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How do I construct a PDA where:



$L = {w in {0, 1} ∗ : |w| text{ is even and } w text{ contains at least one 1-Symbol in the first Half}}$



To me it seems impossible to know when I reached the midpoint.










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  • Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
    – Berci
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:34










  • The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 19:11










  • ...although a DPDA does exist, too.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:13






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    Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
    – Peter Leupold
    Nov 22 '18 at 12:27










  • figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
    – ZerataX
    Nov 23 '18 at 0:14
















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How do I construct a PDA where:



$L = {w in {0, 1} ∗ : |w| text{ is even and } w text{ contains at least one 1-Symbol in the first Half}}$



To me it seems impossible to know when I reached the midpoint.










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  • Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
    – Berci
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:34










  • The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 19:11










  • ...although a DPDA does exist, too.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:13






  • 1




    Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
    – Peter Leupold
    Nov 22 '18 at 12:27










  • figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
    – ZerataX
    Nov 23 '18 at 0:14














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How do I construct a PDA where:



$L = {w in {0, 1} ∗ : |w| text{ is even and } w text{ contains at least one 1-Symbol in the first Half}}$



To me it seems impossible to know when I reached the midpoint.










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How do I construct a PDA where:



$L = {w in {0, 1} ∗ : |w| text{ is even and } w text{ contains at least one 1-Symbol in the first Half}}$



To me it seems impossible to know when I reached the midpoint.







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  • Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
    – Berci
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:34










  • The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 19:11










  • ...although a DPDA does exist, too.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:13






  • 1




    Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
    – Peter Leupold
    Nov 22 '18 at 12:27










  • figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
    – ZerataX
    Nov 23 '18 at 0:14


















  • Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
    – Berci
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:34










  • The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 19:11










  • ...although a DPDA does exist, too.
    – rici
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:13






  • 1




    Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
    – Peter Leupold
    Nov 22 '18 at 12:27










  • figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
    – ZerataX
    Nov 23 '18 at 0:14
















Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
– Berci
Nov 21 '18 at 17:34




Parallelly, try also the pumping lemma.
– Berci
Nov 21 '18 at 17:34












The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
– rici
Nov 21 '18 at 19:11




The assignment doesn't say that the PDA needs to be deterministic.
– rici
Nov 21 '18 at 19:11












...although a DPDA does exist, too.
– rici
Nov 21 '18 at 21:13




...although a DPDA does exist, too.
– rici
Nov 21 '18 at 21:13




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Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
– Peter Leupold
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27




Maybe it helps to reformulate the set definition. Equivalently we could say: $|w|$ is even, $w$ contains at least one 1-symbol, and the first 1-symbol that occurs is in the first half of $w$.
– Peter Leupold
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27












figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
– ZerataX
Nov 23 '18 at 0:14




figured it out yesterday by myself, but @PeterLeupold reformulation really helps a lot. thanks!
– ZerataX
Nov 23 '18 at 0:14










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So this is my solution:
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I just stack 1s until I find the first 1-Symbol, then I pop them to see if the first 1 was in the first or second half and then I just make sure that the word is even.






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    So this is my solution:
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    I just stack 1s until I find the first 1-Symbol, then I pop them to see if the first 1 was in the first or second half and then I just make sure that the word is even.






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      So this is my solution:
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      I just stack 1s until I find the first 1-Symbol, then I pop them to see if the first 1 was in the first or second half and then I just make sure that the word is even.






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        So this is my solution:
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        I just stack 1s until I find the first 1-Symbol, then I pop them to see if the first 1 was in the first or second half and then I just make sure that the word is even.






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        So this is my solution:
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        I just stack 1s until I find the first 1-Symbol, then I pop them to see if the first 1 was in the first or second half and then I just make sure that the word is even.







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