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Finite degree clones are undecidable

Logic in Computer Science 2019-09-09 v4 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

A clone of functions on a finite domain determines and is determined by its system of invariant relations (=predicates). When a clone is determined by a finite number of relations, we say that the clone is of finite degree. For each Minsky Machine M\mathcal{M} we associate a finitely generated clone C\mathcal{C} such that C\mathcal{C} has finite degree if and only if M\mathcal{M} halts, thus proving that deciding whether a given clone has finite degree is impossible.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1811.05056,
  title  = {Finite degree clones are undecidable},
  author = {Matthew Moore},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.05056},
  year   = {2019}
}
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