Péter Battyányi ; Karim Nour - An estimation for the lengths of reduction sequences of the $\lambda\mu\rho\theta$-calculus

lmcs:3207 - Logical Methods in Computer Science, June 22, 2018, Volume 14, Issue 2 - https://doi.org/10.23638/LMCS-14(2:17)2018
An estimation for the lengths of reduction sequences of the $\lambda\mu\rho\theta$-calculusArticle

Authors: Péter Battyányi ; Karim Nour

    Since it was realized that the Curry-Howard isomorphism can be extended to the case of classical logic as well, several calculi have appeared as candidates for the encodings of proofs in classical logic. One of the most extensively studied among them is the $\lambda\mu$-calculus of Parigot. In this paper, based on the result of Xi presented for the $\lambda$-calculus Xi, we give an upper bound for the lengths of the reduction sequences in the $\lambda\mu$-calculus extended with the $\rho$- and $\theta$-rules. Surprisingly, our results show that the new terms and the new rules do not add to the computational complexity of the calculus despite the fact that $\mu$-abstraction is able to consume an unbounded number of arguments by virtue of the $\mu$-rule.


    Volume: Volume 14, Issue 2
    Published on: June 22, 2018
    Accepted on: May 16, 2018
    Submitted on: March 20, 2017
    Keywords: Mathematics - Logic

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