TPTP Problem File: SYN007-1.002.rm
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% File : SYN007-1.002 : TPTP v9.0.0. Bugfixed v2.1.0.
% Domain : Syntactic
% Problem : Pelletier Problem 71
% Version : Especial.
% Theorem formulation : For N = 2.
% English : Clausal forms of statements of the form :
% (p1 <-> (p2 <->...(pN <-> (p1 <-> (p2 <->...<-> pN)...)
% Refs : [Pel86] Pelletier (1986), Seventy-five Problems for Testing Au
% : [Urq87] Urquart (1987), Hard Problems for Resolution
% Source : [Pel86]
% Names : Pelletier 71 [Pel86]
% Status : Unsatisfiable
% Rating : 0.00 v2.0.0
% Syntax :
% Comments : The number of distinct letters in U-N is N. The number of
% occurrences of sentence letters in 2N. The number of clauses
% goes up dramatically as N increases, but I don't think it
% shows that the problems are dramatically more difficult as N
% increases. Rather, it's that the awkward clause form
% representation comes to the fore most dramatically with
% embedded biconditionals. On all other measures of complexity,
% one should say that the problems increase linearly in
% difficulty. Urquhart says that the proof size of any resolution
% system increases exponentially with increase in N.
% : This problem can also be done in terms of graphs, as described
% in [Pel86] Problem 74.
% Bugfixes : v2.1.0 - Removed, as it's only interesting as a FOF problem.
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