We prove a tight log n lower bound on middle space for one-way alternating Turing machines that accept nonregular tally languages. This is to be compared with the optimal log log n lower bound in the literature for nonregular languages over arbitrary alphabets.

A remark on middle space bounded alternating Turing machines / C. Mereghetti, G. Pighizzini. - In: INFORMATION PROCESSING LETTERS. - ISSN 0020-0190. - 56:4(1995), pp. 229-232. [10.1016/0020-0190(95)00151-2]

A remark on middle space bounded alternating Turing machines

C. Mereghetti
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G. Pighizzini
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1995

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We prove a tight log n lower bound on middle space for one-way alternating Turing machines that accept nonregular tally languages. This is to be compared with the optimal log log n lower bound in the literature for nonregular languages over arbitrary alphabets.
alternation; computational complexity; computational lower bounds; formal languages
Settore INF/01 - Informatica
1995
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