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Volume 132, Issues 1-4, February 2001, Pages 221-239
 
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α-Resolution principle based on first-order lattice-valued logic LF(X)

Yang XuCorresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, a, Da RuanE-mail The Corresponding Author, b, Etienne E. Kerrec and Jun Liub

a Department of Applied Mathematics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, People's Republic of China b Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium c Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University Gent, Gent, Belgium

Received 9 October 1999;
revised 6 June 2000;
accepted 9 October 2000
Available online 30 March 2001.

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Abstract

In the present paper, as a continuous work about α-resolution principle based on lattice-valued propositional logic LP(X) (Information Sciences 130 (2000) 1–29) whose algebra of truth-values is a relatively general lattice – lattice implication algebra (LIA), the lattice-valued resolution principle for the corresponding first-order lattice-valued logic system LF(X) is focused. Firstly, some concepts about lattice-valued resolution principle for LF(X) are introduced and the Herbrand theorem for LF(X) is proved. Then, an α-resolution principle, which can be used to judge if a first-order lattice-valued logical formula in LF(X) is false at a truth-valued level α (i.e., α-false), is established. Finally, the completeness theorem of this α-resolution principle and the soundness theorem for the strong α-resolution are also proved. It is hoped that the current work would serve as a foundation for constructing resolution-based automated reasoning methods for lattice-valued logic capable of dealing with both comparable and incomparable uncertain information.

Author Keywords: Automated reasoning; Resolution principle; Many-valued logic; Lattice-valued logic; Lattice implication algebras

Corresponding Author Contact Information Corresponding author; email: yxu@home.swjtu.edu.cn


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