Interpolation for Converse PDL

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Authors
Publication date 2026
Host editors
  • G.L. Pozzato
  • T. Uustalu
Book title Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods
Book subtitle 34th International Conference, TABLEAUX 2025, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 27–29, 2025 : proceedings
ISBN
  • 9783032060846
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783032060853
Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Event 34th International Conference on Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods, TABLEAUX 2025
Pages (from-to) 258–277
Number of pages 20
Publisher Cham: Springer
Organisations
  • Interfacultary Research - Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC)
Abstract
Converse PDL is the extension of propositional dynamic logic with a converse operation on programs. Our main result states that Converse PDL enjoys the (local) Craig Interpolation Property, with respect to both atomic programs and propositional variables. As a corollary we establish the Beth Definability Property for the logic.

Our interpolation proof is based on an adaptation of Maehara’s proof-theoretic method. For this purpose we introduce a sound and complete cyclic sequent system for this logic. This calculus features an analytic cut rule and uses a focus mechanism for recognising successful cycles.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.21485 (Accepted author manuscript)
Downloads
978-3-032-06085-3_14 (Final published version)
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