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Duality for Constructive Modal Logics: from Sahqlvist to Goldblatt-Thomason

Logic 2026-04-14 v2 Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

We carry out a semantic study of the constructive modal logic CK. We provide a categorical duality linking the algebraic and birelational semantics of the logic. We then use this to prove Sahlqvist style correspondence and completeness results, as well as a Goldblatt-Thomason style theorem on definability of classes of frames.

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@article{arxiv.2601.03762,
  title  = {Duality for Constructive Modal Logics: from Sahqlvist to Goldblatt-Thomason},
  author = {Jim de Groot and Ian Shillito and Ranald Clouston},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.03762},
  year   = {2026}
}