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A New NFA Reduction Algorithm for State Minimization Problem

by Himanshu Pandey, V. K Singh, Amit Pandey
International Journal of Applied Information Systems
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 8 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Himanshu Pandey, V. K Singh, Amit Pandey
10.5120/ijais15-451298

Himanshu Pandey, V. K Singh, Amit Pandey . A New NFA Reduction Algorithm for State Minimization Problem. International Journal of Applied Information Systems. 8, 3 ( February 2015), 27-30. DOI=10.5120/ijais15-451298

@article{ 10.5120/ijais15-451298,
author = { Himanshu Pandey, V. K Singh, Amit Pandey },
title = { A New NFA Reduction Algorithm for State Minimization Problem },
journal = { International Journal of Applied Information Systems },
issue_date = { February 2015 },
volume = { 8 },
number = { 3 },
month = { February },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 2249-0868 },
pages = { 27-30 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://www.ijais.org/archives/volume8/number3/717-1298/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijais15-451298 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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Abstract

The problem of creating a minimal NFA is a primal (fundamental) problem. Reducing the size of NFA by using NFA Reduction Algorithm has been shown to reduce importantly the search time. This paper innovate a new NFA reduction algorithm for the state minimization of NFA. The analysis of the proposed algorithm is given and also demonstrates the results of the numerical experiments. This paper conceives the problem of reducing the number of state and transition of Non Deterministic Finite Automata. Numerical experiments show that NFA reduction algorithm produces a minimal automation in all most condition. NFA reduction algorithm also resolves the complexity of Kameda-Weiner algorithm. This paper shown empirically that these algorithm are effective in largely reducing the memory requirement of NFA minimization algorithm.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Non Deterministic Finite Automata (NFA) Simplest Automation Matrix Rearward Automaton Matrix Simplified Functional Matrix (SFM).