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On fault-tolerant symbolic computations

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Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems (FTRTFT 1992)

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In this paper we propose a model that captures the influence of noise on the correct behavior of a computing device. Within this model we analyze the relation between structural properties of automata and their immunity to noise. We prove upper- and lower-bounds on the effect of noise for various classes of finite automata. Our model, combining basic notions from algebraic automata theory and the theory of stochastic processes, can serve as a starting point for a rigorous theory of computational systems embedded in the real world.

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  1. INRIA/IRISA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes, France

    Bernard Delyon & Oded Maler

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Delyon, B., Maler, O. (1991). On fault-tolerant symbolic computations. In: Vytopil, J. (eds) Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems. FTRTFT 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 571. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55092-5_14

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