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The sound and complete R-calculus for revising propositional theories

  • Wei Li
  • , Yue Fei Sui
  • , Mei Ying Sun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The AGM postulates are for the belief revision (revision by a single belief), and the DP postulates for the iterated revision (revision by a finite sequence of beliefs). Li gave an R-calculus for R-configurations Δ|Γ, where Δ is a set of atomic formulas or the negations of atomic formulas, and Γ is a finite set of formulas. In this paper, two deduction systems for the revision of a theory by another theory are given such that the systems are sound and complete, that is, if Δ|Γ ⇒ Γ′ is provable then Γ′ ⊇ Δ is consistent and Γ′ - Δ is a maximal subset of Γ such that (Γ′ - Δ) ∪ Δ is consistent; and for any finite theories Δ and Γ, there is a finite theory Γ ′ such that Γ′ - Δ is a maximal subset of G such that (Γ′ - Δ) ∪ Δ is consistent, and Δ|Γ ⇒ Γ′ is provable. Moreover, if Δ|Γ ⇒ Γ′ is provable then Γ satisfies the AGM and the DP postulates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalScience China Information Sciences
Volume58
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • R-calculus
  • belief revision
  • minimal change
  • the AGM postulates
  • the DP postulates

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