Elementary recursive quantifier elimination based on Thom encoding and sign determination
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چکیده
We describe a new quantifier elimination algorithm for real closed fields based on Thom encoding and sign determination. The complexity of this algorithm is elementary recursive and its proof of correctness is completely algebraic. In particular, the notion of connected components of semialgebraic sets is not used.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Ann. Pure Appl. Logic
دوره 168 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017