Title :
Cut Elimination for Monomial MALL Proof Nets
Author :
Laurent, Olivier ; Maieli, Roberto
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. Paris VII, Paris
Abstract :
We present a syntax for MALL (multiplicative additive linear logic without units) proof nets which refines Girard´s one. It is also based on the use of monomial weights for identifying additive components (slices). Our generalization gives the possibility of representing a kind of sharing of nodes which does not exist in Girard´s nets. This sharing leads to the definition of a strong cut elimination procedure for MALL. We give a correctness criterion which is proved to be stable by reduction and to give a sequentialization theorem with respect to the sequent calculus. Sequentialization is proved by showing that an expansion procedure allows us to unfold any of our proof nets into a Girard proof net.
Keywords :
computational linguistics; formal logic; theorem proving; Girard proof net; cut elimination; monomial MALL proof nets; multiplicative additive linear logic; sequent calculus; sequentialization theorem; syntax; Additives; Boolean algebra; Calculus; Computer science; Joining processes; Logic; Proposals; Stability; Tensile stress; Cut Elimination; Linear Logic; Proof Net;
Conference_Titel :
Logic in Computer Science, 2008. LICS '08. 23rd Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3183-0
DOI :
10.1109/LICS.2008.31