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An extension of data automata that captures XPath

Mikołaj Bojańczyk ; Sławomir Lasota.

We define a new kind of automata recognizing properties of data words or data trees and prove that the automata capture all queries definable in Regular XPath. We show that the automata-theoretic approach may be applied to answer decidability and expressibility questions for XPath.

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Two-Way Unary Temporal Logic over Trees

Mikolaj Bojanczyk.

We consider a temporal logic EF+F^-1 for unranked, unordered finite trees. The logic has two operators: EF\phi, which says "in some proper descendant \phi holds", and F^-1\phi, which says "in some proper ancestor \phi holds". We present an algorithm for deciding if a regular language of unranked&nbsp;[&hellip;]

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Automata theory in nominal sets

Mikołaj Bojańczyk ; Bartek Klin ; Sławomir Lasota.

We study languages over infinite alphabets equipped with some structure that can be tested by recognizing automata. We develop a framework for studying such alphabets and the ensuing automata theory, where the key role is played by an automorphism group of the alphabet. In the process, we generalize&nbsp;[&hellip;]

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Wreath Products of Forest Algebras, with Applications to Tree Logics

Mikolaj Bojanczyk ; Igor Walukiewicz ; Howard Straubing.

We use the recently developed theory of forest algebras to find algebraic characterizations of the languages of unranked trees and forests definable in various logics. These include the temporal logics CTL and EF, and first-order logic over the ancestor relation. While the characterizations are in&nbsp;[&hellip;]

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Piecewise testable tree languages

Mikołaj Bojańczyk ; Luc Segoufin ; Howard Straubing.

This paper presents a decidable characterization of tree languages that can be defined by a boolean combination of Sigma_1 sentences. This is a tree extension of the Simon theorem, which says that a string language can be defined by a boolean combination of Sigma_1 sentences if and only if its&nbsp;[&hellip;]

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