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ICFP
2003
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
A modal foundation for meta-variables
We report on work in progress regarding a foundation for the notion of meta-variable in logical frameworks and type theories. Our proposal is to treat meta-variables as modal varia...
Aleksandar Nanevski, Brigitte Pientka, Frank Pfenn...
CADE
2003
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Optimizing Higher-Order Pattern Unification
Abstract. We present an abstract view of existential variables in a dependently typed lambda-calculus based on modal type theory. This allows us to justify optimizations to pattern...
Brigitte Pientka, Frank Pfenning