Abstract:
We consider the decomposability problem for elementary theories, i.e. the problem of deciding whether a theory has a nontrivial representation as a union of two (or several) theories in disjoint signatures. For finite universal Horn theories, we prove that the decomposability problem is $\Sigma _1^0$-complete and, thus, undecidable. We also demonstrate that the decomposability problem is decidable for finite theories in signatures consisting only of monadic predicates and constants.
Keywords:decomposable theory, decomposition of a theory, Horn theory, logic programming, monadic logic.