Craig interpolation for semilinear substructural logics

Abstract

The Craig interpolation property is investigated for substructural logics whose algebraic semantics are varieties of semilinear (subdirect products of linearly ordered) pointed commutative residuated lattices. It is shown that Craig interpolation fails for certain classes of these logics with weakening if the corresponding algebras are not idempotent. A complete characterization is then given of axiomatic extensions of the >R-mingle with unit> logic (corresponding to varieties of Sugihara monoids) that have the Craig interpolation property. This latter characterization is obtained using a model-theoretic quantifier elimination strategy to determine the varieties of Sugihara monoids admitting the amalgamation property. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.