Fixpoint alternation: arithmetic, transition systems, and the binary tree

We provide an elementary proof of the fixpoint alternation hierarchy in arithmetic, which in turn allows us to simplify the proof of the modal mu-calculus alternation hierarchy. We further show that the alternation hierarchy on the binary tree is strict, resolving a problem of Niwiński.

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Published inRAIRO. Informatique théorique et applications Vol. 33; no. 4-5; pp. 341 - 356
Main Author Bradfield, J. C.
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Abstract We provide an elementary proof of the fixpoint alternation hierarchy in arithmetic, which in turn allows us to simplify the proof of the modal mu-calculus alternation hierarchy. We further show that the alternation hierarchy on the binary tree is strict, resolving a problem of Niwiński.
AbstractList An elementary proof of the fixpoint alternation hierarchy in arithmetic is provided. This proof allows to simplify the proof of the modal mu-calculus alternation hierarchy. It is shown that the alternation hierarchy on the binary tree is strict, resolving a problem on Niwinski.
We provide an elementary proof of the fixpoint alternation hierarchy in arithmetic, which in turn allows us to simplify the proof of the modal mu-calculus alternation hierarchy. We further show that the alternation hierarchy on the binary tree is strict, resolving a problem of Niwiński.
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