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Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Mat., 2024 Number 4, Pages 89–93 (Mi ivm9975)

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On undecidability of unary non-nested PFP-operators for one successor function theory

V. S. Sekorin

Tver State University 33 Zhelyabova str., Tver, 170100 Russia

Abstract: We investigate the decidability of first-order logic extensions. For example, it is established in A. S. Zolotov's works that a logic with a unary transitive closure operator for the one successor theory is decidable. We show that in a similar case, a logic with a unary partial fixed point operator is undecidable. For this purpose, we reduce the halting problem for the counter machine to the problem of truth of the underlying formula. This reduction uses only one unary non-nested partial fixed operator that is applied to a universal or existential formula.

Keywords: first-order logic, partial fixed point, undecidability.

UDC: 510.624

Received: 11.01.2024
Revised: 11.01.2024
Accepted: 20.03.2024

DOI: 10.26907/0021-3446-2024-4-89-93



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