Politeness for the Theory of Algebraic Datatypes
Logic in Computer Science
2020-04-15 v3
Abstract
Algebraic datatypes, and among them lists and trees, have attracted a lot of interest in automated reasoning and Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT). Since its latest stable version, the SMT-LIB standard defines a theory of algebraic datatypes, which is currently supported by several mainstream SMT solvers. In this paper, we study this particular theory of datatypes and prove that it is strongly polite, showing also how it can be combined with other arbitrary disjoint theories using polite combination. Our results cover both inductive and finite datatypes, as well as their union. The combination method uses a new, simple, and natural notion of additivity, that enables deducing strong politeness from (weak) politeness.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2004.04854,
title = {Politeness for the Theory of Algebraic Datatypes},
author = {Ying Sheng and Yoni Zohar and Christophe Ringeissen and Jane Lange and Pascal Fontaine and Clark Barrett},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.04854},
year = {2020}
}