Pseudovarieties of finite semigroups and applications.

by Jin Mai.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79).Acknowledgement --- p.iAbstract --- p.iiChapter 1. --- Pseudovarieties of finite algebras --- p.1Chapter 2. --- Algebraic automata and formal languages theory --- p.19Chapter 3. --- M-varieties and S-varieties --- p.36Chapter 4. --- The dot-depth hierarchy --- p.48Chapter 5. --- Operators P and P' --- p.62References --- p.7