Finite Combinatory Logic with Intersection Types
Finite Combinatory Logic with Intersection Types
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具有交集类型的有限组合逻辑
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-21691-6_15
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
P. Urzyczyn
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作者:
J. Rehof;P. Urzyczyn
Combinatory logic is based on modus ponens and a schematic (polymorphic) interpretation of axioms. In this paper we propose to consider expressive combinatory logics under the restriction that axioms are not interpreted schematically but "literally", corresponding to a monomorphic interpretation of types. We thereby arrive at finite combinatory logic, which is strictly finitely axiomatisable and based solely on modus ponens. We show that the provability (inhabitation) problem for finite combinatory logic with intersection types is Exptime-complete with or without subtyping. This result contrasts with the general case, where inhabitation is known to be Expspace-complete in rank 2 and undecidable for rank 3 and up. As a by-product of the considerations in the presence of subtyping, we show that standard intersection type subtyping is in Ptime. From an application standpoint, we can consider intersection types as an expressive specification formalism for which our results show that functional composition synthesis can be automated.