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A Generalization of the Büchi-Elgot-Trakhtenbrot Theorem

Matthias Galota5 and Heribert Vollmer5

(5)  Theoretische Informatik, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
Abstract
We consider the power of nondeterministic finite automata with generalized acceptance criteria and the corresponding logics. In particular, we examine the expressive power of monadic second-order logic enriched with monadic second-order generalized quantifiers for algebraic word-problems. Extending a well-known result by Büchi, Elgot, and Trakhtenbrot, we show that considering monoidal quantifiers, the obtained logic captures the class of regular languages. We also consider monadic second-order groupoidal quantifiers and show that these are powerful enough to define every language in LOGCFL.

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