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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15
Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions

Authors: Gianluca Curzi and Lukas Melgaard

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 363, 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)

Abstract
We study cyclic proof systems for μPA, an extension of Peano arithmetic by generalised inductive definitions that is arithmetically equivalent to the (impredicative) subsystem of second-order arithmetic Π^1_2-CA₀ by Möllerfeld. The main result of this paper is that cyclic and inductive μPA have the same proof-theoretic strength. First, we translate cyclic proofs into an annotated variant based on Sprenger and Dam’s systems for first-order μ-calculus, whose stronger validity condition allows for a simpler proof of soundness. We then formalise this argument within Π^1_2-CA₀, leveraging Möllerfeld’s conservativity properties. To this end, we build on prior work by Curzi and Das on the reverse mathematics of the Knaster-Tarski theorem. As a byproduct of our proof methods we show that, despite the stronger validity condition, annotated and "plain" cyclic proofs for μPA prove the same theorems. This work represents a further step in the non-wellfounded proof-theoretic analysis of theories of arithmetic via impredicative fragments of second-order arithmetic, an approach initiated by Simpson’s Cyclic Arithmetic, and continued by Das and Melgaard in the context of arithmetical inductive definitions.
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Gianluca Curzi and Lukas Melgaard. Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions. In 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 363, pp. 15:1-15:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{curzi_et_al:LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15,
  author =	{Curzi, Gianluca and Melgaard, Lukas},
  title =	{{Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions}},
  booktitle =	{34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)},
  pages =	{15:1--15:19},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-411-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{363},
  editor =	{Guerrini, Stefano and K\"{o}nig, Barbara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254399},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15},
  annote =	{Keywords: cyclic proofs, positive inductive definitions, arithmetic, fixed points, proof theory, reset proof systems}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.16
On the Entailment Problem in Dynamic Separation Logic with Inductive Definitions

Authors: Nicolas Peltier

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 363, 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)

Abstract
Separation Logic (SL) is a well-established framework for reasoning about programs that manipulate dynamic memory. To express and verify properties of custom recursive data structures, SL is extended with spatial predicates defined by user-specified inductive rules. Many verification problems reduce to deciding entailments between formulas involving these predicates. While the general entailment problem is undecidable, a broad class of inductive rules - known as PCE (Progressing, Connected, and Established) - has been identified for which entailment is decidable. In this work, we extend the study of the entailment problem to Dynamic Separation Logic (DSL), an extension of SL that includes dynamic modalities for reasoning about actions on the heap and store. We show that entailment in DSL remains decidable for PCE rules by proving that dynamic modalities can be automatically eliminated.
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Nicolas Peltier. On the Entailment Problem in Dynamic Separation Logic with Inductive Definitions. In 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 363, pp. 16:1-16:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{peltier:LIPIcs.CSL.2026.16,
  author =	{Peltier, Nicolas},
  title =	{{On the Entailment Problem in Dynamic Separation Logic with Inductive Definitions}},
  booktitle =	{34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)},
  pages =	{16:1--16:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-411-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{363},
  editor =	{Guerrini, Stefano and K\"{o}nig, Barbara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.16},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254402},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.16},
  annote =	{Keywords: Separation logic, Dynamic logic, Entailment problem}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13
Barendregt’s Theory of the λ-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized

Authors: Adrienne Lancelot, Beniamino Accattoli, and Maxime Vemclefs

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 352, 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)

Abstract
Barendregt’s book on the untyped λ-calculus refines the inconsistent view of β-divergence as representation of the undefined via the key concept of head reduction. In this paper, we put together recent revisitations of some key theorems laid out in Barendregt’s book, and we formalize them in the Abella proof assistant. Our work provides a compact and refreshed presentation of the core of the book. The formalization faithfully mimics pen-and-paper proofs. Two interesting aspects are the manipulation of contexts for the study of contextual equivalence and a formal alternative to the informal trick at work in Takahashi’s proof of the genericity lemma. As a by-product, we obtain an alternative definition of contextual equivalence that does not mention contexts.
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Adrienne Lancelot, Beniamino Accattoli, and Maxime Vemclefs. Barendregt’s Theory of the λ-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized. In 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 352, pp. 13:1-13:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{lancelot_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13,
  author =	{Lancelot, Adrienne and Accattoli, Beniamino and Vemclefs, Maxime},
  title =	{{Barendregt’s Theory of the \lambda-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)},
  pages =	{13:1--13:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-396-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{352},
  editor =	{Forster, Yannick and Keller, Chantal},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-246114},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13},
  annote =	{Keywords: lambda-calculus, head reduction, equational theory}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.32
Interpolation as Cut-Introduction: On the Computational Content of Craig-Lyndon Interpolation

Authors: Alexis Saurin

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 337, 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)

Abstract
Analyzing Maehara’s method for proving Craig’s interpolation theorem, we extract a "proof relevant" interpolation theorem for first-order LL in the sense that if π is a cut-free sequent proof of A⊢ B, we can find a formula C in the common vocabulary of A and B and proofs π₁,π₂ of A⊢ C and C⊢ B respectively such that π₁ composed with π₂ cut-reduces to π. As a direct corollary, we get similar proof relevant interpolation results for LJ and LK using linear translations. This refined interpolation is then rephrased in terms of a cut-introduction process synthetizing the interpolant. Finally, we analyze the computational content of interpolation by proving an interpolation result for Curien and Herbelin’s Duality of Computation.
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Alexis Saurin. Interpolation as Cut-Introduction: On the Computational Content of Craig-Lyndon Interpolation. In 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 337, pp. 32:1-32:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{saurin:LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.32,
  author =	{Saurin, Alexis},
  title =	{{Interpolation as Cut-Introduction: On the Computational Content of Craig-Lyndon Interpolation}},
  booktitle =	{10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)},
  pages =	{32:1--32:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-374-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{337},
  editor =	{Fern\'{a}ndez, Maribel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.32},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-236478},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.32},
  annote =	{Keywords: Classical Logic, Interpolation, Cut Elimination, Linear Logic, Sequent calculus, System L}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2025.42
Unifying Sequent Systems for Gödel-Löb Provability Logic via Syntactic Transformations

Authors: Tim S. Lyon

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 326, 33rd EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2025)

Abstract
We demonstrate the inter-translatability of proofs between the most prominent sequent-based formalisms for Gödel-Löb provability logic. In particular, we consider Sambin and Valentini’s sequent system GL_{seq}, Shamkanov’s non-wellfounded and cyclic sequent systems GL_∞ and GL_{circ}, Poggiolesi’s tree-hypersequent system CSGL, and Negri’s labeled sequent system G3GL. Shamkanov provided proof-theoretic correspondences between GL_{seq}, GL_∞, and GL_{circ}, and Goré and Ramanayake showed how to transform proofs between CSGL and G3GL, however, the exact nature of proof transformations between the former three systems and the latter two systems has remained an open problem. We solve this open problem by showing how to restructure tree-hypersequent proofs into an end-active form and introduce a novel linearization technique that transforms such proofs into linear nested sequent proofs. As a result, we obtain a new proof-theoretic tool for extracting linear nested sequent systems from tree-hypersequent systems, which yields the first cut-free linear nested sequent calculus LNGL for Gödel-Löb provability logic. We show how to transform proofs in LNGL into a certain normal form, where proofs repeat in stages of modal and local rule applications, and which are translatable into GL_{seq} and G3GL proofs. These new syntactic transformations, together with those mentioned above, establish full proof-theoretic correspondences between GL_{seq}, GL_∞, GL_{circ}, CSGL, G3GL, and LNGL while also giving (to the best of the author’s knowledge) the first constructive proof mappings between structural (viz. labeled, tree-hypersequent, and linear nested sequent) systems and a cyclic sequent system.
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Tim S. Lyon. Unifying Sequent Systems for Gödel-Löb Provability Logic via Syntactic Transformations. In 33rd EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 326, pp. 42:1-42:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{lyon:LIPIcs.CSL.2025.42,
  author =	{Lyon, Tim S.},
  title =	{{Unifying Sequent Systems for G\"{o}del-L\"{o}b Provability Logic via Syntactic Transformations}},
  booktitle =	{33rd EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2025)},
  pages =	{42:1--42:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-362-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{326},
  editor =	{Endrullis, J\"{o}rg and Schmitz, Sylvain},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2025.42},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-227992},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2025.42},
  annote =	{Keywords: Cyclic proof, G\"{o}del-L\"{o}b logic, Labeled sequent, Linear nested sequent, Modal logic, Non-wellfounded proof, Proof theory, Proof transformation, Tree-hypersequent}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2015.325
Sub-classical Boolean Bunched Logics and the Meaning of Par

Authors: James Brotherston and Jules Villard

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 41, 24th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2015)

Abstract
We investigate intermediate logics between the bunched logics Boolean BI and Classical BI, obtained by combining classical propositional logic with various flavours of Hyland and De Paiva's full intuitionistic linear logic. Thus, in addition to the usual multiplicative conjunction (with its adjoint implication and unit), our logics also feature a multiplicative disjunction (with its adjoint co-implication and unit). The multiplicatives behave "sub-classically", in that disjunction and conjunction are related by a weak distribution principle, rather than by De Morgan equivalence. We formulate a Kripke semantics, covering all our sub-classical bunched logics, in which the multiplicatives are naturally read in terms of resource operations. Our main theoretical result is that validity according to this semantics coincides with provability in a corresponding Hilbert-style proof system. Our logical investigation sheds considerable new light on how one can understand the multiplicative disjunction, better known as linear logic's "par", in terms of resource operations. In particular, and in contrast to the earlier Classical BI, the models of our logics include the heap-like memory models of separation logic, in which disjunction can be interpreted as a property of intersection operations over heaps.
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James Brotherston and Jules Villard. Sub-classical Boolean Bunched Logics and the Meaning of Par. In 24th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2015). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 41, pp. 325-342, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2015)

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@InProceedings{brotherston_et_al:LIPIcs.CSL.2015.325,
  author =	{Brotherston, James and Villard, Jules},
  title =	{{Sub-classical Boolean Bunched Logics and the Meaning of Par}},
  booktitle =	{24th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2015)},
  pages =	{325--342},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-90-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2015},
  volume =	{41},
  editor =	{Kreutzer, Stephan},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2015.325},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-54234},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2015.325},
  annote =	{Keywords: Bunched logic, linear logic, modal logic, Kripke semantics, model theory}
}
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