On bi-infinite and conjugate post correspondence problems




Finkel Olivier, Halava Vesa, Harju Tero, Sahla Esa

PublisherEDP Sciences

2023

RAIRO: Informatique Théorique et Applications / RAIRO: Theoretical Informatics and Applications

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications

7

57

2804-7346

1290-385X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1051/ita/2023008(external)

https://doi.org/10.1051/ita/2023008(external)

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181953141(external)



We study two modifications of the Post Correspondence Problem (PCP), namely (1) the bi-infinite version, where it is asked whether there exists a bi-infinite word such that two given morphisms agree on it, and (2) the conjugate version, where we require the images of a solution for two given morphisms are conjugates of each other. For the conjugate PCP we give an undecidability proof by reducing it to the word problem for a special type of semi-Thue systems and for the bi-infinite PCP we give a simple argument that it is in the class Σ20 of the arithmetical hierarchy.


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