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Sib. Èlektron. Mat. Izv., 2014 Volume 11, Pages 434–443 (Mi semr498)

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Mathematical logic, algebra and number theory

Unification Problem in Nelson's Logic $\mathbf{N4}$

S. P. Odintsova, V. V. Rybakovb

a Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, pr. Koptyuga, 4, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
b School of Computing, Mathematics and DT, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.

Abstract: We consider the unification problem for formulas with coeffi-cients in the Nelson's paraconsitent logic $\mathbf{N4}$. By presence coefficients (parameters) the problem is quite not trivial and challenging (yet what makes the problem for $\mathbf{N4}$ to be peculiar is missing of replacement equivalents rule in this logic). It is shown that the unification problem in $\mathbf{N4}$ is decidable for $\sim$-free formulas. We also show that there is an algorithm which computes finite complete sets of unifiers (so to say — all best unifiers) for unifiable in $\mathbf{N4}$ $\sim$-free formulas (i.e. any unifier is equivalent to a substitutional example of a unifier from this complete set). Though the unification problem for all formulas (not $\sim$-free formulas) remains open.

Keywords: Nelson's logic, strong negation, unification, complete sets of unifiers, decidability, Vorob'ev translation.

UDC: 510.64

MSC: 03F99

Received January 16, 2014, published June 3, 2014

Language: English



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