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SAT(ID): Satisfiability of Propositional Logic Extended with Inductive Definitions

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Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing – SAT 2008 (SAT 2008)

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We investigate the satisfiability problem, SAT(ID), of an extension of propositional logic with inductive definitions. We demonstrate how to extend existing SAT solvers to become SAT(ID) solvers, and provide an implementation on top of MiniSat. We also report on a performance study, in which our implementation exhibits the expected benefits: full use of the underlying SAT solver’s potential.

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Mariën, M., Wittocx, J., Denecker, M., Bruynooghe, M. (2008). SAT(ID): Satisfiability of Propositional Logic Extended with Inductive Definitions. In: Kleine Büning, H., Zhao, X. (eds) Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing – SAT 2008. SAT 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4996. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79719-7_20

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