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Properties of complexity classes a short survey

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Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1977 (MFCS 1977)

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This short survey of properties of complexity classes (CC's for short) does not pretend to be complete. We rather confine ourselves to the illustration of important features by typical examples. Simultaneously an attempt is made to find a reasonable systematization of the vast variety of papers contributing to our topic. Among the chosen examples there are four so far unpublished statements (numbered (5), (6), (19) and (35)) about the return complexity [70] and a new measure A for nondeterministic Turing machines (NDTM) which is similar to the return complexity.

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Wechsung, G. (1977). Properties of complexity classes a short survey. In: Gruska, J. (eds) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1977. MFCS 1977. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 53. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08353-7_136

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