Question: prove Certainly! Let's go through the proofs for * * complement * * , * * union * * , and * * intersection *
prove Certainly! Let's go through the proofs for complementunion and intersection in more detail, thoroughly explaining each step and concept. ### Complementation of a Regular Language #### Theorem: If a language L is regular, then its complement overlineL is also regular. #### Proof: Given: A regular language L meaning there exists a Deterministic Finite Automaton DFA M QSigmadelta q F that recognizes L Q is the set of states. Sigma is the alphabet. delta is the transition function delta: Q times Sigma to Q determining the next state. q is the initial start state. F is the set of final accepting states where, for any input string w if M ends in a state in F M accepts w Goal: To construct a DFA that recognizes the complement of L overlineL where: overlineLSigmasetminus L meaning it contains all strings that are not in L Method: The idea is simple: to recognize the complement language overlineL we need a DFA that accepts exactly those strings that the DFA for L rejects. The only change required is to flip the accepting states and the nonaccepting states of the original DFA. Specifically, the new DFA M will have the same states and transitions as M but its accepting states will be Q setminus F the complement of the final states in the original DFAConstruction: Let the new DFA MQSigmadelta q Q setminus F where: The state set Q transition function delta and start state q remain unchanged. The final states are now Q setminus F states that were not final in M Conclusion: This new DFA M recognizes the complement of L overlineL since it accepts exactly the strings that M rejects and rejects the strings that M accepts. Thus, the complement of a regular language is also regular. ### Union of Two Regular Languages #### Theorem: If two languages L and L are regular, then their union Lcup L is also regular. #### Proof: Given: Two regular languages L and L with corresponding DFAs MQSigmadelta q F and MQSigmadelta q F that recognize L and L respectively. Q Q: States of DFAs M and M F F: Final states of M and Mdeltadelta: Transition functions of M and MGoal: Construct a DFA that recognizes the union Lcup LMethod: The key technique is to construct a product automaton a DFA that simulates both M and M in parallel. The idea is to track both automata's state simultaneously and accept if either one of them is in a final state. Construction: The state set Q of the new DFA M is the Cartesian product of the states of M and M ie Q Qtimes Q A state in the new DFA represents a pair of states, one from M and one from M The transition function delta for M is defined as follows: for any symbol a in Sigma and any pair of states q qin Qtimes Qdeltaq q adeltaq adeltaq a The start state of M is q q where q is the start state of M and q is the start state of M The set of final states is F p pin Qtimes Q : pin Ftext or pin F In other words, a string is accepted if either M or M is in a final state after processing the string. Conclusion: The resulting DFA M accepts exactly the strings that are accepted by M or M which means it recognizes Lcup L Therefore, the union of two regular languages is regular. ### Intersection of Two Regular Languages #### Theorem: If two languages L and L are regular, then their intersection Lcap L is also regular. #### Proof: Given: Two regular languages L and L with corresponding DFAs MQSigmadelta q F and MQSigmadelta q F that recognize L and L respectively. Goal: Construct a DFA that recognizes the intersection Lcap LMethod: Similar to the union case, we construct a product automaton This time, however, we want the DFA to accept a string if both DFAs are in a final state after processing the string. Construction: The state set Q is again the Cartesian product Qtimes Q The transition function delta is the same as in the union case: for any symbol a in Sigma deltaq q adeltaq adeltaq a The start state is q q
