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Vorträge und Posterpräsentationen (mit Tagungsband-Eintrag):

R. Kirner:
"On the Halting Problem of Finite-State Programs";
Vortrag: 14. Kolloquium "Programmiersprachen und Grundlagen der Programmierung (KPS'07)", Timmendorfer Strand, Germany; 10.10.2007 - 12.10.2007; in: "14. Kolloquium Programmiersprachen und Grundlagen der Programmierung", (2007), 6 S.



Kurzfassung englisch:
The undecidability of the halting problem is a well-known
research result of theoretical computer science, dating back to Turing´s
work in 1936. Nevertheless, it is commonly known that the halting problem
on finite-state computer systems is decidable. Thus, any undecidability
proof given for the halting problem must imply that it does not
apply to finite-state computer systems.
The aim of this paper is to deepen the understanding of why the undecidability
proofs of the halting problem cannot be instantiated as finite-state
programs. To bridge the gap between theory and practice, the arguments
are based on simple mathematics rather than an extensive use of abstract
formalisms.

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