5 research outputs found
On noncommutative extensions of linear logic
Pomset logic introduced by Retor\'e is an extension of linear logic with a
self-dual noncommutative connective. The logic is defined by means of
proof-nets, rather than a sequent calculus. Later a deep inference system BV
was developed with an eye to capturing Pomset logic, but equivalence of system
has not been proven up to now. As for a sequent calculus formulation, it has
not been known for either of these logics, and there are convincing arguments
that such a sequent calculus in the usual sense simply does not exist for them.
In an on-going work on semantics we discovered a system similar to Pomset
logic, where a noncommutative connective is no longer self-dual. Pomset logic
appears as a degeneration, when the class of models is restricted. Motivated by
these semantic considerations, we define in the current work a semicommutative
multiplicative linear logic}, which is multiplicative linear logic extended
with two nonisomorphic noncommutative connectives (not to be confused with very
different Abrusci-Ruet noncommutative logic). We develop a syntax of proof-nets
and show how this logic degenerates to Pomset logic. However, a more
interesting problem than just finding yet another noncommutative logic is to
find a sequent calculus for this logic. We introduce decorated sequents, which
are sequents equipped with an extra structure of a binary relation of
reachability on formulas. We define a decorated sequent calculus for
semicommutative logic and prove that it is cut-free, sound and complete. This
is adapted to "degenerate" variations, including Pomset logic. Thus, in
particular, we give a variant of sequent calculus formulation for Pomset logic,
which is one of the key results of the paper
From Proof Nets to the Free *-Autonomous Category
In the first part of this paper we present a theory of proof nets for full
multiplicative linear logic, including the two units. It naturally extends the
well-known theory of unit-free multiplicative proof nets. A linking is no
longer a set of axiom links but a tree in which the axiom links are subtrees.
These trees will be identified according to an equivalence relation based on a
simple form of graph rewriting. We show the standard results of
sequentialization and strong normalization of cut elimination. In the second
part of the paper we show that the identifications enforced on proofs are such
that the class of two-conclusion proof nets defines the free *-autonomous
category.Comment: LaTeX, 44 pages, final version for LMCS; v2: updated bibliograph
Entropic Hopf Algebras and Models of Non-Commutative Logic
We give a definition of categorical model for the multiplicative fragment of non-commutative logic. We call such structures entropic categories. We demonstrate the soundness and completeness of our axiomatization with respect to cut-elimination
Entropic hopf algebras and models of non-commutative linear logic. Theory and Applications of Categories
ABSTRACT. We give a definition of categorical model for the multiplicative fragment of non-commutative logic. We call such structures entropic categories. We demonstrate the soundness and completeness of our axiomatization with respect to cut-elimination. We then focus on several methods of building entropic categories. Our first models are constructed via the notion of a partial bimonoid acting on a cocomplete category. We also explore an entropic version of the Chu construction, and apply it in this setting. It has recently been demonstrated that Hopf algebras provide an excellent framework for modeling a number of variants of multiplicative linear logic, such as commutative, braided and cyclic. We extend these ideas to the entropic setting by developing a new type of Hopf algebra, which we call entropic Hopf algebras. We show that the category of modules over an entropic Hopf algebra is an entropic category, (possibly after application of the Chu construction). Several examples are discussed, based first on the notion of a bigroup. Finally the Tannaka-Krein reconstruction theorem is extended to the entropic setting. 1. Introduction Non-commutative logic, NL for short, was introduced by Abrusci and the third author in [2, 27]. It generalizes Girard's commutative linear logic [16] and Yetter's cyclic linear logic [30], a classical conservative extension of the Lambek calculus [20]. We consider here the multiplicative fragment of NL, which contains the main novelties. Formulas of NL are built from the following connectives