TWO PAPERS ON THE THEORY OF BOOLEAN FORMULAS: MINIMAL INCLUDING SUMS, I AND II

Abstract

This report consists of two papers on the theory of minimal including sums of boolean formulas. The first paper establishes some theorems covering the general question: when, and for what formulas G, is a given boolean sum minimal G-including. Some of the results are applied to the study of star formulas and will be used later on in study minimization theory. The second paper develops the theory of alternative and including sets. This theory is used to solve the problem of determining the minimal G--including sums for a given formula G. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257480

Entities

People

  • E.w. Samson
  • L. Calabi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boolean Algebra
  • Coverings
  • Logic

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.