On algorithmic equivalence of instruction sequences for computing bit string functions

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Authors
Publication date 06-04-2014
Number of pages 27
Publisher Ithaca, NY: ArXiv
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract Every partial function from bit strings of a given length to bit strings of a possibly different given length can be computed by a finite instruction sequence that contains only instructions to set and get the content of Boolean registers, forward jump instructions, and a termination instruction. We look for an equivalence relation on instruction sequences of this kind that captures to a reasonable degree the intuitive notion that two instruction sequences express the same algorithm.
Document type Working paper
Note Version 2
Language English
Published at http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.4950v2
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1402.4950v2 (Submitted manuscript)
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