On the independence of axioms in BL and MTL (Q1759710)

The author proves that the multiplicative conjunction of two formulae implies the redundancy of the first one of them in the Hilbert-style calculi of the MTL logic of \textit{F. Esteva} and \textit{L. Godo} [Fuzzy Sets Syst. 124, No. 3, 271--288 (2001; Zbl 0994.03017)] and of the BL logic due to [\textit{P. Hájek}, Metamathematics of fuzzy logic. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers (1998; Zbl 0937.03030)]. The independence of the remaining axioms in both logics is proved with suitable examples.