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Alternating automata, the weak monadic theory of the tree, and its complexity

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Automata, Languages and Programming (ICALP 1986)

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  1. University of Illinois, University of Texas, USA

    David E. Muller

  2. Université Paris 13, USA

    Ahmed Saoudi

  3. University of Illinois, Université Paris 7, USA

    Paul E. Schupp

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Muller, D.E., Saoudi, A., Schupp, P.E. (1986). Alternating automata, the weak monadic theory of the tree, and its complexity. In: Kott, L. (eds) Automata, Languages and Programming. ICALP 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 226. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-16761-7_77

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