The following is a low-level description of a Turing machine that will write the Fibonacci sequence (represented in binary, separated by $) without halting. A Turing machine is a 7-tuple T = (Q,Σ,Γ,δ,qI,qA,qR) where: - Q is the set of states; non-empty and finite - Σ is the input alphabet; non-empty and finite - Γ is the tape alphabet; non-empty and finite - δ is the transition function: δ(Q, Γ) -> (Q, Γ, {L, R}) - qI ∈ Q is the initial state - qA ∈ Q is the accept state - qR ∈ Q is the reject state - Q: { sa, sb, sc, sd, aa, ab, ac, aaa, aab, aac, aad, aae, aaf, aba, abb, abc, abd, abe, abf, abg, abh, ba, bb, bc, baa, bab, bac, bad, bae, baf, bba, bbb, bbc, bbd, bbe, bbf, ca, cb, cc, cd, ce, cf, cg, ch, ci } - Σ: not relevant as we entirely disregard the input to begin with. - Γ: {_, $, X, 0, 1, 0*, 1*} (_ means the blank symbol) - δ: described below. a note on syntax: - no entry in the output parameter means do not write a character to the tape. - similarly, no entry in the position parameter means do not move the tape head. - numerous "possible" transition functions are not stated. those are thought by the author to be inaccessible in normal operation of this machine (and if they are, it is probably a bug). - qI: the initial state is ca. - qA: the machine does not accept. - qR: the machine does not reject. Overview: 1. We clear the tape and write our initial state: the first three Fibonacci numbers 2. We write a number of Xs to the end of the tape for convenience 3. We add the last two numbers of the sequence digit-by-digit to create another number - Effort/pain is taken to ensure carrying works: including when the next number is a digit larger 4. Upon having created the new Fibonacci number, we write a $ and repeat from step 3, ad nauseam states c*: clearing the initial tape - clear the tape: write $0$1$1$, then write _ until reading a _ δ(ca, Γ) -> (cb, $, R) δ(cb, Γ) -> (cc, 0, R) δ(cc, Γ) -> (cd, $, R) δ(cd, Γ) -> (ce, 1, R) δ(ce, Γ) -> (cf, $, R) δ(cf, Γ) -> (cg, 1, R) δ(cg, Γ) -> (ch, $, R) δ(ch, Γ \ _) -> (ci, _, R) δ(ch, _) -> (sa, , ) states s*: making space for the next number - from the end: append XX...X where len(XX...X) = len(previous_number) δ(sa, Γ \ $) -> (sa, , L) δ(sa, $) -> (sb, , L) δ(sb, Γ \ {0,1,$}) -> (sb, , L) δ(sb, 0) -> (sc, 0*, R) δ(sb, 1) -> (sc, 1*, R) δ(sb, $) -> (sd, , R) δ(sc, Γ \ _) -> (sc, , R) δ(sc, _) -> (sa, X, L) δ(sd, Γ \ {0*,1*,_}) -> (sd, , R) δ(sd, 0*) -> (sd, 0, R) δ(sd, 1*) -> (sd, 1, R) δ(sd, _) -> (aa, , L) states a*: add the last digit of both numbers without carrying - read left until $, then read left until: - 0: replace with 0*, goto state (aaa) - 1: replace with 1*, goto state (aba) - $: do not replace, read right until _, write $, goto state (s) δ(aa, Γ \ $) -> (aa, , L) δ(aa, $) -> (ab, , L) δ(ab, 0) -> (aaa, 0*, L) δ(ab, 1) -> (aba, 1*, L) δ(ab, $) -> (ac, , R) δ(ac, Γ \ _) -> (ac, , R) δ(ac, _) -> (sa, $, R) states aa* - read left until $, then read left until: - 0*: replace with 0, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 0 - 1*: replace with 1, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 1 δ(aaa, Γ \ $) -> (aaa, , L) δ(aaa, $) -> (aab, , L) δ(aab, 0*) -> (aac, 0, R) δ(aac, Γ \ _) -> (aac, , R) δ(aac, _) -> (aad, , L) δ(aad, Γ \ X) -> (aad, , L) δ(aad, X) -> (aba, 0, L) δ(aab, 1*) -> (aad, 1, R) δ(aae, Γ \ _) -> (aae, , R) δ(aae, _) -> (aaf, , L) δ(aaf, Γ \ X) -> (aaf, , L) δ(aaf, X) -> (baa, 1, L) states ab* - read left until $, then read left until: - 0*: replace with 0, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 1 - $: do not replace, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 1 - 1*: replace with 1, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 0, goto state (b) δ(aba, Γ \ $) -> (aba, , L) δ(aba, $) -> (abb, , L) δ(abb, 0*) -> (abc, 0, R) δ(abc, Γ \ _) -> (abc, , R) δ(abc, _) -> (abd, , L) δ(abd, Γ \ X) -> (abd, , L) δ(abd, X) -> (aa, 1, L) δ(abb, $) -> (abe, , R) δ(abe, Γ \ _) -> (abe, , R) δ(abe, _) -> (abf, , L) δ(abf, Γ \ X) -> (abf, , L) δ(abf, X) -> (aa, 1, L) δ(abb, 1*) -> (abd, 1, R) δ(abg, Γ \ _) -> (abg, , R) δ(abg, _) -> (abh, , L) δ(abh, Γ \ X) -> (abh, , L) δ(abh, X) -> (ba, 0, L) states b*: add the last digit of both numbers while carrying a one - read left from end of tape, after reading $, until reading: - 0: replace with 0*, goto state (baa) - 1: replace with 1*, goto state (bba) - $: do not replace, read right until _, goto state (ca) δ(ba, Γ \ $) -> (ba, , L) δ(ba, $) -> (bb, , L) δ(bb, 0) -> (baa, 0*, L) δ(bb, 1) -> (bba, 1*, L) δ(bb, $) -> (bc, , R) δ(bc, Γ \ _) -> (bc, , R) δ(bc, _) -> (ca, , L) states ba* - read left until $, then read left until: - 0*: replace with 0, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 1, then goto state (aa) - 1*: replace with 1, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 0, then goto state (ba) δ(baa, Γ \ $) -> (baa, , L) δ(baa, $) -> (bab, , L) δ(bab, 0*) -> (bac, 0, R) δ(bac, Γ \ _) -> (bac, , R) δ(bac, _) -> (bad, , L) δ(bad, Γ \ X) -> (bad, , L) δ(bad, X) -> (aa, 1, L) δ(bab, 1*) -> (bad, 1, R) δ(bae, Γ \ _) -> (bae, , R) δ(bae, _) -> (baf, , L) δ(baf, Γ \ X) -> (baf, , L) δ(baf, X) -> (ba, 0, L) states bb* - read left until $, then read left until: - 0*: replace with 0, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 0, goto state (ba) - 1*: replace with 1, read right until _, then read left until X and replace with 1, goto state (ba) δ(bba, Γ \ $) -> (bba, , L) δ(bba, $) -> (bbb, , L) δ(bbb, 0*) -> (bbc, 0, R) δ(bbc, Γ \ _) -> (bbc, , R) δ(bbc, _) -> (bbd, , L) δ(bbd, Γ \ X) -> (bbd, , L) δ(bbd, X) -> (ba, 0, L) δ(bbb, 1*) -> (bbd, 1, R) δ(bbe, Γ \ _) -> (bbe, , R) δ(bbe, _) -> (bbf, , L) δ(bbf, Γ \ X) -> (bbf, , L) δ(bbf, X) -> (ba, 1, L) states c*: scooting over the computed number to make space for a carried digit - read left until $, then: - read right, noting the current number and writing the previous number - then go to state (sa) δ(ca, Γ \ $) -> (ca, , L) δ(ca, $) -> (cb, , L) δ(cb, Γ \ {0,1,_}) -> (cb, , R) δ(cb, 0) -> (cc, 1, R) δ(cb, 1) -> (cb, 1, R) δ(cb, _) -> (sa, 1, R) δ(cc, Γ \ {0,1,_}) -> (cc, , R) δ(cc, 0) -> (cc, 0, R) δ(cc, 1) -> (cb, 0, R) δ(cc, _) -> (sa, 0, R)