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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.10
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-179944
URL: http://dagstuhl.sunsite.rwth-aachen.de/volltexte/2023/17994/
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Kudasov, Nikolai

E-Unification for Second-Order Abstract Syntax

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Abstract

Higher-order unification (HOU) concerns unification of (extensions of) λ-calculus and can be seen as an instance of equational unification (E-unification) modulo βη-equivalence of λ-terms. We study equational unification of terms in languages with arbitrary variable binding constructions modulo arbitrary second-order equational theories. Abstract syntax with general variable binding and parametrised metavariables allows us to work with arbitrary binders without committing to λ-calculus or use inconvenient and error-prone term encodings, leading to a more flexible framework. In this paper, we introduce E-unification for second-order abstract syntax and describe a unification procedure for such problems, merging ideas from both full HOU and general E-unification. We prove that the procedure is sound and complete.

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@InProceedings{kudasov:LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.10,
  author =	{Kudasov, Nikolai},
  title =	{{E-Unification for Second-Order Abstract Syntax}},
  booktitle =	{8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023)},
  pages =	{10:1--10:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-277-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{260},
  editor =	{Gaboardi, Marco and van Raamsdonk, Femke},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2023/17994},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-179944},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: E-unification, higher-order unification, second-order abstract syntax}
}

Keywords: E-unification, higher-order unification, second-order abstract syntax
Collection: 8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023)
Issue Date: 2023
Date of publication: 28.06.2023

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