A homomorphism on an alphabet is simply a function that gives a string for each symbol in that alphabet – for example, a homomorphism h on the binary alphabet might be defined so that h(0) = ba and h(1) = edc. Homomorphisms can be extended to strings and languages in the straightforward way: • ifs = 5,525.Sn then h(s) = h(s:) h(s2) h(s)... h(s».). - IfL is a language then h(L) = { h(s) | s is in L }. Show that the class of context free languages is closed under homomorphism – that is, that fo any context free language L, and any homomorphism h on its alphabet, h(L) defined as above is context free. Analogously to regular languages you can do this by constructing either a PDA or context-free grammar.

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A homomorphism on an alphabet is simply a function that gives a string for each symbol in that alphabet – for example, a homomorphism \( h \) on the binary alphabet might be defined so that \( h(0) = ba \) and \( h(1) = edc \).

Homomorphisms can be extended to strings and languages in the straightforward way:

- If \( s = s_1s_2s_3...s_n \), then \( h(s) = h(s_1) h(s_2) h(s_3)... h(s_n) \).
- If \( L \) is a language then \( h(L) = \{ h(s) \mid s \text{ is in } L \} \).

**Show that the class of context free languages is closed under homomorphism** – that is, that for any context free language \( L \), and any homomorphism \( h \) on its alphabet, \( h(L) \) defined as above is context free. Analogously to regular languages you can do this by constructing either a PDA or a context-free grammar.

*HINT: If your proof is very long at all, you are doing more than you need to.*
Transcribed Image Text:A homomorphism on an alphabet is simply a function that gives a string for each symbol in that alphabet – for example, a homomorphism \( h \) on the binary alphabet might be defined so that \( h(0) = ba \) and \( h(1) = edc \). Homomorphisms can be extended to strings and languages in the straightforward way: - If \( s = s_1s_2s_3...s_n \), then \( h(s) = h(s_1) h(s_2) h(s_3)... h(s_n) \). - If \( L \) is a language then \( h(L) = \{ h(s) \mid s \text{ is in } L \} \). **Show that the class of context free languages is closed under homomorphism** – that is, that for any context free language \( L \), and any homomorphism \( h \) on its alphabet, \( h(L) \) defined as above is context free. Analogously to regular languages you can do this by constructing either a PDA or a context-free grammar. *HINT: If your proof is very long at all, you are doing more than you need to.*
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