Nominal Algebraic-Coalgebraic Data Types, with Applications to Infinitary Lambda-Calculi
Logic in Computer Science
2025-11-05 v1 Programming Languages
Abstract
Ten years ago, it was shown that nominal techniques can be used to design coalgebraic data types with variable binding, so that alpha-equivalence classes of infinitary terms are directly endowed with a corecursion principle. We introduce "mixed" binding signatures, as well as the corresponding type of mixed inductive-coinductive terms. We extend the aforementioned work to this setting. In particular, this allows for a nominal description of the sets Lambda_abc of abc-infinitary lambda-terms (for a, b, c in {0,1}) and of capture-avoiding substitution on alpha-equivalence classes of such terms.
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@article{arxiv.2511.02595,
title = {Nominal Algebraic-Coalgebraic Data Types, with Applications to Infinitary Lambda-Calculi},
author = {Rémy Cerda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.02595},
year = {2025}
}
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In Proceedings FICS 2024, arXiv:2511.00626