[algogeeks] Re: Pumping lemma. Where I go wrong?

2007-04-06 Thread Karthik Singaram L
Read the post again... The adversary then chooses the split up, that is, the part of the string you've given him that loop you can only choose the string 'w' (=n), the adversary can only _CHOOSE X, Y and Z_ but ofcourse the adversary is restricted by the fact that he had chosen a 'n' earlier and

[algogeeks] Re: Pumping lemma. Where I go wrong?

2007-04-05 Thread Rajiv Mathews
You've made some very fundamental mistakes. Pumping Lemma is used as an _adversarial_ argument. This has the following implications, 1) _You_ as the one who is trying to prove that a language is NOT regular will not be choosing `n'. The adversary chooses `n'. 2) Once the adversary has chosen `n',

[algogeeks] Re: Pumping lemma. Where I go wrong?

2007-04-05 Thread Ravi
He could quite easily have choosen x=0^n-2, y=0^2, z=the rest. But may choose it my way instead to prove me wrong. I took the roles of both to get both the sides of the problem. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the