\begin{frame}{Recursive Languages} \begin{block}{} A language $L$ is \emph{recursive} if \begin{itemize}\setlength{\itemsep}{0pt} \item $L$ is recursively enumerable, and \item $\overline{L}$ is recursively enumerable. \end{itemize} \end{block} \pause\medskip \begin{goal}{} Not every recursively enumerable language is recursive! \end{goal} (See the a few slides back.) \pause\bigskip \begin{goal}{Theorem} A language $L$ is recursive $\iff$ $L$ is accepted by a deterministic TM $M$ that reaches for every input a halting state. \end{goal} Proof on the next slide. \end{frame}