The proofs of αα in PW

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1943-5886|61|1|195-211

ISSN: 0022-4812

Source: The Journal of Symbolic Logic, Vol.61, Iss.1, 1996-03, pp. : 195-211

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Abstract

The syntactic structure of the system of pure implicational relevant logic PW is investigated. This system is defined by the axioms B = (bc) → (ab) → ac, B′ = (ab) → (bc)→ ac, I = aa, and the rules of substitution and modus ponens. A class of λ-terms, the closed hereditary right-maximal linear λ-terms, and a translation of such λ-terms M to BB′ I-combinators M + is introduced. It is shown that a formula a is provable in PW if and only if α is a type of some λ-term in this class. Hence these λ-terms represent proof figures in the Natural Deduction version of PW.