Decidable varieties of p-algebras

Abstract

We show that for quasivarieties of p-algebras the properties of (i) having decidable first-order theory and (ii) having decidable first-order theory of the finite members, coincide. The only two quasivarieties with these properties are the trivial variety and the variety of Boolean algebras. This contrasts sharply, even for varieties, with the situation in Heyting algebras where decidable varieties do not coincide with finitely decidable ones.