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First-Order Interpolation Derived from Propositional Interpolation

Logic 2020-02-14 v1

Abstract

This paper develops a general methodology to connect propositional and first-order interpolation. In fact, the existence of suitable skolemizations and of Herbrand expansions together with a propositional interpolant suffice to construct a first-order interpolant. This methodology is realized for lattice-based finitely-valued logics, the top element representing true. It is shown that interpolation is decidable for these logics.

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@article{arxiv.2002.05404,
  title  = {First-Order Interpolation Derived from Propositional Interpolation},
  author = {Matthias Baaz and Anela Lolic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.05404},
  year   = {2020}
}