Modeling the interaction of computer errors by four-valued contaminating logics
R Ciuni, TM Ferguson, D Szmuc - International Workshop on Logic …, 2019 - Springer
R Ciuni, TM Ferguson, D Szmuc
International Workshop on Logic, Language, Information, and Computation, 2019•SpringerLogics based on weak Kleene algebra (WKA) and related structures have been recently
proposed as a tool for reasoning about flaws in computer programs. The key element of this
proposal is the presence, in WKA and related structures, of a non-classical truth-value that is
“contaminating” in the sense that whenever the value is assigned to a formula ϕ, any
complex formula in which ϕ appears is assigned that value as well. Under such
interpretations, the contaminating states represent occurrences of a flaw. However, since …
proposed as a tool for reasoning about flaws in computer programs. The key element of this
proposal is the presence, in WKA and related structures, of a non-classical truth-value that is
“contaminating” in the sense that whenever the value is assigned to a formula ϕ, any
complex formula in which ϕ appears is assigned that value as well. Under such
interpretations, the contaminating states represent occurrences of a flaw. However, since …
Abstract
Logics based on weak Kleene algebra (WKA) and related structures have been recently proposed as a tool for reasoning about flaws in computer programs. The key element of this proposal is the presence, in WKA and related structures, of a non-classical truth-value that is “contaminating” in the sense that whenever the value is assigned to a formula , any complex formula in which appears is assigned that value as well. Under such interpretations, the contaminating states represent occurrences of a flaw. However, since different programs and machines can interact with (or be nested into) one another, we need to account for different kind of errors, and this calls for an evaluation of systems with multiple contaminating values. In this paper, we make steps toward these evaluation systems by considering two logics, and , whose semantic interpretations account for two contaminating values beside classical values 0 and 1. In particular, we provide two main formal contributions. First, we give a characterization of their relations of (multiple-conclusion) logical consequence—that is, necessary and sufficient conditions for a set of formulas to logically follow from a set of formulas in or . Second, we provide sound and complete sequent calculi for the two logics.
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