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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2021.72
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-145120
URL: http://dagstuhl.sunsite.rwth-aachen.de/volltexte/2021/14512/
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Linker, Sven ; Papacchini, Fabio ; Sevegnani, Michele

Finite Models for a Spatial Logic with Discrete and Topological Path Operators

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Abstract

This paper analyses models of a spatial logic with path operators based on the class of neighbourhood spaces, also called pretopological or closure spaces, a generalisation of topological spaces. For this purpose, we distinguish two dimensions: the type of spaces on which models are built, and the type of allowed paths. For the spaces, we investigate general neighbourhood spaces and the subclass of quasi-discrete spaces, which closely resemble graphs. For the paths, we analyse the cases of quasi-discrete paths, which consist of an enumeration of points, and topological paths, based on the unit interval. We show that the logic admits finite models over quasi-discrete spaces, both with quasi-discrete and topological paths. Finally, we prove that for general neighbourhood spaces, the logic does not have the finite model property, either for quasi-discrete or topological paths.

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@InProceedings{linker_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2021.72,
  author =	{Linker, Sven and Papacchini, Fabio and Sevegnani, Michele},
  title =	{{Finite Models for a Spatial Logic with Discrete and Topological Path Operators}},
  booktitle =	{46th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2021)},
  pages =	{72:1--72:16},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-201-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{202},
  editor =	{Bonchi, Filippo and Puglisi, Simon J.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2021/14512},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-145120},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2021.72},
  annote =	{Keywords: spatial logic, topology, finite models}
}

Keywords: spatial logic, topology, finite models
Collection: 46th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2021)
Issue Date: 2021
Date of publication: 18.08.2021

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