A Generalization of Stålmarck’s Method

Thakur, Aditya V. and Reps, Thomas W.
19th International Symposium on Static Analysis (SAS), 2012

This paper gives an account of Stålmarck’s method for validity checking of propositional-logic formulas, and explains each of the key components in terms of concepts from the field of abstract interpretation. We then use these insights to present a framework for propositional-logic validity-checking algorithms that is parametrized by an abstract domain and operations on that domain. Staalmarck’s method is one instantiation of the framework; other instantiations lead to new decision procedures for propositional logic.

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@inproceedings{thakur_reps_SAS12,
  author = {Thakur, Aditya V. and Reps, Thomas W.},
  title = {A Generalization of St{\aa}lmarck's Method},
  booktitle = {19th International Symposium on Static Analysis ({SAS})},
  year = {2012},
  pages = {334--351},
  publisher = {Springer},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-33125-1_23}
}