A Simplicial Model for KB4n: Epistemic Logic with Agents That May Die

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Abstract

The standard semantics of multi-agent epistemic logic S5n is based on Kripke models whose accessibility relations are reflexive, symmetric and transitive. This one dimensional structure contains implicit higher-dimensional information beyond pairwise interactions, that we formalized as pure simplicial models in a previous work in Information and Computation 2021 [10]. Here we extend the theory to encompass simplicial models that are not necessarily pure. The corresponding class of Kripke models are those where the accessibility relation is symmetric and transitive, but might not be reflexive. Such models correspond to the epistemic logic KB4n. Impure simplicial models arise in situations where two possible worlds may not have the same set of agents. We illustrate it with distributed computing examples of synchronous systems where processes may crash.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2022
EditorsPetra Berenbrink, Benjamin Monmege
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
ISBN (Electronic)9783959772228
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2022
Event39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2022 - Virtual, Marseille, France
Duration: 15 May 202218 May 2022

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume219
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2022
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityVirtual, Marseille
Period15/05/2218/05/22

Keywords

  • Distributed computing
  • Epistemic logic
  • Simplicial complexes

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