K Σ Σ
∗
K(u, K(v, w)) = u · (v · w) = uvw = (u · v) · w = K(K(u, v), w)
u, v, w ∈ Σ
∗
x ∈ Σ
∗
x · λ = λ · x = x.
(Σ
∗
, K, λ) λ
x, y ∈ Σ
∗
|xy| = |x · y| = |x| + |y|.
xy K(x, y) x ·y
Σ x ∈ Σ
∗
i i x
i
x
x
i
= xx
i−1
,
x
0
= λ
K(aabba, aaaaa) = aabbaaaaaa = a
2
b
2
a
6
= a
2
b
2
(aa)
3
x
ab . . . bb . . . c ac . . . b ab . . . b b . . . a a . . . b bb . . . ab
v, w ∈ Σ
∗
Σ
• v w ⇔ ∃x, y ∈ Σ
∗
: w = xvy.
• v
w ⇔ ∃x ∈ Σ
∗
: w = xv.
• v w ⇔ ∃y ∈ Σ
∗
: w = vy.
• v 6= λ [ ]
w v 6= w v [ ] w
( )
(abc)
3
= abca bcabc abc (abc)
3
bc (abc)
3