Programming with higher-order logic:
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Main Authors: Miller, Dale 1956- (Author), Nadathur, Gopalan 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Edition:1. publ.
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Item Description:"Formal systems that describe computations over syntactic structures occur frequently in computer science. Logic programming provides a natural framework for encoding and animating such systems. However, these systems often embody variable binding, a notion that must be treated carefully at a computational level. This book aims to show that a programming language based on a simply typed version of higher-order logic provides an elegant, declarative means for providing such a treatment. Three broad topics are covered in pursuit of this goal. First, a proof-theoretic framework that supports a general view of logic programming is identified. Second, an actual language called [Lambda]Prolog is developed by applying this view to higher-order logic. Finally, a methodology for programming with specifications is exposed by showing how several computations over formal objects such as logical formulas, functional programs, and [lambda]-terms and [pi]-calculus expressions can be encoded in [Lambda]Prolog"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 306S.
ISBN:9780521879408

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