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Main Author: Jovanovic, Dejan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26181
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contents We show that the nonlinear real arithmetic theory (NRA) as defined in the SMTLIB standard is undecidable. The undecidability arises from the treatment of division by zero as an uninterpreted function, which allows encoding integer arithmetic problems into NRA formulas.
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spellingShingle Nonlinear Arithmetic with SMTLIB Division is Undecidable
Jovanovic, Dejan
Logic in Computer Science
We show that the nonlinear real arithmetic theory (NRA) as defined in the SMTLIB standard is undecidable. The undecidability arises from the treatment of division by zero as an uninterpreted function, which allows encoding integer arithmetic problems into NRA formulas.
title Nonlinear Arithmetic with SMTLIB Division is Undecidable
topic Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26181