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Chebyshevskii Sb., 2020 Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 56–71 (Mi cheb952)

On “simple” algorithmically undecidable fragments of elementary theory of an infinitely generated free semigroup

V. G. Durnev, O. V. Zetkina, A. I. Zetkina

P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl' University (Yaroslavl')

Abstract: We prove algorithmic undecidability of $\exists \forall^2 \exists^3$-theory for a free semigroup of countable rank. This strengthens the classical Quine's (1946) result [1] on algorithmic undecidability of elementary theory of an arbitrary non-cyclic free semigroup.

Keywords: free semigroups, elementary theories.

UDC: 512+512.5+512.54+512.54.03

Received: 24.04.2020
Accepted: 22.10.2020

DOI: 10.22405/2226-8383-2018-21-4-56-71



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