Continuous Algebra: Algebraic Semantics for Continuous Propositional Logic
Abstract
We present algebraic semantics for Continuous Propositional Logic, CPL, introduced by Itai Ben Yaacov, viewed as {\L}ukasiewicz propositional logic with a reversed truth-falsity orientation and enriched by a unary halving connective. We introduce continuous algebras as MV-algebras together with an unary operator analogous to the halving operator introduced in CPL and analyze their core structural properties, including ideals, quotient constructions, and subdirect representations. We further establish a correspondence between continuous algebras and the class of 2-divisible -groups, extending Mundici's representation theory to the continuous setting. This correspondence leads to a purely algebraic proof of the weak completeness theorem for CPL.
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@article{arxiv.2501.13114,
title = {Continuous Algebra: Algebraic Semantics for Continuous Propositional Logic},
author = {Purbita Jana and Prateek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.13114},
year = {2025}
}