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SM-Based Semantics for Answer Set Programs Containing Conditional Literals and Arithmetic

  • University of Nebraska Omaha

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Abstract

Modern answer set programming solvers such as clingo support advanced language constructs that improve the expressivity and conciseness of logic programs. Conditional literals are one such construct. They form “subformulas” that behave as nested implications within the bodies of logic rules. Their inclusion brings the form of rules closer to the less restrictive syntax of first-order logic. These qualities make conditional literals useful tools for knowledge representation. In this paper, we propose a semantics for logic programs with conditional literals and arithmetic based on the SM operator. These semantics do not require grounding, unlike the established semantics for such programs that relies on a translation to infinitary propositional logic. The main result of this paper establishes the precise correspondence between the proposed and existing semantics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPractical Aspects of Declarative Languages - 27th International Symposium, PADL 2025, Proceedings
EditorsEsra Erdem, Germán Vidal
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages71-87
Number of pages17
ISBN (Print)9783031849237
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes
Event27th International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages, PADL 2025 - Denver, United States
Duration: 20 Jan 202521 Jan 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume15537 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference27th International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages, PADL 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period20/01/2521/01/25

Keywords

  • Answer Set Programming
  • Conditional Literals
  • Semantics

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