An `almost classical' period-based tense logic (Q1823925)

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    An `almost classical' period-based tense logic
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4116501

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      An `almost classical' period-based tense logic (English)
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      1988
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      Moving to a period based semantics, leaves us with at least two options for defining the truth of a negated sentences with respect to a formula. The homogeneous strong negation of a formula A - \(\neg A\)- has an intuitionistic flavour about it: \(\neg A\) is true at interval i iff A is not true at any subinterval of i. The weak negation of a formula A - \(\sim A\)- is entirely classical but heterogeneous. The truth of \(\sim A\) at an interval i does not preclude that A is true at a subinterval j of i. So the question arises, addressed by the author, whether there is a period based tense logic which has a classical negation with a homogeneous character. The author shows that the negation sought for can be defined relative to the standard topology of a Euclidean 1-space over a nondenumerable dense and continuous strict linear order. He proves soundness and completeness of the linear tense logic LinP-B with respect to the class of these models. To prove soundness, he shows that LinP-B is sound and complete with respect to a class of temporal algebras, and that each topological model is epimorphic to such a temporal algebra. To prove completeness, he first proves completeness with respect to denumerable linear Kripke models, and then goes on to show that each such model is equivalent to a Euclidean 1-space model.
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      homogeneous negation
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      period based semantics
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      weak negation
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      period based tense logic
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      classical negation
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      linear tense logic LinP-B
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      temporal algebras
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      topological model
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      denumerable linear Kripke models
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      Euclidean 1-space model
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