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    On the Difference Between Finite-State and Pushdown Depth


    Jordon, Liam and Moser, Philippe (2020) On the Difference Between Finite-State and Pushdown Depth. In: SOFSEM 2020: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12011. Springer, pp. 187-198.

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    Abstract

    This paper expands upon existing and introduces new formulations of Bennett’s logical depth. A new notion based on pushdown compressors is developed. A pushdown deep sequence is constructed. The separation of (previously published) finite-state based and pushdown based depth is shown. The previously published finite state depth notion is extended to an almost everywhere (a.e.) version. An a.e. finite-state deep sequence is shown to exist along with a sequence that is infinitely often (i.o.) but not a.e. finite-state deep. For both finite-state and pushdown, easy and random sequences with respect to each notion are shown to be non-deep, and that a slow growth law holds for pushdown depth.
    Item Type: Book Section
    Keywords: Algorithmic information theory; Kolmogorov complexity; Bennett’s logical depth;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
    Item ID: 20582
    Identification Number: 10.1007/978-3-030-38919-2_16
    Depositing User: IR Editor
    Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2025 13:43
    Publisher: Springer
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20582
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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