Some new results on easy lambda-terms

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This paper is devoted to easy terms, that is \(\lambda\)-terms \(X\) such that for each \(\lambda\)-term \(Y\) the equation \(X= Y\) is consistent. Two methods are used for investigating such terms. First a sufficient condition for the consistency of certain equations \(X= Y\) is given, based on some Church-Rosser extensions of the \(\lambda\)-calculus. Then, the use of continuity properties of Böhm trees provides a means to ensure the above sufficient condition. The authors exploit these tools to give examples of easiness, investigate the more general notion of ``normal form easiness, and provide a very detailed study of the relations between the two notions.











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