The interpolant existence problem for weak K4 and difference logic
Abstract: As well known, weak K4 and the difference logic DL do not enjoy the Craig interpolation property. Our concern here is the problem of deciding whether any given implication does have an interpolant in these logics. We show that the nonexistence of an interpolant can always be witnessed by a pair of bisimilar models of polynomial size for DL and of triple-exponential size for weak K4, and so the interpolant existence problems for these logics are decidable in coNP and coN3ExpTime, respectively. We also establish coNExpTime-hardness of this problem for weak K4, which is higher than the PSpace-completeness of its decision problem.
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