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The intractability of validity in logic programming and dynamic logic

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Blair, H.A. (1984). The intractability of validity in logic programming and dynamic logic. In: Clarke, E., Kozen, D. (eds) Logics of Programs. Logic of Programs 1983. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-12896-4_355

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