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Module theorem for the general theory of stable models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2012

JOSEPH BABB  and
JOOHYUNG LEE
JOSEPH BABB
Affiliation:
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA (e-mail: Joseph.Babb@asu.edu, joolee@asu.edu)
JOOHYUNG LEE
Affiliation:
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA (e-mail: Joseph.Babb@asu.edu, joolee@asu.edu)
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Abstract

The module theorem by Janhunen et al. demonstrates how to provide a modular structure in answer set programming, where each module has a well-defined input/output interface which can be used to establish the compositionality of answer sets. The theorem is useful in the analysis of answer set programs, and is a basis of incremental grounding and reactive answer set programming. We extend the module theorem to the general theory of stable models by Ferraris et al. The generalization applies to non-ground logic programs allowing useful constructs in answer set programming, such as choice rules, the count aggregate, and nested expressions. Our extension is based on relating the module theorem to the symmetric splitting theorem by Ferraris et al. Based on this result, we reformulate and extend the theory of incremental answer set computation to a more general class of programs.

Keywords

answer set programmingmodule theoremsplitting theorem
Type
Regular Papers
Information
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming , Volume 12 , Issue 4-5: 28th International Conference on Logic Programming , July 2012 , pp. 719 - 735
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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