Ruggieri, Salvatore (1998) $\exists$-universal termination of logic programs. Technical Report del Dipartimento di Informatica . Università di Pisa, Pisa, IT.
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Abstract
We introduce the notion of $\exists$-universal termination of logic programs. A program P and a goal G $\exists$-universally terminate iff there exists a selection rule S such that every SLD-derivation of P U { G }$via S is finite. We claim that it is an essential concept for declarative programming, where a crucial point is to associate a terminating control strategy to programs and goals. We show that $\exists$-universal termination and universal termination via fair selection rules coincide. Then we offer a characterization of $\exists$-universal termination by defining fair-bounded programs and goals. They provide us with a correct and complete method of proving $\exists$-universal termination. We show other valuable properties of fair-bounded programs and goals, including persistency, modularity, ease of use in paper & pencil proofs, automatization of proofs.
Item Type: | Book |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Logic Programs, Universal Termination, Fair |
Subjects: | Area01 - Scienze matematiche e informatiche > INF/01 - Informatica |
Divisions: | Dipartimenti (until 2012) > DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA |
Depositing User: | dott.ssa Sandra Faita |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2015 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2015 11:16 |
URI: | http://eprints.adm.unipi.it/id/eprint/1991 |
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