Context-free languages and random walks on groups (Q1098476)
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Context-free languages and random walks on groups (English)
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1987
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The Green function of an arbitrary, finitely supported random walk on a discrete group with context-free word problem is algebraic. It is shown how this theorem can be deduced from basic results of formal language theory. Context-free groups are precisely the finite extensions of free groups.
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Green function
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random walk on a discrete group
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context-free word problem
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formal language theory
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