scholarly journals An Equational Theory for Transactions

2003 ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Black ◽  
Vincent Cremet ◽  
Rachid Guerraoui ◽  
Martin Odersky
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory

scholarly journals POSITIVE FRAGMENTS OF RELEVANCE LOGIC AND ALGEBRAS OF BINARY RELATIONS

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBIN HIRSCH ◽  
SZABOLCS MIKULÁS
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory ◽  
Relevance Logic ◽  
Binary Relations ◽  
Finitely Based ◽  
Similarity Type ◽  
Relation Composition

We prove that algebras of binary relations whose similarity type includes intersection, union, and one of the residuals of relation composition form a nonfinitely axiomatizable quasivariety and that the equational theory is not finitely based. We apply this result to the problem of the completeness of the positive fragment of relevance logic with respect to binary relations.

A note on the equational theory of modular ortholattices

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Herrmann ◽  
Michael S. Roddy
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory

scholarly journals A call-by-need lambda calculus with locally bottom-avoiding choice: context lemma and correctness of transformations

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID SABEL ◽  
MANFRED SCHMIDT-SCHAUSS
Keyword(s):  
Operational Semantics ◽  
Lambda Calculus ◽  
Equational Theory ◽  
Order Reduction ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Program Transformations ◽  
Normal Order ◽  
Choice Context ◽  
Contextual Equivalence ◽  
Fairness Condition

We present a higher-order call-by-need lambda calculus enriched with constructors, case expressions, recursive letrec expressions, a seq operator for sequential evaluation and a non-deterministic operator amb that is locally bottom-avoiding. We use a small-step operational semantics in the form of a single-step rewriting system that defines a (non-deterministic) normal-order reduction. This strategy can be made fair by adding resources for book-keeping. As equational theory, we use contextual equivalence (that is, terms are equal if, when plugged into any program context, their termination behaviour is the same), in which we use a combination of may- and must-convergence, which is appropriate for non-deterministic computations. We show that we can drop the fairness condition for equational reasoning, since the valid equations with respect to normal-order reduction are the same as for fair normal-order reduction. We develop a number of proof tools for proving correctness of program transformations. In particular, we prove a context lemma for both may- and must- convergence that restricts the number of contexts that need to be examined for proving contextual equivalence. Combining this with so-called complete sets of commuting and forking diagrams, we show that all the deterministic reduction rules and some additional transformations preserve contextual equivalence. We also prove a standardisation theorem for fair normal-order reduction. The structure of the ordering ≤c is also analysed, and we show that Ω is not a least element and ≤c already implies contextual equivalence with respect to may-convergence.

scholarly journals A proof of Zhil'tsov's theorem on decidability of equational theory of epigroups

2016 ◽  
Vol Vol. 17 no. 3 (Combinatorics) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Finite Semigroup ◽  
Equational Theory ◽  
Unary Operation ◽  
Finitely Based ◽  
Infinite Basis ◽  
International Audience

International audience Epigroups are semigroups equipped with an additional unary operation called pseudoinversion. Each finite semigroup can be considered as an epigroup. We prove the following theorem announced by Zhil'tsov in 2000: the equational theory of the class of all epigroups coincides with the equational theory of the class of all finite epigroups and is decidable. We show that the theory is not finitely based but provide a transparent infinite basis for it.

On the equational theory ofC *-algebras

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wick Pelletier ◽  
J. Rosick�
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory

scholarly journals The equational theory of regular words

2005 ◽  
Vol 197 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Bloom ◽  
Zoltán Ésik
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory

Equational properties of fixed-point operations in cartesian categories: An overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (06) ◽  
pp. 909-925
Author(s):  
Z Ésik
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Equational Theory ◽  
Continuous Functions ◽  
Equivalence Classes ◽  
Finitely Based ◽  
Additive Structure ◽  
Complete Lattices ◽  
Finite Base ◽  
Language Equivalence ◽  
Context Free

AbstractSeveral fixed-point models share the equational properties of iteration theories, or iteration categories, which are cartesian categories equipped with a fixed point or dagger operation subject to certain axioms. After discussing some of the basic models, we provide equational bases for iteration categories and offer an analysis of the axioms. Although iteration categories have no finite base for their identities, there exist finitely based implicational theories that capture their equational theory. We exhibit several such systems. Then we enrich iteration categories with an additive structure and exhibit interesting cases where the interaction between the iteration category structure and the additive structure can be captured by a finite number of identities. This includes the iteration category of monotonic or continuous functions over complete lattices equipped with the least fixed-point operation and the binary supremum operation as addition, the categories of simulation, bisimulation, or language equivalence classes of processes, context-free languages, and others. Finally, we exhibit a finite equational system involving residuals, which is sound and complete for monotonic or continuous functions over complete lattices in the sense that it proves all of their identities involving the operations and constants of cartesian categories, the least fixed-point operation and binary supremum, but not involving residuals.

Non-finite-axiomatizability results in algebraic logic

1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 832-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balázs Biró
Keyword(s):  
Algebraic Logic ◽  
Relation Algebra ◽  
Equational Theory ◽  
Negative Answer ◽  
Relation Algebras ◽  
Representable Relation Algebra ◽  
Finite Set ◽  
Variable Symbol ◽  
Axiom Systems ◽  
Representable Relation

This paper deals with relation, cylindric and polyadic equality algebras. First of all it addresses a problem of B. Jónsson. He asked whether relation set algebras can be expanded by finitely many new operations in a “reasonable” way so that the class of these expansions would possess a finite equational base. The present paper gives a negative answer to this problem: Our main theorem states that whenever Rs+ is a class that consists of expansions of relation set algebras such that each operation of Rs+ is logical in Jónsson's sense, i.e., is the algebraic counterpart of some (derived) connective of first-order logic, then the equational theory of Rs+ has no finite axiom systems. Similar results are stated for the other classes mentioned above. As a corollary to this theorem we can solve a problem of Tarski and Givant [87], Namely, we claim that the valid formulas of certain languages cannot be axiomatized by a finite set of logical axiom schemes. At the same time we give a negative solution for a version of a problem of Henkin and Monk [74] (cf. also Monk [70] and Németi [89]).Throughout we use the terminology, notation and results of Henkin, Monk, Tarski [71] and [85]. We also use results of Maddux [89a].Notation. RA denotes the class of relation algebras, Rs denotes the class of relation set algebras and RRA is the class of representable relation algebras, i.e. the class of subdirect products of relation set algebras. The symbols RA, Rs and RRA abbreviate also the expressions relation algebra, relation set algebra and representable relation algebra, respectively.For any class C of similar algebras EqC is the set of identities that hold in C, while Eq1C is the set of those identities in EqC that contain at most one variable symbol. (We note that Henkin et al. [85] uses the symbol EqC in another sense.)

A FINITE AXIOMATIZATION OF LOCALLY SQUARE CYLINDRIC-RELATIVIZED SET ALGEBRAS

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajnalka Andréka
Keyword(s):  
Equational Theory ◽  
Finite Axiomatization ◽  
Finite Set

We give a finite set of equations axiomatizing the class Gn of locally square cylindricrelativized set algebras of dimension n, if n is finite. For infinite n, we give an axiomatization of the equational theory of Gn. HereGn denotes the class of all cylindric-relativized set algebras of dimension n with unit a union of Cartesian spaces.

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