We tackle the problem of studying which kind of functions can occur as complexity functions of formal languages of a certain type. We prove that an important narrow subclass of rational languages contains languages of polynomial complexity of any integer degree over any non-trivial alphabet.
@article{ITA_2009__43_2_269_0,
author = {Shur, Arseny M.},
title = {Polynomial languages with finite antidictionaries},
journal = {RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Th\'eorique et Applications},
volume = {43},
year = {2009},
pages = {269-279},
doi = {10.1051/ita:2008028},
mrnumber = {2512259},
zbl = {1166.68026},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/ITA_2009__43_2_269_0}
}
Shur, Arseny M. Polynomial languages with finite antidictionaries. RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications, Tome 43 (2009) pp. 269-279. doi : 10.1051/ita:2008028. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/ITA_2009__43_2_269_0/
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