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Topological Observations on Multiplicative Additive Linear Logic

Logic in Computer Science 2009-09-29 v1

Abstract

As an attempt to uncover the topological nature of composition of strategies in game semantics, we present a ``topological'' game for Multiplicative Additive Linear Logic without propositional variables, including cut moves. We recast the notion of (winning) strategy and the question of cut elimination in this context, and prove a cut elimination theorem. Finally, we prove soundness and completeness. The topology plays a crucial role, in particular through the fact that strategies form a sheaf.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.0807.2636,
  title  = {Topological Observations on Multiplicative Additive Linear Logic},
  author = {André Hirschowitz and Michel Hirschowitz and Tom Hirschowitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.2636},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages in two columns, submitted to POPL '09. Uses Paul Taylor's diagrams

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