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Undecidability of theories of semirings with fixed points

Logic 2025-12-23 v1 Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

In this work we prove the undecidability (and Σ10\Sigma^0_1-completeness) of several theories of semirings with fixed points. The generality of our results stems from recursion theoretic methods, namely the technique of effective inseperability. Our result applies to many theories proposed in the literature, including Conway μ\mu-semirings, Park μ\mu-semirings, and Chomsky algebras.

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@article{arxiv.2512.19401,
  title  = {Undecidability of theories of semirings with fixed points},
  author = {Anupam Das and Abhishek De and Stepan L. Kuznetsov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.19401},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages