Generalized Quine-McCluskey



Dear all,

I'm looking for the generalization of the Quine-McCluskey algorithm in
case the underlying domain is not two-valued but d-valued (d is a
natural number).

More precise below.
Let x1,...,xn be n variables with range {1,...,d}. At atomic proposition
is "xi in A" for some 1<=i<=n and a subset A of {1,...,d}. A formula is
a boolean combination of atomic propositions. An implicant of a formula
f is a conjunction of atomic propositions that implies f. A prime
implicant g of f is an implicant of f so that there is no other
implicant f' of f so that g implies f'.
Decision problem: given a formula, find its all prime implicants.
Combinatorial question: give a sharp upper bound on the number of prime
implicants of a formula.

Any help, references, ideas are appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Sasha
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