A coherent differential PCF

DOI10.46298/LMCS-19(4:7)2023arXiv2205.04109OpenAlexW4280552757MaRDI QIDQ6178673FDOQ6178673

Authors: Thomas Ehrhard 

Publication date: 16 January 2024

Published in: Logical Methods in Computer Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The categorical models of the differential lambda-calculus are additive categories because of the Leibniz rule which requires the summation of two expressions. This means that, as far as the differential lambda-calculus and differential linear logic are concerned, these models feature finite non-determinism and indeed these languages are essentially non-deterministic. In a previous paper we introduced a categorical framework for differentiation which does not require additivity and is compatible with deterministic models such as coherence spaces and probabilistic models such as probabilistic coherence spaces. Based on this semantics we develop a syntax of a deterministic version of the differential lambda-calculus. One nice feature of this new approach to differentiation is that it is compatible with general fixpoints of terms, so our language is actually a differential extension of PCF for which we provide a fully deterministic operational semantics.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.04109

zbMATH Keywords

proof theorycategory theorylinear logic\(\lambda\)-calculusfunctional programming languagesdifferential \(\lambda\)-calculus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logic in computer science (03B70) Computer science (68-XX)

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