Syntactic Cut-elimination for Common Knowledge
Author(s) -
Kai Brünnler,
Thomas Studer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
electronic notes in theoretical computer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1571-0661
DOI - 10.1016/j.entcs.2009.02.038
Subject(s) - sequent , mathematical proof , sequent calculus , inference , mathematics , function (biology) , cut elimination theorem , computer science , calculus (dental) , proof calculus , veblen good , discrete mathematics , rule of inference , upper and lower bounds , algebra over a field , pure mathematics , artificial intelligence , natural deduction , geometry , medicine , mathematical analysis , dentistry , evolutionary biology , biology , neoclassical economics , economics
We see a cut-free infinitary sequent system for common knowledge. Its sequents are essentially trees and the inference rules apply deeply inside of these trees. This allows to give a syntactic cut-elimination procedure which yields an upper bound of ϕ20 on the depth of proofs, where ϕ is the Veblen function
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