Question 23948: The DFA Start State Is the Epsilon Closure of the NFA Start Singleton

Original question and givens

Use complete epsilon-NFA states=[s22, m22, f22, e122, e222, d22], alphabet=[a22, b22], start=s22, final_states=[f22], transitions=[[s22, null, m22], [s22, null, d22], [m22, a22, m22], [m22, b22, f22], [f22, null, e122], [e122, null, e222]]. Each transition is [from,input symbol or null,to], with null consuming no input. States/labels and transitions must qualify, and subsets are unique carrier subsets sorted lexicographically. Empty alphabet/final sets and empty subset states are allowed. Give (NFA_start, DFA_start_subset, epsilon_closed_certificate, certificate).

• G001 — Use complete epsilon-NFA states=[s22, m22, f22, e122, e222, d22], alphabet=[a22, b22], start=s22, final_states=[f22], transitions=[[s22, null, m22], [s22, null, d22], [m22, a22, m22], [m22, b22, f22], [f22, null, e122], [e122, null, e222]]. Each transition is [from,input symbol or null,to], with null consuming no input. States/labels and transitions must qualify, and subsets are unique carrier subsets sorted lexicographically. Empty alphabet/final sets and empty subset states are allowed. Give (NFA_start, DFA_start_subset, epsilon_closed_certificate, certificate).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

• mko-subset-construction-nfa-to-dfa

Step-by-step derivation

source operation=subsetdfa-epsilon-start;original snapshot and mathematics retained

explicit ordered source output fields=[NFA_start, DFA_start_subset, epsilon_closed_certificate, certificate]

ORIGINAL states=[s22, m22, f22, e122, e222, d22],alphabet=[a22, b22],start=s22;ORIGINAL transition order=[[s22, null, m22], [s22, null, d22], [m22, a22, m22], [m22, b22, f22], [f22, null, e122], [e122, null, e222]]

final set normalized UTF16=[f22];states nonempty,alphabet/finals/relation MAYEMPTY;DUPLICATE triples rejected in THIS model

Subset DFA ORIGINAL start:stage=0;seed set=[s22];previous set=[s22]

ALL [ORIGINAL edge index,from,to,enabled] EPS rows=[[0, s22, m22, Yes], [1, s22, d22, Yes], [4, f22, e122, No], [5, e122, e222, No]];next set=[d22, m22, s22];stable=No

Subset DFA ORIGINAL start:stage=1;seed set=[s22];previous set=[d22, m22, s22]

ALL [ORIGINAL edge index,from,to,enabled] EPS rows=[[0, s22, m22, Yes], [1, s22, d22, Yes], [4, f22, e122, No], [5, e122, e222, No]];next set=[d22, m22, s22];stable=Yes

Reverse checks

• S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(s22, [d22, m22, s22], Yes, DFA_start_is_epsilon_closure_of_the_NFA_start_singleton)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.