English

An optimal construction of Hanf sentences

Logic in Computer Science 2011-06-07 v2 Logic

Abstract

We give the first elementary construction of equivalent formulas in Hanf normal form. The triply exponential upper bound is complemented by a matching lower bound.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1105.5487,
  title  = {An optimal construction of Hanf sentences},
  author = {Benedikt Bollig and Dietrich Kuske},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.5487},
  year   = {2011}
}
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