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Quantifier alternation in a class of recursively defined tree properties

Logic 2019-02-15 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Alternating quantifier depth is a natural measure of difficulty required to express first order logical sentences. We define a sequence of first order properties on rooted, locally finite trees in a recursive manner, and provide rigorous arguments for finding the alternating quantifier depth of each property in the sequence, using Ehrenfeucht-Fra\"{i}ss\'{e} games.

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@article{arxiv.1902.05533,
  title  = {Quantifier alternation in a class of recursively defined tree properties},
  author = {Moumanti Podder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.05533},
  year   = {2019}
}

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4 figures, 18 pages

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