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We have recently presented a general method of proving the fundamental logical properties of Craig and Lyndon Interpolation (IPs) by induction on derivations in a wide class of internal sequent calculi, including sequents, hypersequents,…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Roman Kuznets

In this chapter, we present six different proofs of Craig interpolation for the modal logic K, each using a different set of techniques (model-theoretic, proof-theoretic, syntactic, automata-theoretic, using quasi-models, and algebraic). We…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Nick Bezhanishvili , Balder ten Cate , Rosalie Iemhoff

Craig's interpolation theorem (Craig 1957) is an important theorem known for propositional logic and first-order logic. It says that if a logical formula $\beta$ logically follows from a formula $\alpha$, then there is a formula $\gamma$,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Eyal Amir

We study interpolant extraction from local first-order refutations. We present a new theoretical perspective on interpolation based on clearly separating the condition on logical strength of the formula from the requirement on the com- mon…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-11-08 Bernhard Gleiss , Laura Kovacs , Martin Suda

Craig interpolation is a fundamental property of classical and non-classic logics with a plethora of applications from philosophical logic to computer-aided verification. The question of which interpolants can be obtained from an…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Stefan Hetzl , Raheleh Jalali

Craig interpolation and uniform interpolation have many applications in knowledge representation, including explainability, forgetting, modularization and reuse, and even learning. At the same time, many relevant knowledge representation…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Jean Christoph Jung , Patrick Koopmann , Matthias Knorr

We provide the first (non-labelled) sequent calculi for bimodal provability logics with "usual" provability predicates. In particular, we introduce calculi for the logics CS, CSM and ER. Additionally, we present non-wellfounded versions of…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Borja Sierra Miranda , Thomas Studer

A modular proof-theoretic framework was recently developed to prove Craig interpolation for normal modal logics based on generalizations of sequent calculi (e.g., nested sequents, hypersequents, and labelled sequents). In this paper, we…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-10-12 Iris van der Giessen , Raheleh Jalali , Roman Kuznets

Traditionally, research on Craig interpolation is concerned with (a) establishing the Craig interpolation property (CIP) of a logic saying that every valid implication in the logic has a Craig interpolant and (b) designing algorithms that…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Agi Kurucz , Frank Wolter , Michael Zakharyaschev

We show a projective Beth definability theorem for logic programs under the stable model semantics: For given programs $P$ and $Q$ and vocabulary $V$ (set of predicates) the existence of a program $R$ in $V$ such that $P \cup R$ and $P \cup…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-08-19 Jan Heuer , Christoph Wernhard

While the computation of Craig interpolants for description logics (DLs) with the Craig Interpolation Property (CIP) is well understood, very little is known about the computation and size of interpolants for DLs without CIP or if one aims…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Jean Christoph Jung , Jędrzej Kołodziejski , Frank Wolter

We try to bring to light some combinatorial structure underlying formal proofs in logic. We do this through the study of the Craig Interpolation Theorem which is properly a statement about the structure of formal derivations. We show that…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Alessandra Carbone

Interpolation-based techniques become popular in recent years, as they can improve the scalability of existing verification techniques due to their inherent modularity and local reasoning capabilities. Synthesizing Craig interpolants is the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Hao Wu , Jie Wang , Bican Xia , Xiakun Li , Naijun Zhan , Ting Gan

This is a survey on propositional proof complexity aimed at introducing the basics of the field with a particular focus on a method known as feasible interpolation. This method is used to construct "hard theorems" for several proof systems…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-05-07 Amirhossein Akbar Tabatabai

The notion of Craig interpolant, used as a form of explanation in automated reasoning, is adapted from logical inference to statistical inference and used to explain inferences made by neural networks. The method produces explanations that…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-04-10 Kenneth L. McMillan

We prove a generalization of Maehara's lemma to show that the extensions of classical and intuitionistic first-order logic with a special type of geometric axioms, called singular geometric axioms, have Craig's interpolation property. As a…

Logic · Mathematics 2019-03-12 Guido Gherardi , Paolo Maffezioli , Eugenio Orlandelli

Theory interpolation has found several successful applications in model checking. We present a novel method for computing interpolants for ground formulas in the theory of equality. The method produces interpolants from colored congruence…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-07-01 Alexander Fuchs , Amit Goel , Jim Grundy , Sava Krstić , Cesare Tinelli

Craig interpolation is used in program verification for automating key tasks such as the inference of loop invariants and the computation of program abstractions. This chapter covers some of the most important techniques that have been…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Philipp Rümmer

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of proof-theoretic methods for establishing interpolation properties across a range of logics, including classical, intuitionistic, modal, and substructural logics. Central to the discussion…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Iris van der Giessen , Raheleh Jalali , Roman Kuznets

We start a systematic investigation of the size of Craig interpolants, uniform interpolants, and strongest implicates for (quasi-)normal modal logics. Our main upper bound states that for tabular modal logics, the computation of strongest…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Balder ten Cate , Louwe Kuijer , Frank Wolter