(Leftmost-Outermost) Beta Reduction is Invariant, Indeed

Slot and van Emde Boas' weak invariance thesis states that reasonable machines can simulate each other within a polynomially overhead in time. Is lambda-calculus a reasonable machine? Is there a way to measure the computational complexity of a lambda-term? This paper presents the first complete...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beniamino Accattoli, Ugo Dal Lago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Logical Methods in Computer Science e.V. 2016-03-01
Series:Logical Methods in Computer Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://lmcs.episciences.org/1627/pdf