Fixed and Stationary ω —Words and ω —Languages

Explicit representations of the ω-words that are fixed (resp., stationary) relative to a function h: A -→ A* are given. A procedure is provided for constructing a concise expression for the fixed (resp., stationary) ω -language of such an h. The equivalence problem for fixed (resp., stationary) ω-languages of functions h & k: A -→ A* is shown to be decidable. The fundamental tool for this latter procedure is the recently developed algorithm of K. Culik II & T. Harju for deciding the ω -sequence equivalence problem.