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A resolution decision procedure for the guarded fragment

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Automated Deduction — CADE-15 (CADE 1998)

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Abstract

We give a resolution based decision procedure for the guarded fragment of [ANB96]. The relevance of the guarded fragment lies in the fact that many modal logics can be translated into it. In this way the guarded fragment acts as a framework explaining the nice properties of these modal logics. By constructing an effective decision procedure for the guarded fragment we define an effective procedure for deciding these modal logics.

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de Nivelle, H. (1998). A resolution decision procedure for the guarded fragment. In: Kirchner, C., Kirchner, H. (eds) Automated Deduction — CADE-15. CADE 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1421. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0054260

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