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Proof nets and semi-star-autonomous categories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2014

WILLEM HEIJLTJES  and
LUTZ STRAßBURGER
WILLEM HEIJLTJES
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK Email: w.b.heijltjes@bath.ac.uk
LUTZ STRAßBURGER
Affiliation:
INRIA Saclay, 1 rue Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, École Polytechnique, 91120 PalaiseauFrance Email: lutz@lix.polytechnique.fr
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Abstract

In this paper, it is proved that Girard's proof nets for multiplicative linear logic characterize free semi-star-autonomous categories.

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Mathematical Structures in Computer Science , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , June 2016 , pp. 789 - 828
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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