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The Complexity of Prenex Separation Logic with One Selector

EasyChair Preprint 433

20 pagesDate: August 16, 2018

Abstract

We first show that infinite satisfiability can be reduced to finite satisfiability for all prenex formulas of Separation Logic with $k\geq1$ selector fields ($\seplogk{k}$). Second, we show that this entails the decidability of the finite and infinite satisfiability problem for the class of prenex formulas of $\seplogk{1}$, by reduction to the first-order theory of one unary function symbol and unary predicate symbols. We also prove that the complexity is not elementary, by reduction from the first-order theory of one unary function symbol. Finally, we prove that the Bernays-Sch\"onfinkel-Ramsey fragment of prenex $\seplogk{1}$ formulae with quantifier prefix in the language $\exists^*\forall^*$ is \pspace-complete. The definition of a complete (hierarchical) classification of the complexity of prenex $\seplogk{1}$, according to the quantifier alternation depth is left as an open problem.

Keyphrases: complexity, decidability, lists, magic wand, separation logic

BibTeX entry
BibTeX does not have the right entry for preprints. This is a hack for producing the correct reference:
@booklet{EasyChair:433,
  author    = {Mnacho Echenim and Radu Iosif and Nicolas Peltier},
  title     = {The Complexity of Prenex Separation Logic with One Selector},
  doi       = {10.29007/74ll},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 433},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2018}}
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