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Reasonable Space for the ${\lambda}$-Calculus, Logarithmically

Logic in Computer Science 2024-11-27 v6 Computational Complexity Programming Languages

Abstract

Can the λ\lambda-calculus be considered a reasonable computational model? Can we use it for measuring the time and\textit{and} space consumption of algorithms? While the literature contains positive answers about time, much less is known about space. This paper presents a new reasonable space cost model for the λ\lambda-calculus, based on a variant over the Krivine abstract machine. For the first time, this cost model is able to accommodate logarithmic space. Moreover, we study the time behavior of our machine and show how to transport our results to the call-by-value λ\lambda-calculus.

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@article{arxiv.2203.00362,
  title  = {Reasonable Space for the ${\lambda}$-Calculus, Logarithmically},
  author = {Beniamino Accattoli and Ugo Dal Lago and Gabriele Vanoni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.00362},
  year   = {2024}
}
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