TY - BOOK ID - 32052039 TI - Modal logic AU - Blackburn, Patrick AU - Rijke, Maarten de AU - Venema, Yde PY - 2001 VL - 53 SN - 0521527147 9780521527149 9780521802000 0521802008 9781107050884 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Modality (Logic). KW - Modality (Logic) KW - Lógica modal. KW - Lógica matemática. KW - Modalité (Logique) KW - Mathematical logic KW - Logique générale KW - Modalité (logique) KW - Complexité de calcul (informatique) KW - Frames (théorie de l'information) KW - Temps (logique) KW - Logique modale UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32052039 AB - Now available in paperback, this is a modern, advanced textbook on modal logic, a field which caught the attention of computer scientists in the late 1970s. Researchers in areas ranging from economics to computational linguistics have since realised its worth. The book is for novices and for more experienced readers, with two distinct tracks clearly signposted at the start of each chapter. The development is mathematical; prior acquaintance with first-order logic and its semantics is assumed, and familiarity with the basic mathematical notions of set theory is required. The authors focus on the use of modal languages as tools to analyze the properties of relational structures, including their algorithmic and algebraic aspects, and applications to issues in logic and computer science such as completeness, computability and complexity are considered. Three appendices supply basic background information and numerous exercises are provided. Ideal for anyone wanting to learn modern modal logic. ER -