Programming and proving with classical types


Type
Conference Object
Change log
Authors
Matache, C 
Gomes, VBF 
Mulligan, DP 
Abstract

The propositions-as-types correspondence is ordinarily presen- ted as linking the metatheory of typed λ-calculi and the proof theory of intuitionistic logic. Griffin observed that this correspondence could be extended to classical logic through the use of control operators. This observation set off a flurry of further research, leading to the development of Parigot’s λμ-calculus. In this work, we use the λμ-calculus as the foundation for a system of proof terms for classical first-order logic. In particular, we define an extended call-by-value λμ-calculus with a type system in correspondence with full classical logic. We extend the language with polymorphic types, add a host of data types in ‘direct style’, and prove several metatheoretical properties. All of our proofs and definitions are mechanised in Isabelle/HOL, and we automatically obtain an inter- preter for a system of proof terms cum programming language—called μML—using Isabelle’s code generation mechanism. Atop our proof terms, we build a prototype LCF-style interactive theorem prover—called μTP— for classical first-order logic, capable of synthesising μML programs from completed tactic-driven proofs. We present example closed μML programs with classical tautologies for types, including some inexpressible as closed programs in the original λμ-calculus, and some example tactic-driven μTP proofs of classical tautologies.

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Keywords
46 Information and Computing Sciences, 4612 Software Engineering
Journal Title
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Conference Name
15th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2017
Journal ISSN
0302-9743
1611-3349
Volume Title
10695 LNCS
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K008528/1)