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.
Authors
- Rémi Di Guardia
- Olivier Laurent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-9390)
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Logical Methods in Computer Science
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46298/lmcs-21(4:24)2025
- Primary Topic
- Logic, programming, and type systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche