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Sibirsk. Mat. Zh., 2010 Volume 51, Number 4, Pages 838–847 (Mi smj2129)

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On decidability of the decomposability problem for finite theories

A. S. Morozova, D. K. Ponomaryovb

a Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia
b Institute of Informatics Systems, Novosibirsk, Russia

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.

UDC: 510.5+510.67

Received: 09.10.2008


 English version:
Siberian Mathematical Journal, 2010, 51:4, 667–674

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