Type Isomorphisms for Multiplicative-Additive Linear Logic

We characterize type isomorphisms in the multiplicative-additive fragment of linear logic (MALL), and thus in *-autonomous categories with finite products, extending a result for the multiplicative fragment by Balat and Di Cosmo. This yields a much richer equational theory involving distributivity and cancellation laws. The unit-free case is obtained by relying on the proof-net syntax introduced by Hughes and Van Glabbeek. We use the sequent calculus to extend our results to full MALL, including all units, thanks to a study of cut-elimination and rule commutations.

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Logical Methods in Computer Science
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2025-11-21
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https://doi.org/10.46298/lmcs-21(4:24)2025
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Logic, programming, and type systems
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Type Isomorphisms for Multiplicative-Additive Linear Logic

Rémi Di Guardia, Olivier Laurent
Logical Methods in Computer Science
Logic, programming, and type systems
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Type Isomorphisms for Multiplicative-Additive Linear Logic

Rémi Di Guardia, Olivier Laurent
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We characterize type isomorphisms in the multiplicative-additive fragment of linear logic (MALL), and thus in *-autonomous categories with finite products, extending a result for the multiplicative fragment by Balat and Di Cosmo. This yields a much richer equational theory involving distributivity and cancellation laws. The unit-free case is obtained by relying on the proof-net syntax introduced by Hughes and Van Glabbeek. We use the sequent calculus to extend our results to full MALL, including all units, thanks to a study of cut-elimination and rule commutations.

Logical Methods in Computer ScienceVol. Volume 21, Issue 4
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR), École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (FR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
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Logic, programming, and type systems
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