normal_form(word_type const&)¶
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virtual word_type libsemigroups::FpSemigroupInterface::normal_form(word_type const &w)¶
Returns a normal form for a libsemigroups::word_type.
If
u
andv
represent the same element of the finitely presented semigroup represented bythis
, thennormal_form(u)
is guaranteed to equalnormal_form(v)
. No further guarantees are given, the return value of normal_form() depends on the implementation and may vary between finitely presented semigroups defined in precisely the same way.- Complexity
See warning.
- See
normal_form(std::string const&) and normal_form(std::initializer_list<letter_type>).
Warning
The function for finding the structure of a finitely presented semigroup may be non-deterministic, or since the problem is undecidable in general, this function may never return a result.
- Parameters
w – the word whose normal form we want to find. The parameter
w
must be a libsemigroups::word_type consisting of indices of the generators of the finitely presented semigroup thatthis
represents.- Throws
LibsemigroupsException – if
w
contains a letter that is out of bounds, or the object has not been fully initialised.- Returns
the normal form of the parameter
w
, a value of type libsemigroups::word_type.