# we-solve research prompt: Math-1955, Classify one-sided sofic shifts

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/classify-one-sided-sofic-shifts/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 4600033; source catalogue code AMR-045-0033
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\section*{Classify one-sided sofic shifts}\label{4600033}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 4600033 · AMR-045-0033 · Dynamical Systems · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $G$ be a finite directed graph whose edges carry symbols from a
finite alphabet $A$. The labels of its right-infinite paths define a
one-sided sofic shift $X_G\subset A^{\mathbb N_0}$, with
$\sigma X_G\subset X_G$; the one-sided shift need not be onto.
Different labelled graphs may define identical spaces or conjugate
systems even when their numbers of vertices differ.

The problem is to classify these systems up to topological conjugacy.
Thus one seeks complete invariants or a usable criterion, from finite
labelled graph presentations $G,H$, for the existence of a
homeomorphism $\Phi:X_G\to X_H$ with
\[
                     \Phi\sigma_G=\sigma_H\Phi.
\]
In particular, decide whether there is an algorithm which terminates
on every pair of input presentations and answers that existence
question correctly.

A one-sided conjugacy and its inverse are finite-window codes using
only present and future coordinates. Neither map may use negative
coordinates from a chosen two-sided extension. Consequently, passing
to the two-sided natural extension is not itself a complete answer
to this classification problem. The class includes reducible sofic
shifts as well as irreducible ones; no mixing assumption is imposed.
The input graphs present label sequences, so a graph isomorphism
condition would be unnecessarily restrictive. The requested invariants
must recognize dynamical conjugacy across arbitrary finite
presentations of the same one-sided system.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Classify one-sided sofic shifts under homeomorphisms that preserve the shift, preferably by a decision procedure from their labelled graphs.
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 4600033 (AMR-045-0033), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Boyle - Open Problems in Symbolic Dynamics (2008), Problem/Question/Conjecture 21.1. Original source indexed by AMR-045-0033.
\url{https://www.math.umd.edu/~mboyle/papers/openfinalsub3nov2007.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

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Problem: TOP-4600033
Title:
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