J 2003

Complexity of Weak Bisimilarity and Regularity for BPA and BPP

SRBA, Jiří

Basic information

Original name

Complexity of Weak Bisimilarity and Regularity for BPA and BPP

Authors

SRBA, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0960-1295

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/03:00008472

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

Keywords in English

weak bisimilarity; complexity; process algebra
Změněno: 26/5/2004 13:37, Prof. Jiří Srba, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

It is an open problem whether weak bisimilarity is decidable for Basic Process Algebra (BPA) and Basic Parallel Processes (BPP). A PSPACE lower bound for BPA and NP lower bound for BPP were demonstrated by Stribrna. Mayr recently achieved a result, saying that weak bisimilarity for BPP is a hard problem for the second level of polynomial hierarchy. We improve this lower bound to PSPACE, moreover for the restricted class of normed BPP. Weak regularity (finiteness) of BPA and BPP is not known to be decidable either. In the case of BPP there is a hardness result for the second level of arithmetical hierarchy by Mayr, which we improve to PSPACE. No lower bound has previously been established for BPA. We demonstrate DP-hardness, which in particular implies both NP and coNP-hardness. In each of the bisimulation/regularity problems we consider also the classes of normed processes. Finally we show how the technique for proving co-NP lower bound for weak bisimilarity of BPA can be applied to strong bisimilarity of BPP.

Links

GA201/03/1161, research and development project
Name: Verifikace nekonečně stavových systémů
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Verification of infinite-state systems
MSM 143300001, plan (intention)
Name: Nesekvenční modely výpočtů - kvantové a souběžné distribuované modely výpočetních procesů
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Non-sequential Models of Computing -- Quantum and Concurrent Distributed Models of Computing