pushing/popping symbols on the stack, and changing state according to the transition function. The transition function defines the possible moves of the PDA based on the current state, tape symbol, and stack symbol. If the PDA halts in a final state with an empty stack, the string is accepted. PDAs can recognize any context-free language. Examples are given of PDAs for specific languages.
Context free grammars (CFGs) are formal systems that describe the structure of languages. A CFG consists of variables, terminals, production rules, and a start variable. Production rules take the form of a single variable producing a string of terminals and/or variables. CFGs can capture the recursive structure of natural languages while ignoring agreement and reference. They are used to define context-free languages and generate parse trees. Ambiguous grammars have sentences with multiple parse trees, and disambiguation aims to impose an ordering on derivations. While ambiguity cannot always be eliminated, simplifying and restricting grammars has theoretical and practical benefits.
This document discusses compiler design and how compilers work. It begins with prerequisites and definitions of compilers and their origins. It then describes the architecture of compilers, including lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis, code optimization, and code generation. It explains how compilers translate high-level code into machine-executable code. In conclusions, it summarizes that compilers translate code without changing meaning and aim to make code efficient. References for further reading on compiler design principles are also provided.
This document provides an introduction to finite automata. It defines key concepts like alphabets, strings, languages, and finite state machines. It also describes the different types of automata, specifically deterministic finite automata (DFAs) and nondeterministic finite automata (NFAs). DFAs have a single transition between states for each input, while NFAs can have multiple transitions. NFAs are generally easier to construct than DFAs. The next class will focus on deterministic finite automata in more detail.
An instruction format specifies an operation code and operands. There are three main types of instruction formats: three address instructions specify memory addresses for two operands and one destination; two address instructions specify two memory locations or registers with the destination assumed to be the first operand; and one address instructions use a single accumulator register for all data manipulation. Addressing modes further specify how the address field of an instruction is interpreted to determine the effective address of an operand. Common addressing modes include immediate, register, register indirect, auto-increment/decrement, direct, indirect, relative, indexed, and base register addressing.
Deadlock detection and recovery by saad symbiansaad symbian
1) Deadlock occurs when there is a cycle of processes where each process is waiting for a resource held by the next process in the cycle.
2) Solutions to deadlock include prevention, avoidance, detection and recovery. Prevention ensures deadlock is impossible through restrictions. Avoidance uses scheduling to steer around deadlock. Detection checks for cycles periodically and recovery kills processes or rolls them back to release resources.
3) Deadlock recovery options include killing all deadlocked processes, killing one at a time to release resources, or rolling processes back to a prior safe state instead of killing them. The process to kill or roll back is chosen based on factors like priority, resources used, and amount of work.
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This document discusses syntax-directed translation and type checking in programming languages. It explains that in syntax-directed translation, attributes are attached to grammar symbols and semantic rules compute attribute values. There are two ways to represent semantic rules: syntax-directed definitions and translation schemes. The document also discusses synthesized and inherited attributes, dependency graphs, and the purpose and components of type checking, including type synthesis, inference, conversions, and static versus dynamic checking.
The document provides information about a course on the theory of automata. It includes details such as the course title, prerequisites, duration, lectures, laboratories, and topics to be covered. The topics include finite automata, deterministic finite automata, non-deterministic finite automata, regular expressions, properties of regular languages, context-free grammars, pushdown automata, and Turing machines. It also lists reference books and textbooks, and the marking scheme for the course.
This document provides an overview of the Turing machine. It describes the Turing machine as an abstract computational model invented by Alan Turing in 1936. A Turing machine consists of an infinite tape divided into cells, a tape head that reads and writes symbols on the tape, and a state table that governs the machine's behavior. The document then explains the formal definition of a Turing machine, provides an example of how it works, discusses properties like decidability and recognizability, and covers modifications like multi-tape and non-deterministic Turing machines. It concludes by discussing the halting problem and explaining how Turing machines demonstrate the power and applications of computational theory.
This document describes a course on Theory of Computation. It provides information on the course objectives, which are to understand language hierarchies, construct automata for patterns, design context-free grammars, understand Turing machines and their capabilities, and understand undecidable and NP problems. It outlines 5 units that will be covered: automata fundamentals, regular expressions and languages, context-free grammar and languages, properties of context-free languages, and undecidability. It also provides the course outcomes and lists reference textbooks. The document then begins describing some key concepts from Unit 1, including formal proofs, additional proof forms, inductive proofs, and an introduction to finite automata.
Run-Time Environments: Storage organization, Stack Allocation of Space, Access to Nonlocal Data on the Stack, Heap Management, Introduction to Garbage Collection, Introduction to Trace-Based Collection. Code Generation: Issues in the Design of a Code Generator, The Target Language, Addresses in the Target Code, Basic Blocks and Flow Graphs, Optimization of Basic Blocks, A Simple Code Generator, Peephole Optimization, Register Allocation and Assignment, Dynamic Programming Code-Generation
The document discusses code generation in compilers. It describes the main tasks of the code generator as instruction selection, register allocation and assignment, and instruction ordering. It then discusses various issues in designing a code generator such as the input and output formats, memory management, different instruction selection and register allocation approaches, and choice of evaluation order. The target machine used is a hypothetical machine with general purpose registers, different addressing modes, and fixed instruction costs. Examples of instruction selection and utilization of addressing modes are provided.
Principal Sources of Optimization in compiler design LogsAk
This document discusses code optimization techniques used by compilers. It covers the following key points in 3 sentences:
Principal sources of optimization include common subexpression elimination, constant folding and propagation, code motion, dead code elimination, and strength reduction. Data flow analysis is used by optimization techniques to gather information about how data flows through a program. The document also describes local and global optimization, peephole optimization, basic blocks, and efficient data flow algorithms used in compiler design.
The document discusses syntax analysis and parsing. It defines context-free grammars and different types of grammars. It also discusses derivation, parse trees, ambiguity in grammars and different parsing techniques like top-down and bottom-up parsing.
Context-free languages can be described using context-free grammars, which are recursive rules that generate strings in a language. An example grammar is presented that generates strings of 1s and 0s separated by # symbols. Context-free grammars consist of variables, terminals, rules with variables on the left-hand side replacing with strings on the right-hand side, and a starting variable. Context-free languages can be recognized by pushdown automata using an extra stack. Regular languages are a subset of context-free languages. Context-free languages have closure properties including union, concatenation, and homomorphism. Derivation trees can represent grammar derivations and Backus-Naur form is a notation for compactly representing
Decision properties of reular languagesSOMNATHMORE2
This document discusses decision properties of regular languages. It defines regular languages as those that can be described by regular expressions and accepted by finite automata. It explains that decision properties are algorithms that take a formal language description and determine properties like emptiness, finiteness, membership in the language, and equivalence to another language. The key decision properties - emptiness, finiteness, membership, and equivalence - are then defined along with the algorithms to determine each. Examples are provided to illustrate the algorithms. Applications of decision properties in areas like data validation and parsing are also mentioned.
The document discusses Turing machines. It begins by introducing Alan Turing as the father of the Turing machine model. A Turing machine is a general model of a CPU that can manipulate data through a finite set of states and symbols. It consists of a tape divided into cells that can be read from and written to by a tape head. The tape head moves left and right across the cells. The document then provides examples of constructing Turing machines to accept specific languages, such as the language "aba" and checking for palindromes of even length strings. Transition tables are used to represent the state transitions of the Turing machines.
The document describes pushdown automata (PDA). A PDA has a tape, stack, finite control, and transition function. It accepts or rejects strings by reading symbols on the tape, pushing/popping symbols on the stack, and changing state according to the transition function. The transition function defines the possible moves of the PDA based on the current state, tape symbol, and stack symbol. If the PDA halts in a final state with an empty stack, the string is accepted. PDAs can recognize any context-free language. Examples are given of PDAs for specific languages.
Context free grammars (CFGs) are formal systems that describe the structure of languages. A CFG consists of variables, terminals, production rules, and a start variable. Production rules take the form of a single variable producing a string of terminals and/or variables. CFGs can capture the recursive structure of natural languages while ignoring agreement and reference. They are used to define context-free languages and generate parse trees. Ambiguous grammars have sentences with multiple parse trees, and disambiguation aims to impose an ordering on derivations. While ambiguity cannot always be eliminated, simplifying and restricting grammars has theoretical and practical benefits.
This document discusses compiler design and how compilers work. It begins with prerequisites and definitions of compilers and their origins. It then describes the architecture of compilers, including lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis, code optimization, and code generation. It explains how compilers translate high-level code into machine-executable code. In conclusions, it summarizes that compilers translate code without changing meaning and aim to make code efficient. References for further reading on compiler design principles are also provided.
This document provides an introduction to finite automata. It defines key concepts like alphabets, strings, languages, and finite state machines. It also describes the different types of automata, specifically deterministic finite automata (DFAs) and nondeterministic finite automata (NFAs). DFAs have a single transition between states for each input, while NFAs can have multiple transitions. NFAs are generally easier to construct than DFAs. The next class will focus on deterministic finite automata in more detail.
An instruction format specifies an operation code and operands. There are three main types of instruction formats: three address instructions specify memory addresses for two operands and one destination; two address instructions specify two memory locations or registers with the destination assumed to be the first operand; and one address instructions use a single accumulator register for all data manipulation. Addressing modes further specify how the address field of an instruction is interpreted to determine the effective address of an operand. Common addressing modes include immediate, register, register indirect, auto-increment/decrement, direct, indirect, relative, indexed, and base register addressing.
Deadlock detection and recovery by saad symbiansaad symbian
1) Deadlock occurs when there is a cycle of processes where each process is waiting for a resource held by the next process in the cycle.
2) Solutions to deadlock include prevention, avoidance, detection and recovery. Prevention ensures deadlock is impossible through restrictions. Avoidance uses scheduling to steer around deadlock. Detection checks for cycles periodically and recovery kills processes or rolls them back to release resources.
3) Deadlock recovery options include killing all deadlocked processes, killing one at a time to release resources, or rolling processes back to a prior safe state instead of killing them. The process to kill or roll back is chosen based on factors like priority, resources used, and amount of work.
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This document discusses syntax-directed translation and type checking in programming languages. It explains that in syntax-directed translation, attributes are attached to grammar symbols and semantic rules compute attribute values. There are two ways to represent semantic rules: syntax-directed definitions and translation schemes. The document also discusses synthesized and inherited attributes, dependency graphs, and the purpose and components of type checking, including type synthesis, inference, conversions, and static versus dynamic checking.
The document provides information about a course on the theory of automata. It includes details such as the course title, prerequisites, duration, lectures, laboratories, and topics to be covered. The topics include finite automata, deterministic finite automata, non-deterministic finite automata, regular expressions, properties of regular languages, context-free grammars, pushdown automata, and Turing machines. It also lists reference books and textbooks, and the marking scheme for the course.
This document provides an overview of the Turing machine. It describes the Turing machine as an abstract computational model invented by Alan Turing in 1936. A Turing machine consists of an infinite tape divided into cells, a tape head that reads and writes symbols on the tape, and a state table that governs the machine's behavior. The document then explains the formal definition of a Turing machine, provides an example of how it works, discusses properties like decidability and recognizability, and covers modifications like multi-tape and non-deterministic Turing machines. It concludes by discussing the halting problem and explaining how Turing machines demonstrate the power and applications of computational theory.
This document describes a course on Theory of Computation. It provides information on the course objectives, which are to understand language hierarchies, construct automata for patterns, design context-free grammars, understand Turing machines and their capabilities, and understand undecidable and NP problems. It outlines 5 units that will be covered: automata fundamentals, regular expressions and languages, context-free grammar and languages, properties of context-free languages, and undecidability. It also provides the course outcomes and lists reference textbooks. The document then begins describing some key concepts from Unit 1, including formal proofs, additional proof forms, inductive proofs, and an introduction to finite automata.
Run-Time Environments: Storage organization, Stack Allocation of Space, Access to Nonlocal Data on the Stack, Heap Management, Introduction to Garbage Collection, Introduction to Trace-Based Collection. Code Generation: Issues in the Design of a Code Generator, The Target Language, Addresses in the Target Code, Basic Blocks and Flow Graphs, Optimization of Basic Blocks, A Simple Code Generator, Peephole Optimization, Register Allocation and Assignment, Dynamic Programming Code-Generation
The document discusses code generation in compilers. It describes the main tasks of the code generator as instruction selection, register allocation and assignment, and instruction ordering. It then discusses various issues in designing a code generator such as the input and output formats, memory management, different instruction selection and register allocation approaches, and choice of evaluation order. The target machine used is a hypothetical machine with general purpose registers, different addressing modes, and fixed instruction costs. Examples of instruction selection and utilization of addressing modes are provided.
Principal Sources of Optimization in compiler design LogsAk
This document discusses code optimization techniques used by compilers. It covers the following key points in 3 sentences:
Principal sources of optimization include common subexpression elimination, constant folding and propagation, code motion, dead code elimination, and strength reduction. Data flow analysis is used by optimization techniques to gather information about how data flows through a program. The document also describes local and global optimization, peephole optimization, basic blocks, and efficient data flow algorithms used in compiler design.
The document discusses syntax analysis and parsing. It defines context-free grammars and different types of grammars. It also discusses derivation, parse trees, ambiguity in grammars and different parsing techniques like top-down and bottom-up parsing.
Context-free languages can be described using context-free grammars, which are recursive rules that generate strings in a language. An example grammar is presented that generates strings of 1s and 0s separated by # symbols. Context-free grammars consist of variables, terminals, rules with variables on the left-hand side replacing with strings on the right-hand side, and a starting variable. Context-free languages can be recognized by pushdown automata using an extra stack. Regular languages are a subset of context-free languages. Context-free languages have closure properties including union, concatenation, and homomorphism. Derivation trees can represent grammar derivations and Backus-Naur form is a notation for compactly representing
This document discusses automata theory and focuses on grammars, languages, and finite state machines. It defines key terminology like alphabets, strings, languages, and regular expressions. It explains Chomsky's hierarchy of formal languages from type-3 regular languages to type-0 recursively enumerable languages. The document also discusses finite state automata (FSA), deterministic finite automata (DFA), non-deterministic finite automata (NFA), context-free grammars, pushdown automata, and Turing machines. Examples of grammars, languages, and finite state machines are provided to illustrate these concepts.
Syntax analysis involves converting a stream of tokens into a parse tree using grammar production rules. It recognizes the structure of a program using grammar rules. There are three main types of parsers - top-down, bottom-up, and universal. Top-down parsers build parse trees from the top-down while bottom-up parsers work from the leaves up. Bottom-up shift-reduce parsing uses a stack and input buffer, making shift and reduce decisions based on parser states to replace substrings matching productions. The largest class of grammars bottom-up parsers can handle is LR grammars.
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The document describes several experiments related to compiler design including lexical analysis, parsing, and code generation.
Experiment 1 involves writing a program to identify if a given string is an identifier or not using a DFA. Experiment 2 simulates a DFA to check if a string is accepted by the given automaton. Experiment 3 checks if a string belongs to a given grammar using a top-down parsing approach. Experiment 4 implements recursive descent parsing to parse expressions based on a grammar. Experiment 5 computes FIRST and FOLLOW sets and builds a LL(1) parsing table for a given grammar. Experiment 6 implements shift-reduce parsing to parse strings. Experiment 7 generates intermediate code like Polish notation, 3-address code, and quadruples
This document introduces the key concepts in the theory of computation, including automata, formal languages, and grammars. It defines automata as abstract models that accept input, process it, and produce output. Formal languages are sets of strings formed from symbols according to rules, and grammars are sets of rules for generating the strings in a language. The document also reviews mathematical concepts needed to study computation and provides examples of operations on strings and languages.
The document discusses different types of parsing techniques:
- Parsing is the process of analyzing a string of tokens based on the rules of a formal grammar. It involves constructing a parse tree that represents the syntactic structure of the string based on the grammar.
- The main types of parsing are top-down parsing and bottom-up parsing. Top-down parsing constructs the parse tree from the root node down, while bottom-up parsing constructs it from the leaf nodes up.
- Predictive and recursive descent parsing are forms of top-down parsing, while shift-reduce parsing is a common bottom-up technique. Each method has advantages and limitations regarding efficiency and the type of grammar they can handle.
- Lexical analyzer reads source program character by character to produce tokens. It returns tokens to the parser one by one as requested.
- A token represents a set of strings defined by a pattern and has a type and attribute to uniquely identify a lexeme. Regular expressions are used to specify patterns for tokens.
- A finite automaton can be used as a lexical analyzer to recognize tokens. Non-deterministic finite automata (NFA) and deterministic finite automata (DFA) are commonly used, with DFA being more efficient for implementation. Regular expressions for tokens are first converted to NFA and then to DFA.
- Lexical analyzer reads source program character by character to produce tokens. It returns tokens to the parser one by one as requested.
- A token represents a set of strings defined by a pattern and has a type and attribute to uniquely identify a lexeme. Regular expressions are used to specify patterns for tokens.
- A finite automaton can be used as a lexical analyzer to recognize tokens. Non-deterministic finite automata (NFA) and deterministic finite automata (DFA) are commonly used, with DFA being more efficient for implementation. Regular expressions for tokens are first converted to NFA and then to DFA.
1. Regular expressions are used to compactly represent sets of strings and are the basis for specifying patterns in lexical analysis.
2. Finite state automata are constructed to recognize strings belonging to the language defined by a regular expression. For every regular expression there is a corresponding finite state automaton.
3. The input string is checked for membership in the regular language by tracing a path through the automaton corresponding to the regular expression. If a complete path is found that reads the input string, it is accepted.
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This document provides an overview of syntax analysis, also known as parsing. It discusses the functions and responsibilities of a parser, context-free grammars, concepts and terminology related to grammars, writing and designing grammars, resolving grammar problems, top-down and bottom-up parsing approaches, typical parser errors and recovery strategies. The document also reviews lexical analysis and context-free grammars as they relate to parsing during compilation.
The document discusses different types of parsing including:
1) Top-down parsing which starts at the root node and builds the parse tree recursively, requiring backtracking for ambiguous grammars.
2) Bottom-up parsing which starts at the leaf nodes and applies grammar rules in reverse to reach the start symbol using shift-reduce parsing.
3) LL(1) and LR parsing which are predictive parsing techniques using parsing tables constructed from FIRST and FOLLOW sets to avoid backtracking.
The document discusses lexical analysis, which is the first stage of syntax analysis for programming languages. It covers terminology, using finite automata and regular expressions to describe tokens, and how lexical analyzers work. Lexical analyzers extract lexemes from source code and return tokens to the parser. They are often implemented using finite state machines generated from regular grammar descriptions of the lexical patterns in a language.
The document describes a syntax analyzer (also known as a parser) which checks if a given source program satisfies the rules of a context-free grammar. The parser creates a parse tree representing the syntactic structure of the program if it satisfies the grammar. Context-free grammars use productions rules and define the syntax of a programming language. Parsers can be top-down or bottom-up and work on a stream of tokens from a lexical analyzer. Ambiguous grammars require disambiguation to ensure a unique parse tree for each program.
A parser breaks down input into smaller elements for translation into another language. It takes a sequence of tokens as input and builds a parse tree or abstract syntax tree. In the compiler model, the parser verifies that the token string can be generated by the grammar and returns any syntax errors. There are two main types of parsers: top-down parsers start at the root and fill in the tree, while bottom-up parsers start at the leaves and work upwards. Syntax directed definitions associate attributes with grammar symbols and specify attribute values with semantic rules for each production.
This document discusses context free grammars (CFG). It defines the key components of a CFG including terminals, non-terminals, and productions. Terminals are symbols that cannot be replaced, non-terminals must be replaced, and productions are the grammatical rules. A CFG consists of an alphabet of terminals, non-terminals (including a start symbol S), and a finite set of productions that replace non-terminals with strings of terminals and/or non-terminals. Several examples are provided to illustrate how CFGs can define different context free languages.
The document discusses syntax analysis and parsing. It covers context-free grammars, Backus-Naur Form (BNF), Extended BNF, and different parsing techniques like recursive descent parsing and LL parsing. It also discusses Scala's combinator parser, which uses parser combinators to parse input based on a grammar.
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1. The document describes the process of converting a regular expression (RE) = (ab+c)* to an equivalent deterministic finite automaton (DFA).
2. It starts with the equivalent non-deterministic finite automaton with epsilon transitions (NFA-ε) for the given RE.
3. It then constructs the DFA by calculating the epsilon-closure of states and determining the transitions between states for each symbol in the alphabet.
4. The resulting DFA has 4 states - A, B, C, D and the transition table and diagram are shown.
Here are the steps to construct an NFA-ε equivalent to the given regular expressions:
1. ε + a b (a+b)*
- States: q0, q1, q2
- Transitions: q0 -> q1 on ε, q0 -> q2 on a, q1 -> q1 on a/b, q1 -> q2 on b
- Start state: q0
- Final states: q2
2. (0+1)* (00+11)
- States: q0, q1, q2, q3
- Transitions: q0 -> q0 on 0/1, q0 -> q1 on 0/1
The document describes how to convert a given NFA-ε into an equivalent DFA. It finds the ε-closure of each state in the NFA to create the states of the DFA. It then determines the transitions between these DFA states on each input symbol by taking the ε-closure of the NFA state transitions. This results in a DFA transition table and diagram that is equivalent to the original NFA.
The document describes the process of converting a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) to a deterministic finite automaton (DFA). It provides an example of an NFA with initial state q0 and shows the steps to obtain the transition function δ' and states of the equivalent DFA. The resulting DFA has states A, B, and C, with transitions between them labeled 0 or 1. It also provides the transition table for the equivalent DFA.
The document provides instructions for drawing deterministic finite automata (DFAs) and non-deterministic finite automata (NFAs) to accept various languages over given alphabets. It includes examples of constructing DFAs to accept languages ending or starting with particular strings, or containing certain substrings. It also gives examples of NFAs accepting languages based on string length, substring position, or relationships between symbols. The document discusses epsilon closures in NFAs.
Theory of computation is the study of how problems can be solved using formal mathematical models of computation that reflect real-world computers. It includes automata theory, which studies abstract machines and how they can be used to solve problems. Models of computation are represented using tools like flow charts, state transition diagrams, and transition tables. Theory of computation has applications in areas like text processing, web browsing, compiler design, and artificial intelligence. It builds on fields like set theory, model theory, and computability theory. Key topics covered include finite automata, regular expressions and languages, context-free grammars and languages, and the undecidability of some computational problems.
1) An epsilon-NFA (ε-NFA) is converted to a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) by taking the epsilon-closure of each state.
2) The initial state and number of states remain the same, but the final states and transitions may change.
3) The procedure takes the epsilon-closure of the source states for each transition and uses it as the target of the corresponding transition in the new NFA.
The document describes the steps of SLR parsing:
1. Create an augmented grammar by adding a new start symbol S' and the production S' -> S.
2. Generate kernel items by introducing dots in productions.
3. Find the closure of kernel items.
4. Compute the goto table from the closure sets.
5. Construct the parsing table from the goto table and closure sets.
6. Parse input strings using the parsing table and stack.
This document describes the steps to construct a LALR parser from a context-free grammar:
1. Create an augmented grammar by adding a new start symbol and productions.
2. Generate kernel items by introducing dots in productions and adding second components. Then take closures of the items.
3. Compute the goto function to fill the parsing table.
4. Construct the CLR parsing table from the items and gotos.
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2. Unit 2
Context Free
Grammar
Types Derivations Ambiguity
Simplification
of CFG
Elimination of
useless
symbols
Elimination of
unit
productions
Elimination of
Null
production
Formal Form
CNF GNF
2
4. Grammars: Introduction
• Grammars denote syntactical rules for conversation in natural languages.
• Noam Chomsky gave a mathematical model of grammar in 1956.
• A grammar is a set of production rules which are used to generate strings of a
language.
• A grammar can be represented as 4 tuples (N, T, P, S)
• Where,
• N:- Set of Non terminals or variable list
• T:- Set of Terminals(T∈ ∑)
• S:- Special Non terminal called Starting symbol of grammar( S ∈ N)
• P:- Production rule ( of the form α → β , where α and β are strings on N ∪ ∑ )
4
5. Two basic elements of a Grammar
1. Terminal symbols
2. Non-terminal symbols
Terminal Symbols-
• Terminal symbols are denoted by using small case letters such as a, b, c etc.
• Terminal symbols are those which are the constituents of the sentence generated using
a grammar.
Non-Terminal Symbols-
• Non-Terminal symbols are denoted by using capital letters such as A, B, C etc.
• Non-Terminal symbols are those which take part in the generation of the sentence but
are not part of it.
• Non-Terminal symbols are also called as variables.
5
6. Example
• Example: Grammar G1
S → AB
A → a
B → b
• G1= (N,T,P,S)
Where,
• S, A, and B are Non-terminal symbols
• a and b are Terminal symbols
• S is the Start symbol, S ∈ N
• P1,P2,P3 – are Production rules
P1: S → AB
P2: A → a
P3: B → b
G1 = ({S, A, B}, {a, b}, {p1,p2,p3}, S)
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9. Chomosky Hierarchy
• According to Noam Chomosky, there are four types of grammars
Type 0, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3.
• Type 0 known as unrestricted grammar.
• Type 1 known as context sensitive grammar.
• Type 2 known as context free grammar.
• Type 3 Regular Grammar.
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10. Type 0: Unrestricted Grammar:
• Type-0 grammars include all formal grammars.
• Type 0 grammar languages are recognized by Turing Machine.
• These languages are also known as the Recursively Enumerable languages.
• Grammar Production in the form of α → β
• where
α is ( V + T)* V ( V + T)* V : Variables/NT T : Terminals.
β is ( V + T )*.
• In type 0 there must be at least one variable on Left side of production.
Example1 : Example2 :
Sab –> ba S → ACaB
A –> S. Bc → acB
Here, Variables are S, A and Terminals a, b. CB → DB
aD → Db
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11. Type 1: Context Sensitive Grammar
• Type-1 grammars generate the context-sensitive languages.
• The language generated by the grammar are recognized by the Linear Bound
Automata(LBA)
Rules:
1. First of all Type 1 grammar should be Type 0.
2. Grammar Production in the form of α → β
Where,
α , β is ( V + T )+.
| α | <= | β |
i.e count of symbol in α is less than or equal to β
Example: 1 Example: 2
S –> AB AB → AbBc
AB –> abc A → bcA
B –> b B → b
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12. Type 2: Context Free Grammar:
• Type-2 grammars generate the context-free languages.
• The language generated by the grammar is recognized by a Pushdown automata (PDA)
Rules:
1. First of all it should be Type 1.
2. Left hand side of production can have only one variable.
3. Grammar Production in the form of α → β
Where,
α is Single NT
β is ( V + T )*.
| α | <= | β |
i.e count of symbol in α is less than or equal to β
Example
S –> AB
A –> a/ε
B –> b
12
13. Type 3: Regular Grammar:
• Type-3 grammars generate regular languages.
• These languages can be accepted by a finite state automaton (FA)
• Type 3 is most restricted form of grammar.
• The productions must be in the form
X → Aa/a NT-> NT T / T
X → aA/a NT->T NT / T
where,
X,A is Non Terminal
a ∈ ∑ *
Example
S->aS/b
S->aS/c
S->Sa/b
A->ba/ ε
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16. Context Free Grammars and Languages
• Context free grammar (CFG) is a formal grammar which is used to generate all possible
strings in a given formal language.
• Context free grammar G can be defined by four tuples as:
(N, T, P, S)
• Where,
• N:- Set of Non terminals or variable list
• T:- Set of Terminals(T∈ ∑)
• S:- Special Non terminal called Starting symbol of grammar( S ∈ N)
• P:- Production rule ( of the form α → β , where α and β are strings on N ∪ ∑ )
• In CFG, the start symbol is used to derive the string.
• We can derive the string by repeatedly replacing a non-terminal by the right hand side
of the production, until all non-terminal have been replaced by terminal symbols.
• It is used to generate all possible patterns of strings in a given formal language.
16
17. Examples
Example 1:
Construct the CFG for the language having any number of a's over the set ∑= {a}.
R.E = a*
Grammar :Production rule (P):
S → aS rule 1
S → ε rule 2
Derive a string "aaa
S
=>aS
=>aaS rule 1
=>aaaS rule 1
=>aaaε rule 2
=> aaa (Required string) 17
18. Contd…
Example 2:
Construct a CFG for the regular expression (0 +1)*
Grammar :Production rule (P):
S → 0S | 1S rule 1
S → ε rule 2
Derive a string “1001”
S
=>1S rule 1
=>10S rule 1
=> 100S rule 1
=> 1001S rule 1
=> 1001ε rule 2
=> 1001 (Required string)
18
19. Contd…
Example 3:
Construct a CFG for defining palindrome over ∑={a,b}, L = { wcwR }
Grammar :Production rule (P):
S → aSa rule 1
S → bSb rule 2
S → c rule 3
Derive a string "abbcbba“
S => aSa
=> abSba from rule 2
=> abbSbba from rule 2
=> abbcbba from rule 3 (Required string)
19
20. Contd…
Example 4:
Construct a CFG for set of strings with equal no.of a’s and equal no.of a’s over ∑={a,b}
Grammar :Production rule (P):
S → SaSbS rule 1
S →SbSaS rule 2
S → ε rule 3
Derive a string " babaab “
S => SaSbS from rule 1
=> SbSaaSbS from rule 2
=> SbSaSbSaaSbS from rule 2
=> bSaSbSaaSbS from rule 3
=> babaaSbS
=> babaabS
=> babaab from rule 3 (Required string)
20
21. Contd…
Example 5:
Construct a CFG for the language L = anb2n where n>=1,over ∑={a,b}
Grammar :Production rule (P):
S → aSbb rule 1
S → abb rule 2
Derive a string " aabbbb “
S => aSbb from rule 1
=> aabbbb from rule 2 (Required string)
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23. Derivations
• Starting with the start symbol, non-terminals are rewritten using productions
until only terminals remain.
• Any terminal sequence that can be generated in this manner is syntactically
valid.
• If a terminal sequence can’t be generated using the productions of the grammar
it is invalid (has syntax errors).
• The set of strings derivable from the start symbol is the language of the grammar
(sometimes denoted L(G)).
• Derivation is a sequence of production rules.
• It is used to get the input string through these production rules.
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24. Contd…
• During parsing, we need to take the following two decisions.
1. Need to decide the non-terminal which is to be replaced.
2. Need to decide the production rule by which the non-terminal will be replaced.
• Based on the following 2 derivations, We have two options to decide which non-terminal to be
placed with production rule .
1. Left most Derivation
2. Right most Derivation
• To illustrate a derivation, we can draw a derivation tree (also called a parse tree)
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25. Left most Derivation
• In the leftmost derivation, the input is scanned and replaced with the production rule from left to
right.
• So in leftmost derivation, we read the input string from left to right.
• Leftmost non-terminal is always expanded.
Example:
E -> E + E Rule1
E -> E - E Rule2
E -> a | b Rule3
The leftmost derivation is:
W= a - b + a
E => E + E
=> E - E + E
=> a - E + E
=> a - b + E
=> a - b + a
=>
26. Rightmost Derivation
• In rightmost derivation, the input is scanned and replaced with the production rule from right to left.
• So in rightmost derivation, we read the input string from right to left.
• Rightmost non-terminal is always expanded.
Example:
E = E + E Rule1
E = E - E Rule2
E = a | b Rule3
The rightmost derivation is:
W=a - b + a
E => E - E
=> E - E + E
=> E - E + a
=> E - b + a
=> a - b + a
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27. Parse tree
• Parse tree is the graphical representation of symbol. The symbol can be terminal
or non-terminal.
• In parsing, the string is derived using the start symbol.
• The root of the parse tree is that start symbol.
• All leaf nodes have to be terminals.
• All interior nodes have to be non-terminals.
• In-order traversal gives original input string.
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28. Example:
Grammar G :
S → S + S | S * S
S → a|b|c
Input String : W=a * b + c
Parse Tree for Left most Derivation
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32. inference :We apply the productions of a CFG to infer that certain
strings are in the language of a certain variable Two inference
approaches:
1. Recursive inference, using productions from body to head
2. Derivations, using productions from head to body
We consider some inferences we can make using G 1 w= a ∗ (a + b00)
Derivation of a ∗ (a + b00) by G 1
E ⇒ E ∗ E
⇒ I ∗ E
⇒ a ∗ E
⇒ a ∗ (E)
⇒ a ∗ (E + E)
⇒ a ∗ (I + E)
⇒ a ∗ (a + E)
⇒ a ∗ (a + I)
⇒ a ∗ (a + I0)
⇒ a ∗ (a + I00)
⇒ a ∗ (a + b00)
Inference Derivation
34. From Recursive Inference to Parse Tree
Theorem 1 : Let 𝐺 = 𝑉, 𝑇, 𝑃, 𝑆 be a CFG.
If recursive inference tells us that string 𝑤 ∈ 𝑇∗
is in the language of variable 𝐴 ∈ 𝑉, then a parse
tree exists with root 𝐴 and yield 𝑤.
We will prove this by induction on the number of
steps in the recursive inference.
Basis step: One step. This means that there
is a production rule 𝐴 → 𝑤. The tree for this
is:
𝐴
Where 𝑤 = 𝑥1𝑥2 … 𝑥𝑛.
𝑥 𝑥 … 𝑥
35. 𝑥1 𝑥2
…
𝑥𝑛
𝑤
Inductive step: Assume that the last inference step
looked at the production 𝐴 → 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛, and
previous inference steps verified that 𝑥𝑖 ∈ 𝐿 𝑋𝑖
, for each 𝑥𝑖 in 𝑤 = 𝑥1𝑥2 … 𝑥𝑛. The tree for this
is:
𝐴
The tree from 𝐴 to 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛.
𝑋1 𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛
The inductive hypothesis lets us
assume we already have trees
yielding the terminal strings.
36. From Parse Tree to
Derivation
Theorem 2 : Let 𝐺 = 𝑉, 𝑇, 𝑃, 𝑆 be a
CFG, and
𝑙𝑚
suppose there is a parse tree with a root of variable 𝐴
with yield 𝑤 ∈ 𝑇∗. Then there is a leftmost
derivation
∗
𝐴 𝑤 in
𝐺.
We will prove this by induction on tree height.
Basic step: The tree’s height is one. The tree
looks
like this: So, there must be a
production 𝐴 → 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛
in 𝐺, where 𝑤 = 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛.
𝐴
𝑋1 𝑋2 …
𝑋𝑛
37. Inductive step:
The tree’s height exceeds 1, so
the tree looks like this:
Note that 𝐴 may produce some
terminal strings (like 𝑥2 and 𝑥𝑛)
and other strings containing
variables (like 𝑋1 and 𝑋𝑛−1).
𝑥1 𝑥𝑛−1
𝑤
𝐴
𝑋𝑛−1
𝑋1 𝑋2
…
= 𝑥2
𝑋𝑛
= 𝑥𝑛
38. Inductive step (continued):
▶ By the inductive hypothesis,
𝑋1
𝑥1
, 𝑋𝑛−1
𝑙𝑚 𝑙𝑚
∗ ∗
𝑥𝑛−1, etc.
▶ Trivially, 𝑋2
∗
𝑙𝑚 𝑙𝑚
∗
𝑥2, 𝑋𝑛 𝑥𝑛,
etc.,
𝑙𝑚
because they are terminals only.
▶ Since 𝐴 ⇒ 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛−1𝑋𝑛, and
𝑤 = 𝑥1𝑥2 … 𝑥𝑛−1𝑥𝑛, we know that
∗
𝐴
𝑥1
𝑥𝑛−1
𝑤
𝐴
𝑋𝑛−1
𝑋1 𝑋2
…
= 𝑥2
𝑋𝑛
= 𝑥𝑛
39. From Derivation to Recursive Inference
Theorem 3 : Let 𝐺 =𝑉, 𝑇, 𝑃, 𝑆 be a CFG, 𝑤 ∈ 𝑇∗,
and ∗
𝐴 ∈ 𝑉. If a derivation 𝐴 ⇒ 𝑤 exists in grammar 𝐺,
then
𝑤 ∈ 𝐿 𝐴 can be inferred via recursive inference.
We will prove this by induction on the length of the
derivation.
Basic step: The derivation is one step. This means
that
𝐴 → 𝑤 is a production, so clearly 𝑤 ∈ 𝐿 𝐴
can be inferred.
40. Inductive step: There is more than one step in the
derivation. We can write the derivation as
∗
𝐴 ⇒ 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛 ⇒ 𝑥1𝑥2 … 𝑥𝑛 = 𝑤
By the inductive hypothesis, we can infer that 𝑥𝑖 ∈ 𝐿𝑋𝑖
for every 𝑖. Next, since 𝐴 → 𝑋1𝑋2 … 𝑋𝑛 is clearly a
production, we can infer that 𝑤 ∈ 𝐿 𝐴 .
41. 1) G : S →aCa
C →aCa/b
S=> aCa
=> aaCaa
=> aaaCaaa
=> aaabaaa
L(G) = an b an
2) G : S →0S1/ ε
S => 0S1
=> 0 0S1 1
=> 0 00S11 1
=> 0 0011 1
L(G) = 0n 1n | for n>=0;
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What is the language defined by ‘G’
43. What is the language defined by ‘G’
4. G : S →aS/bS/a/b
L(G) = (a+b)+
5. G : S →XaaX X →aX/bX/ ε
L(G) = (a+b)* aa (a+b)*
6. G : S → SS
L(G) =
43
Contd…
44. Give context-free grammars that generate
the following languages.
1.L= { w ∈ {0, 1} ∗ | w contains at least three 1s }
S → X1X1X1X
X → 0X | 1X | ε
2. L= { w ∈ {0, 1} ∗ | w = wR and |w| is even }
S → 0S0 | 1S1 | ε
3. L={ w ∈ {0, 1} ∗ | the length of w is odd and the middle symbol is 0 }
S → 0S0 | 0S1 | 1S0 | 1S1 | 0
4. L={ a i b j c k | i, j, k ≥ 0, and i = j or i = k }
S → XY | W
X → aXb | ε
Y → cY | ε
W → aW c | Z
Z → bZ | ε
5. L={ a i b j c k | i, j, k ≥ 0 and i + j = k }
S → aSc | X
X → bXc | ε
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46. Ambiguity
• A grammar is said to be ambiguous if there exists more than one leftmost
derivation or more than one rightmost derivative or more than one parse tree for
the given input string.
Example1: Input String : W=a * b + c
Parse Tree for Left most Derivation Parse Tree for Right most Derivation
46
47. Contd…
Example 2 :
S = aSb | SS
S = ∈
Parse Tree I Parse Tree II
47
Example 3 :
consider a grammar G with the production rule
E → I
E → E + E
E → E * E
E → (E)
I → ε | 0 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9
the string "3 * 2 + 5",
48. Contd…
• If the grammar has ambiguity then it is not good for a compiler construction.
• No method can automatically detect and remove the ambiguity but you can
remove ambiguity by re-writing the whole grammar without ambiguity.
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49. Ambiguous grammar to unambiguous
grammar
Example1 :
• Show that the given Expression grammar is ambiguous. Also, find an
equivalent unambiguous grammar.
Input Grammar:
E → E * E
E → E + E
E → id
Solution:
• Let us derive the string "id + id * id"
49
50. Contd…
As there are two different parse tree for deriving the same
string "id + id * id", the given grammar is ambiguous.
50
51. Removing ambiguity
Rewriting the grammar
For the Expression Grammar, use the following steps to get unambiguous
grammar
1. Take care of precedence (Use a different non terminal for each
precedence level and also start with the lowest precedence (PLUS)
2. Ensure associativity (define the rule as left recursive if the operator is
left associative and as right recursive if the operator is right associative )
The equivalent unambiguous grammar
E → E + T
E → T
T → T * F
T → F
F → id
• It reflects the fact that ∗ has higher precedence than +.
• Also that, the operators + and ∗ are left-associative as these 2 are left
recursive rules.
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52. Contd…
Example2:
• Check that the given grammar is ambiguous or not. Also, find an equivalent
unambiguous grammar.
S → S + S
S → S * S
S → S ^ S
S → a
Solution:
Let us derive the string “a + a * a"
52
53. Contd…
The equivalent unambiguous grammar
S → S + A | A
A → A * B | B
B → C ^ B | C
C → a
• It reflects the fact that ^ has higher precedence than * and +.
• The operators + and ∗ are left-associative as these 2 are left
recursive rules.
• The operators ^ is right associative as it is right recursive rule.
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54. 2) Consider a grammar G is given as follows:
S → AB | aaB
A → a | Aa
B → b
Determine whether the grammar G is ambiguous or not. If G is ambiguous, construct an unambiguous
grammar equivalent to G.
Solution:
Let us derive the string "aab“
As there are two different parse tree for deriving the same string, the given grammar is ambiguous.
Unambiguous grammar will be:
S → AB
A → Aa | a
B → b
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55. Inherent Ambiguity
• A context-free language for which all possible CFGs are ambiguous
is called inherently ambiguous.
• One example 𝐿 = 𝑎𝑛𝑏𝑛𝑐𝑚𝑑𝑚 | 𝑚, 𝑛 ≥ 1 𝖴 𝑎𝑛𝑏𝑚𝑐𝑚𝑑𝑛 | 𝑚, 𝑛 ≥ 1 .
• Proving that languages are inherently ambiguous can be quite
difficult.
• These languages are encountered quite rarely, so this has little
practical impact.
57. Simplification of CFG
languages can efficiently be represented by a context-free grammar.
All the grammar are not always optimized that means the grammar may consist of some extra symbols(non-
terminal).
Having extra symbols, unnecessary increase the length of grammar.
Simplification of grammar means reduction of grammar by removing useless symbols. The properties of reduced
grammar are given below:
1. Each variable (i.e. non-terminal) and each terminal of G appears in the derivation of some word in L.
2. There should not be any production as X → Y where X and Y are non-terminal.
3. If ε is not in the language L then there need not to be the production X → ε.
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59. Elimination of Useless Symbols
❖Useful Symbols
❑A symbol X in a CFG G = {V, T, P, S} is called useful
✔ if there exist a derivation of a terminal string from S where X
appears somewhere,
✔ else it is called useless.
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60. Elimination of Useless Symbols
• A CFG has no useless variables if and only if all its variables are reachable
and generating.
• Therefore it is possible to eliminate useless variables from a grammar as
follows:
❑Step 1: Find the non-generating variables and delete them, along with all productions
involving non-generating variables.
❑Step 2: Find the non-reachable variables in the resulting grammar and delete them, along
with all productions involving non-reachable variables.
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61. Elimination of Useless Symbols
• Generating variables
• A variable X is called as generating
- if it derives a string of terminals.
- Note that the language accepted by a context-free grammar is non-empty if and only if the start symbol
is generating.
• Algorithm to find the non-generating variables in a CFG
▪ Mark a variable X as "generating"
- if it has a production X -> w, where w is a string of only terminals and/or variables previously marked
"generating".
▪ Repeat the above step until no further variables get marked "generating".
▪ All variables not marked "generating" are non-generating
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62. • Reachable variables
• A variable X is called as reachable
- if the start symbol derives a string containing the variable X.
• Algorithm to find the non-reachable variables in a CFG
• Mark the start variable as "reachable".
• Mark a variable Y as "reachable" if there is a production X -> w,
where X is a variable previously marked as "reachable" and
w is a string containing Y.
• Repeat the above step until no further variables get marked "reachable".
• All variables not marked "reachable" are non-reachable
Elimination of Useless Symbols
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63. 1. Remove the useless symbol from the given context free grammar
S -> abS | abA | abB
A ->cd
B->aB
C->dc
Solution:
❖Step 1: Eliminate non-generating symbols i.e non-terminals which do not produce any terminal
string
❖ In the given productions, B do not produce any terminal
❖ Eliminate all the productions in which B occurs.
• S -> abS | abA | abB
• A ->cd
• B->aB
• C->dc
❖Resulting productions are: S -> abS | abA
A -> cd
C -> dc
Elimination of Useless Symbols-Example
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64. ❖Step 2: Eliminate non-reachable symbols i.e non-terminals that can never be reached
from the starting symbol
• In the set of productions available after Step 2,
‘C’ is not reachable from starting symbol ‘S’
• Eliminate productions involving non-terminal ‘C’
S -> abS | abA
A ->cd
C->dc
• Final productions after eliminating useless symbols are:
S -> abS | abA
A ->cd
Elimination of Useless Symbols-Example
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65. 2. Remove the useless symbol from the given context free grammar
S -> aB / bX
A -> Bad / bSX / a
B -> aSB / bBX
X -> SBD / aBx / ad
❖Step 1: Eliminate non-generating symbols i.e non-terminals which do
not produce any terminal string
• A and X directly derive string of terminals a and ad, hence they are useful. Since X
is a useful symbol so S is also a useful symbol as S -> bX.
• But B does not derive any terminals, so clearly B is a non-generating symbol.
• So eliminate the productions with B
S -> aB / bX
A -> Bad / bSX / a
B -> aSB / bBX
X -> SBD / aBx / ad
Elimination of Useless Symbols-
Example
65
66. • The resulting productions are
S -> bX
A -> bSX / a
X -> ad
❖Step 2: Eliminate non-reachable symbols i.e non-terminals that can never be reached from the starting
symbol
• In the reduced grammar A is a non-reachable symbol
• So remove the production involving A
• Final grammar after elimination of the useless symbols is
S -> bX
X -> ad
Elimination of Useless Symbols-Example
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67. • Elimination of useful symbols - Order of elimination
• Always Eliminate non-generating symbol first and then eliminate non-reachable
symbols
• Reversing the order of elimination would not work
S -> AB | a
A -> aA
B -> b
• Here A is non-generating, and after deleting A (along with the production S ->
AB) the variable B becomes unreachable. Hence, it is considered as useless
variable
• However, if we would first test for reachability, all variables would be reachable,
and subsequently eliminating non-generating variables would leave us with B.
Elimination of Useless Symbols
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68. • If a symbol is useful then it is both generating and reachable
• Converse of above statement is not true.
• For e.g. in CFG
S → ABC
B → b
B is both reachable and generating but still not useful
Elimination of Useless Symbols
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70. Elimination of Null Productions
• Null Productions
A production of type A → є is called as Null production
• In a given CFG, a non-terminal N is called as nullable
- if there is a production N -> ϵ or
- If there is a derivation that starts at N and leads to ϵ
- If A -> ϵ is a production to be eliminated
- look for all productions, whose right side contains A, and
- replace each occurrence of A in each of these productions to obtain the non ϵ-
productions.
- resultant non ϵ-productions must be added to the grammar to keep the
language the same.
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71. 1. Remove the null productions from the following grammar
S -> aX / bX
X-> a / b / є
Solution:
- There is one null production in the grammar X -> ϵ.
SO NULLABLE SYMBOL={X}
- To eliminate X -> ϵ, change the productions containing X in the right side.
- The productions with X in the right side are S -> aX and S -> bX
- So replacing each occurrence of X by ϵ, we get two new productions
S-> a and S -> b
- Adding these productions to the grammar and eliminating X -> ϵ, we get
S -> aX / bX / a / b
X-> a / b
Elimination of Null Productions –
Example
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72. Elimination of Null Productions –
Example
• 2. Remove the null productions from the following grammar
S -> ABAC
A -> aA / ϵ
B -> bB / ϵ and
C -> c
Solution:
• We have two null productions in the grammar A -> ϵ and and B -> ϵ
• Nullable symbols={A,B}
• To eliminate A -> ϵ we have to change the productions containing A in the right side.
• The productions with A in the right side are S -> ABAC and A -> aA.
• So replacing each occurrence of A by ϵ, we get four new productions
S -> ABC / BAC / BC
A -> a
• Add these productions to the grammar and eliminate A -> ϵ.
S -> ABAC / ABC / BAC / BC/C/AC
A -> aA / a
B -> bB / ϵ
C -> c
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73. • To eliminate B -> ϵ we have to change the productions containing B on the right side.
• The productions with B in the right side are S -> ABAC / ABC / BAC / BC and B -> bB
• Doing that we generate these new productions:
S -> AAC / AC / C
B -> b
Add these productions to the grammar and remove the production B -> ϵ from the grammar. The new grammar
after removal of ϵ – productions is:
S -> ABAC / ABC / BAC / BC / AAC / AC / C
A -> aA / a
B -> bB / b
C -> c
Elimination of Null Productions – Example
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75. • Unit Production
▪ A unit production is a production A -> B where both A and B are non-terminals.
▪ Unit productions are redundant and hence should be removed.
• Follow the following steps to remove the unit production
1. Select a unit production A -> B, such that there exist a production B -> α, where α is a terminal
2. For every non-unit production, B -> α repeat the following step
▪ Add production A -> α to the grammar
3. Eliminate A -> B from the grammar
4. Repeat the above steps , if there are more unit productions
Elimination of Unit Productions
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76. 1. Eliminate Unit productions from the given grammar
S-> aX / bY / Y
X-> S
Y -> bY / b
Solution:
Find unit pairs...A->B then (A,B) is an unit pair
• There are two unit productions in the given grammar, S -> Y and X -> S
• Substituting the values of unit production S -> Y we get,
S-> aX / bY / bY / b ----🡪 S-> aX / bY / b
• Substituting the values of unit production X -> S we get,
X-> aX / bY / Y X-> aX / bY / bY / b
• Final set of productions would be,
S-> aX / bY / b
X-> aX / bY / b
Y -> bY / b
Elimination of Unit Productions –
Example
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Unit pairs production
Self pairs (S,S) S->Ax|bY
(X,X) X->Ax|bY
(Y,Y) Y->bY|b
Direct
pairs
(S,Y) S->bY|b
(X,S) X->Ax|bY
Indirect
pairs
(X,Y) X->bY|b
Combine the production as
S->Ax|bY|b
X->Ax|bY|b
Y->bY|b
Another way
77. 2. Eliminate Unit productions from the given grammar
S -> AB
A -> a , B -> C , C -> D and D -> b
Solution:
• There are two unit productions in the given grammar, B -> C and C -> D
• Substituting the values of unit production B -> C in C -> D we get,
B-> D
• Substituting the values of unit production B-> D in D -> b we get,
B-> b
• Substituting the values of unit production C-> D in D -> b we get,
C-> b
• C is a non-reachable symbol. Hence remove it
• Final set of productions after removing non-reachable symbol would be,
S -> AB
A -> a
B-> b
Elimination of Unit Productions –
Example
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78. Exercise Problems
1. Remove the useless symbols from the given grammar
A -> xyz / Xyzz
X -> Xz / xYz
Y -> yYy / Xz
Z -> Zy / z
Sol.. A -> xyz
2. Remove the useless symbols from the given grammar
T → aaB | abA | aaT
A → aA
B → ab | b
C → ad
Sol. T → aaB | aaT
B → ab | b
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79. 3. Remove the ε production from the following CFG by preserving the meaning of it.
S → XYX
X → 0X | ε
Y → 1Y
Sol… Nullable symbols={X}
S → XYX |YX |XY|Y
X → 0X | 0
Y → 1Y
4. Remove the ε production from the following CFG by preserving the meaning of it.
S → ASA | aB | b
A → B
B → b | ∈
Sol… Nullable={B,A}
S → ASA | aB | b | AS | SA|a
A → B
B → b
Exercise Problems
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80. 5. Identify and remove the unit productions from the following CFG
S -> S + T/ T
T -> T * F/ F
F -> (S)/a
Sol….
unit productions..
S->T T->F S->F
units pairs…
self pairs (S,S) (T,T) (F,F)
direct pairs = (S,T) (T,F)
indirect pairs (S,F)
After elimination..
S -> S + T/ T*F/(S)|a
T -> T * F/ (S)|a
F -> (S)/a
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81. 6. Remove the unit productions from the following grammar
S -> AB
A -> a
B -> C / b
C -> D
D -> E
E -> a
Sol….
unit productions..
B->C C->D D->E B->D B->E C->E
units pairs…
self pair (S,S) (A,A) (B,B) (C,C) (D,D) (E,E)
direct pairs (B,C) (C,D) (D,E)
indirect pairs (B,E) (C,E) (B,D)
After elimination..
S -> AB
A -> a
B -> a / b
C -> a
D -> a
E -> a
Useless symbols eliminations ….
S -> AB
A -> a
B -> a / b
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83. Normal Form
• Normalization is the process of minimizing redundancy from a
relation or set of relations.
• A grammar is said to be in normal form when every production of the
grammar has some specific form
• In this course we are going to study 2 types of Normal form
Normal Form
Chomsky normal
form (CNF)
Greibach normal
form (GNF)
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85. Chomsky normal form (CNF)
• A context free grammar (CFG) is in Chomsky Normal Form
(CNF) if all production rules satisfy one of the following
conditions:
• NT-> T | NT NT
S-> a | AB
A-> Aab |BBA
B-> a | Aa
1. S → ε
2. NT→ T (Eg. A → a)
3. NT → NT NT (Eg. A →SE)
Let consider,
NT = Non terminal (Eg. A,S,E..)
T = Terminal (Eg. a,b,0,1--)
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86. Steps to convert a CFG to CNF
1. Simplify the grammar - Eliminate null, unit and useless productions
(Kindly refer previous slides).
2. Eliminate terminals from RHS if they exist with other terminals or
non-terminals.
Example:
Consider A → aX
Then we can convert to CNF form such as
Let Z → a
A → ZX
CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
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87. Steps to convert a CFG to CNF
3. Eliminate RHS with more than two non-terminals.
A->BDX
Rewritten as
S->B (wrong way)
E->DX
A->SE
Example:
Consider A → BDX
Then we can convert to CNF form such as
Let Z → BD
A → ZX
CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
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88. Problem 1 Convert the given CFG to CNF. Consider the given grammar G1:
S → ASA | Bb
A → aaA | ab | λ
B → bbbB | C
C → aA | B
Solution:
Nullable symbols ={A}
After elimination λ production
S → ASA | AS | SA | S | Bb
A → aaA | aa | ab
B → bbbB | C
C → aA | a | b
Unit pairs= { (S,S) (A,A) (B,B) (C,C) (B,C) }
After elimination unit production
S → ASA | AS | SA | Bb
A → aaA | aa | ab
B → bbbB | aA | a | b
C → aA | a | b
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CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
89. After elimination USELESS
S → ASA | AS | SA | Bb
A → aaA | aa | ab
B → bbbB | aA | a | b
CNF: (replace using new productions)
S → ASA | AS | SA | BY
A → XXA | XX | XY
B → YYYB | XA | a | b
X → a
Y → b
Resultant Grammar in CNF form:
S → TA | AS | SA | BY
A → UA | XX | XY
B → VW | XA | a | b
X → a
Y → b
T → AS
U → XX V → YY W → YB 89
CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
90. Problem:2
Convert the given CFG to CNF. Consider the given grammar G1:
S → a | aA | B
A → aBB | ε
B → Aa | b
Solution:
Step 1: We will create a new production S1 → S, as the start symbol S appears on the RHS. The grammar will be:
S → a | aA | B
A → aBB | ε
B → Aa | b
Step 2: As grammar G1 contains A → ε null production, its removal from the grammar yields:
S → a | aA | B
A → aBB
B → Aa | b | a
Now, as grammar G1 contains Unit production S → B, its removal yield:
unit pairs = {(S,S) (A,A) (B,B) (S,B) }
S → a | aA | Aa | b
A → aBB
B → Aa | b | a
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CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
91. Also remove the unit production S1 → S, its removal from the grammar yields:
S → a | aA | Aa | b
A → aBB
B → Aa | b | a
Step 3: In the production rule S0 → aA | Aa, S → aA | Aa, A → aBB and B → Aa, terminal a exists on RHS with non-terminals. So we will replace
terminal a with X:
S → a | XA | AX | b
A → XBB
B → AX | b | a
X → a
Step 4: In the production rule A → XBB, RHS has more than two symbols, removing it from grammar yield:
S → a | XA | AX | b
A → RB
B → AX | b | a
X → a
R → XB Hence, for the given grammar, this is the required CNF.
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CNF Normal form
NT→ T
NT → NT NT
92. Exercises Problems:
1 ) Convert the following CFG to Chomsky normal form:
S→A /B /C
A→aAa/ B
B→bB/ bb
C→baD/ abD/ aa
D→ aCaa/ D
2) Construct the following grammar in CNF:
S→ ABC/ BaB
A →aA/ BaC/ aaa
B →bBb / a / D
C →CA/ AC
D→ ε
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93. CNF Problem
c) Convert the following grammar into CNF
S → cBA
S → A
A → cB | AbbS
B → aaa
d) Construct a equivalent grammar G in CNF for the grammar G1
where
G1=({S,A,B},{a,b},{S →ASB/ ε , A→ aAS/a, B→ SbS/A/bb},S)
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95. Greibach Normal Form (GNF)
• GNF stands for Greibach normal form. A CFG(context
free grammar) is in GNF(Greibach normal form) if all
the production rules satisfy one of the following
conditions:
1. S → ε
2. NT→ T (Eg. A → a)
3. NT → T (NT)* (Eg. A →aSBBA)
Let consider,
NT = Non terminal (Eg. A,S,E..)
T = Terminal (Eg. a,b,0,1--)
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96. Steps to convert a CFG to GNF
1. Eliminate null, unit and useless productions (Kindly refer previous
slides).
2. Convert the given grammar into CNF form (Kindly refer previous
slides).
3. Rename the Non Terminal as (A1,A2,A3,....)
4. Check the production such that all production should be in the form
Ai →Aj where(i ≤ j) .
5. If the production is not as per step 4, Replace the production as per
Lemma I or Lemma II
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97. Lemma I
If G = (V,T,P,S) is a CFG and, the set of ‘A’ production belong to P are
A → Aα ------ (1)
A → β1 |β2 | β3 | β4 ----- | βn ------ (2)
then Let G’ = (V’,T,P’,S)
Where P’ be
A → β1 α | β2 α | β3 α | β4 α ----- |βn α
By sub. (2) in (1)
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98. Lemma II
If G = (V,T,P,S) is a CFG and, the set of ‘A’ production belong to P are
A → Aα1 | Aα2 | Aα3 -----| Aαm |β1 | β2 | β1 ------ | βn
Then introduce a new non-terminal X
So,Let G’ = (V’,T,P’,S) , Where V’ = (V ∪ X)
Where P’ can be formed
A → βi (1 ≤ i ≤ n)
A → βi X
X → αj (1 ≤ j ≤ m)
X → αj X
1
2
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99. Problem (1)
Convert the following to GNF
S→AB
A →BS|b
B →SA|a
Solution:
Step 1 & 2 : The given grammar is in CNF form
Step 3: Renaming the production, Let S = A1 ,A = A2 ,B = A3
A1 → A2 A3 ---- (1)
A2 → A3 A1 |b ---- (2)
A3 → A1 A2 |a ---- (3)
Step 4: While checking the condition Ai →Aj where(i ≤ j)
Equation(3) is not in the format , so as per Lemma I let us Sub. The value of A1 from (1) to (3), so
A3 → A2 A3 A2 |a ---- (4)
CNF form
1. S → ε
2. NT→ T (Eg. A → a)
3. NT → NT NT (Eg. A →SE)
GNF form
1. S → ε
2. NT→ T (Eg. A → a)
3. NT → T (NT)* (Eg. A →aSBBA)
Lemma 1
A → Aα ------ (1)
A → β1 | β2 | β3 | β4 ----- |βn ------ (2)
A → β1 α | β2 α |β3 α | β4 α ----- | βn α99
100. Problem (1)
Again as per Lemma I sub. The value of A2 from equ. (2) in (4), we may get
A3 → A3 A1 A3 A2 |b A3 A2 |a ---- (5)
So, Now let solve by Lemma 2,
A3 → A3 A1 A3 A2 |b A3 A2 |a ---- (5)
A α β
Lemma 2
A → Aα1 | Aα2 | Aα3 -----|Aαm | β1 | β1 ------ | βn
A3 → b A3 A2 |a ---- (6) (GNF)
A3 → b A3 A2X|aX ---- (7) (GNF)
X→ A1 A3 A2 ---- (8)
X→ A1 A3 A2X---- (9)
Now sub (6) & (7) in (2)
A2 → b A3 A2 A1 | aA1 | b A3 A2XA1| aX A1|b ---- (10)(GNF)
Now Sub (10) in (1)
A1 → b A3 A2 A1 A3 | aA1 A3 | b A3 A2XA1 A3 | aX A1 A3 |bA3 ---- (11)(GNF)
Now sub (11) in (8)&(9)
X→ b A3 A2 A1 A3 A3 A2 | aA1 A3 A3 A2 | b A3 A2XA1 A3 A3 A2 | aX A1 A3 A3 A2 |bA3 A3 A2 ---- (12) (GNF)
X→ b A3 A2 A1 A3 A3 A2X| aA1 A3 A3 A2X| b A3 A2XA1 A3 A3 A2X| aX A1 A3 A3 A2 X|bA3 A3 A2X---- (13) (GNF)
Answer:
A1 → b A3 A2 A1 A3 | aA1 A3 | b A3 A2XA1 A3 | aX A1 A3 |bA3
A2 → b A3 A2 A1 | aA1 | b A3 A2XA1| aX A1|b
A3 → b A3 A2 |a
A3 → b A3 A2X|aX
X→ b A3 A2 A1 A3 A3 A2 | aA1 A3 A3 A2 | b A3 A2XA1 A3 A3 A2 | aX A1 A3 A3 A2 |bA3 A3 A2
X→ b A3 A2 A1 A3 A3 A2X| aA1 A3 A3 A2X| b A3 A2XA1 A3 A3 A2X| aX A1 A3 A3 A2 X|bA3 A3 A2X
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101. 101
Problem : 2
S → XB | AA
A → a | SA
B → b
X → a
Solution:
As the given grammar G is already in CNF and there is no left recursion, so we can
skip step 1 and step 2 and directly go to step 3.
The production rule A → SA is not in GNF, so we substitute S → XB | AA in the
production rule
A → SA as:
S → XB | AA
A → a | XBA | AAA
B → b
X → a
102. 102
The production rule S → XB and B → XBA is not in GNF,
so we substitute X → a in the production rule
S → XB and B → XBA as:
S → aB | AA
A → a | aBA | AAA
B → b
X → a
Now we will remove left recursion (A → AAA), we get:
S → aB | AA
A → aC | aBAC
C → AAC | ε
B → b
X → a
103. 103
Problem: 3
Convert into GNF form : S -> AA | 0 A -> SS | 1
Solution :
First rename the variables:
A1 -> A2 A2 | 0
A2 -> A1 A1 | 1
three of the four productions are just fine, only A2 -> A1 A1 is a problem.
Apply algorithm 1: A2 -> A2 A2 A1 | 0 A1
So, now we have still have one problem production: A2 -> A2 A2 A1
apply algorithm 2:
A2 -> 1 | 0 A1 | 1 B | 0 A1 B
B -> A2 A1 | A2 A1 B
so now our grammar looks like:
A1 -> A2 A2 | 0
A2 -> 1 | 0 A1 | 1 B | 0 A1 B
B -> A2 A1 | A2 A1 B
104. 104
Now we must fix A1, so that is only starts with terminals:
A1 -> 1 A2 | 0 A1 A2 | 1 B A2 | 0 A1 B A2 | 0
then we must B in a similar fashion (replacing initial occurences of A2)
B -> 1 A1 | 0 A1 A1 | 1 B A1 | 0 A1 B A1 |1 A1 B | 0 A1 A1 B | 1 B A1 B | 0 A1 B A1 B
and now we have the following grammar:
A1 -> 1 A2 | 0 A1 A2 | 1 B A2 | 0 A1 B A2 | 0
A2 -> 1 | 0 A1 | 1 B | 0 A1 B
B -> 1 A1 | 0 A1 A1 | 1 B A1 | 0 A1 B A1 |1 A1 B | 0 A1 A1 B | 1 B A1 B | 0 A1 B A1 B
Which is in GNF.
105. 105
Now we will remove null production C → ε, we get:
S → aB | AA
A → aC | aBAC | a | aBA
C → AAC | AA
B → b
X → a
The production rule S → AA is not in GNF, so we substitute A → aC | aBAC | a | aBA in production rule S → AA
as:
S → aB | aCA | aBACA | aA | aBAA
A → aC | aBAC | a | aBA
C → AAC
C → aCA | aBACA | aA | aBAA
B → b
X → a
106. 106
The production rule C → AAC is not in GNF, so we substitute A → aC | aBAC | a | aBA in
production rule C → AAC as:
S → aB | aCA | aBACA | aA | aBAA
A → aC | aBAC | a | aBA
C → aCAC | aBACAC | aAC | aBAAC
C → aCA | aBACA | aA | aBAA
B → b
X → a
Hence, this is the GNF form for the grammar G
108. Pumping Lemma for Context-free Languages (CFL)
Pumping Lemma for CFL states that for any Context Free Language L, it is possible to find two substrings
that can be ‘pumped’ any number of times and still be in the same language. For any language L, we break
its strings into five parts and pump second and fourth substring.
Thus, if L is a CFL, there exists an integer n, such that for all x ∈ L with |x| ≥ n, there exists u, v, w, x, y ∈ Σ∗,
such that x = uvwxy, and
(1) |vwx| ≤ n
(2) |vx| ≥ 1
(3) for all i ≥ 0: uviwxiy ∈ L
Application:
Pumping Lemma is used as a tool to prove that a language is not CFL. Because, if any one string does not
satisfy its conditions, then the language is not CFL.
109. Problem 1:
L012 = {0n1n2n | n ≥ 0} is not Context-free
Let us assume that L is Context-free, then by Pumping Lemma, the above given rules follow.
Now, let x ∈ L and |x| ≥ n.
So, by Pumping Lemma, there exists u, v, w, x, y such that (1) – (3) hold.
We show that for all u, v, w, x, y (1) – (3) do not hold.
If (1) and (2) hold then x = 0n1n2n = uvwxy with |vwx| ≤ n and |vx| ≥ 1.
(1) tells us that vwx does not contain both 0 and 2. Thus, either vwx has no 0’s, or vwx has no 2’s.
Thus, we have two cases to consider.
Suppose vwx has no 0’s. By (2), vx contains a 1 or a 2. Thus uwy has ‘n’ 0’s and uwy either has less
than ‘n’ 1’s or has less than ‘n’ 2’s.
But (3) tells us that uwy = uv0wx0y ∈ L.
So, uwy has an equal number of 0’s, 1’s and 2’s gives us a contradiction. The case where vwx has no
2’s is similar and also gives us a contradiction. Thus L is not context-free.
110. Problem 2:
The language = {ai bj ck |i<j and i<k} is not context free.
Proof (By contradiction)
Suppose this language is context-free; then it has a context-free grammar.
Let K be the constant associated with this grammar by the Pumping Lemma.
Consider the string akbk+1ck+1, which is in L and has length greater than K.
By the Pumping Lemma this must be representable as uvxyz, such that all uvixyiz are also in L.
By the same argument as for the previous lemma neither v nor y may contain a mixture of symbols.
Suppose v consists entirely of `a's. Then there is no way y, which cannot have both `b's and `c's, can generate enough of these letters to
keep their number greater than that of the `a's (it can do it for one or the other of them, not both).
Similarly y cannot consist of just `a’s.
So suppose then that v or y contains only `b's or only `c’s.
Consider the string uv0xy0z which must be in L. Since we have dropped both v and y, we must have at least one `b' or one `c' less than we
had in uvxyz , which was akbk+1ck+1. Consequently, this string no longer has enough of either `b's or `c's to be a member of L..