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IJCAI
1997
14 years 11 months ago
Change, Change, Change: Three Approaches
We consider the frame problem, that is, char­ acterizing the assumption that properties tend to persist over time. We show that there are at least three distinct assumptions that...
Tom Costello
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ICAIL
2003
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
Towards a Computational Account of Persuasion in Law
In this paper we attempt to give an account of reasoning with legal cases contextualised within a general theory of persuasion in practical reasoning. We begin by presenting our g...
Katie Greenwood, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Peter M...
84
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CADE
2007
Springer
15 years 9 months ago
An Incremental Technique for Automata-Based Decision Procedures
Abstract. Automata-based decision procedures commonly achieve optimal complexity bounds. However, in practice, they are often outperformed by sub-optimal (but more local-search bas...
David Toman, Gulay Ünel
TACAS
2010
Springer
255views Algorithms» more  TACAS 2010»
14 years 7 months ago
Satisfiability Modulo the Theory of Costs: Foundations and Applications
Abstract. We extend the setting of Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) by introducing a theory of costs C, where it is possible to model and reason about resource consumption and ...
Alessandro Cimatti, Anders Franzén, Alberto...
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RTA
2005
Springer
15 years 3 months ago
The Algebra of Equality Proofs
Proofs of equalities may be built from assumptions using proof rules for reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity. Reflexivity is an axiom proving x=x for any x; symmetry is a 1-p...
Aaron Stump, Li-Yang Tan