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    1) An epsilon nondeterministic finite automaton (ε-NFA) allows instantaneous transitions between states without reading an input symbol. 2) To convert an ε-NFA to a simple NFA, the null closure method finds the sets of states reachable from each state through epsilon transitions and uses these to determine the transition function of the equivalent NFA. 3) This process eliminates potential epsilon transitions, resulting in an NFA with the same recognized language as the original ε-NFA.

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    1) An epsilon nondeterministic finite automaton (ε-NFA) allows instantaneous transitions between states without reading an input symbol. 2) To convert an ε-NFA to a simple NFA, the null closure method finds the sets of states reachable from each state through epsilon transitions and uses these to determine the transition function of the equivalent NFA. 3) This process eliminates potential epsilon transitions, resulting in an NFA with the same recognized language as the original ε-NFA.

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    Epsilon non-deterministic finite

    automaton (ε-NFA)
    ε-NFA
    An epsilon nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA) has null or epsilon transitions from one
     

    state to another. Epsilon NFA is also called a null NFA or an NFA lambda.

    A regular expression for a language forms an epsilon NFA. This epsilon NFA then converts to a
     

    simple NFA. We then use the simple NFA to make a deterministic finite automaton (DFA).
    ε-NFA
    We extend the class of NFAs by allowing instantaneous (ε) transitions:

    1. The automaton may be allowed to change its state without reading the input symbol.

    2. In diagrams, such transitions are depicted by labeling the appropriate arcs with ε.

    3. Note that this does not mean that ε has become an input symbol. On the contrary, we assume that the
    symbol ε does not belong to any alphabet.
    Conversion of Epsilon-NFA to NFA
    Null closure method
    Suppose an NFA  <Q, Σ, q0​​, δ, F> and S⊆Q is a defined set of states. where
    • Q is the finite set of states.
    • Σ is the input symbols.
    • q0​ is the start state.
    • δ is the transition function.
    • F is the final state.
    The null closure of S will be the set Λ(S) and can be defined recursively as follows.
    1. S⊆Λ(S)
    2. For every q∈Λ(S), δ(q,Λ)⊆Λ(S)
    Conversion of Epsilon-NFA to NFA

    To convert an epsilon NFA to NFA, the null closure method makes use of the following general
    set of rules.

    1. Find the null closures for each state.

    2. For each state, check for the transitions by the null closures obtained, the given input, and
    then the null closures again. This eliminates any potential null closures that can occur.

    3. Make an NFA by the transitions obtained in the previous step. The final state will be all
    those states that have F in them.
    Example
    Consider the following epsilon NFA, q0​ is the start state.
    Q={q0​,q1​,q2​,q3​}
    Σ=(0,1)
    F={q3​}
    Step 1: Find null closure of all states
    Find the null closure of all the states by the property defined before.
    Null Closure
    Example

    Step 2: Follow the process of null closure, input, null closure

    Implement the process for all states for the given inputs in order.

    Transitions
    Example

     
    Step 3: Result
     
    Make the NFA through the transitions obtained in the previous step.

    Q={q0​,q1​,q2​,q3​}
    Σ=(0,1)
    F={q0​,q1​,q3​}
    All states that have q3​ in their null closure are final states.

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