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Rooted Hypersequent Calculus for Modal Logic S5

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We present a rooted hypersequent calculus for modal propositional logic S5. We show that all rules of this calculus are invertible and that the rules of weakening, contraction, and cut are admissible. Soundness and completeness are established as well.

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The authors would like to thank Meghdad Ghari for useful suggestions. We would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers whose comments helped to improve this manuscript.

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Mohammadi, H., Aghaei, M. Rooted Hypersequent Calculus for Modal Logic S5. Log. Univers. 17, 269–295 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11787-023-00328-w

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