Ebook: Handbook of Formal Languages: Volume 2. Linear Modeling: Background and Application

The need for a comprehensive survey-type exposition on formal languages and related mainstream areas of computer science has been evident for some years. In the early 1970s, when the book Formal Languages by the second­ mentioned editor appeared, it was still quite feasible to write a comprehensive book with that title and include also topics of current research interest. This would not be possible anymore. A standard-sized book on formal languages would either have to stay on a fairly low level or else be specialized and restricted to some narrow sector of the field. The setup becomes drastically different in a collection of contributions, where the best authorities in the world join forces, each of them concentrat­ ing on their own areas of specialization. The present three-volume Handbook constitutes such a unique collection. In these three volumes we present the current state of the art in formallanguage theory. We were most satisfied with the enthusiastic response given to our request for contributions by specialists representing various subfields. The need for a Handbook of Formal Languages was in many answers expressed in different ways: as an easily accessible his­ torical reference, a general source of information, an overall course-aid, and a compact collection of material for self-study. We are convinced that the final result will satisfy such various needs.

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This second volume of the Handbook of Formal Languages contains the most fundamental applications of language theory. Various aspects of linguistics and parsing, both natural and programming languages, symbolic manipulation, and pattern matching are discussed. A special feature is the recently very active field of DNA computing.

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This second volume of the Handbook of Formal Languages contains the most fundamental applications of language theory. Various aspects of linguistics and parsing, both natural and programming languages, symbolic manipulation, and pattern matching are discussed. A special feature is the recently very active field of DNA computing.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Complexity: A Language-Theoretic Point of View....Pages 1-60
Parsing of Context-Free Languages....Pages 61-100
Grammars with Controlled Derivations....Pages 101-154
Grammar Systems....Pages 155-213
Contextual Grammars and Natural Languages....Pages 215-235
Contextual Grammars and Formal Languages....Pages 237-293
Language Theory and Molecular Genetics: Generative Mechanisms Suggested by DNA Recombination....Pages 295-360
String Editing and Longest Common Subsequences....Pages 361-398
Automata for Matching Patterns....Pages 399-462
Symbolic Dynamics and Finite Automata....Pages 463-506
Cryptology: Language-Theoretic Aspects....Pages 507-524
Back Matter....Pages 525-528

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This second volume of the Handbook of Formal Languages contains the most fundamental applications of language theory. Various aspects of linguistics and parsing, both natural and programming languages, symbolic manipulation, and pattern matching are discussed. A special feature is the recently very active field of DNA computing.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Complexity: A Language-Theoretic Point of View....Pages 1-60
Parsing of Context-Free Languages....Pages 61-100
Grammars with Controlled Derivations....Pages 101-154
Grammar Systems....Pages 155-213
Contextual Grammars and Natural Languages....Pages 215-235
Contextual Grammars and Formal Languages....Pages 237-293
Language Theory and Molecular Genetics: Generative Mechanisms Suggested by DNA Recombination....Pages 295-360
String Editing and Longest Common Subsequences....Pages 361-398
Automata for Matching Patterns....Pages 399-462
Symbolic Dynamics and Finite Automata....Pages 463-506
Cryptology: Language-Theoretic Aspects....Pages 507-524
Back Matter....Pages 525-528
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