%X We define the class of the linear systems whose solution is expressible as a tuple of nondeterministic regular expressions when they are interpreted as trees of actions rather than as sets of sequences. We precisely characterize those systems that have a regular expression as "canonical" solution, and show that any regular expression can be obtained as a canonical solution of a system of the defined class. %I Elsevier %P 179-189 %T Nondeterministic regular expressions as solutions of equational systems %V 302 %N 1-3 %L eprints319 %A Rocco De Nicola %A Anna Labella %J Theoretical Computer Science %D 2003 %R 10.1016/S0304-3975(02)00774-0