Abstract

A Turing Machine (TM) is an abstract, synchronous, deterministic computer with a finite number of internal states. It operates on the set of infinite words, or tapes, over some finite alphabet, scanning exactly one symbol of the tape at a time. (Only a 2-symbol alphabet, consisting of “0” and “|”, will be considered here, and the scanned symbol of a tape will be distinguished by an underscore.) depending upon its internal state and the symbol under scan, it can perform one or more of the following operations: replace the scanned symbol with a new symbol, focus its attention on an adjacent square, and transfer control to a new state.

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