The Parametric Lambda Calculus
Subtitle: A Metamodel for Computation (Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer; Springer-Verlag
Published: November 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9783540200321
Subjects: Mathematical logic; Mathematics; Computers - General Information; Science/Mathematics; Programming Languages - General; Computer Science; Logic; Mathematics / Logic; Calculus; Lambda calculus
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Description: "The parametric lambda calculus is used as a tool for presenting in a uniform way basic notions of programming languages, and for studying with a uniform approach some lambda calculi modeling different kinds of computations, such as call-by-name, both in its lazy and non-lazy versions, and call-by-value. The parametric presentation allows us both to prove in one step all the fundamental properties of different calculi, and to compare them with each other." "The book includes some classical results in the field of lambda calculi, but completely rephrased using the parametric approach, together with some new results. The lambda calculi are presented from a computer science viewpoint, with particular emphasis on their semantics, both operational and denotational."--BOOK JACKET.