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Coherence for Frobenius pseudomonoids and the geometry of linear proofs

Logic in Computer Science 2023-06-22 v5

Abstract

We prove coherence theorems for Frobenius pseudomonoids and snakeorators in monoidal bicategories. As a consequence we obtain a 3d notation for proofs in nonsymmetric multiplicative linear logic, with a geometrical notion of equivalence, and without the need for a global correctness criterion or thinning links. We argue that traditional proof nets are the 2d projections of these 3d diagrams.

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@article{arxiv.1601.05372,
  title  = {Coherence for Frobenius pseudomonoids and the geometry of linear proofs},
  author = {Lawrence Dunn and Jamie Vicary},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.05372},
  year   = {2023}
}