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The three dimensions of proofs

Category Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Logic in Computer Science Logic

Abstract

In this document, we study a 3-polygraphic translation for the proofs of SKS, a formal system for classical propositional logic. We prove that the free 3-category generated by this 3-polygraph describes the proofs of classical propositional logic modulo structural bureaucracy. We give a 3-dimensional generalization of Penrose diagrams and use it to provide several pictures of a proof. We sketch how local transformations of proofs yield a non contrived example of 4-dimensional rewriting.

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@article{arxiv.math/0612089,
  title  = {The three dimensions of proofs},
  author = {Yves Guiraud},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0612089},
  year   = {2007}
}

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38 pages, 50 figures