Logical Methods in Computer Science (Sep 2009)

Full abstraction for nominal general references

  • Nikos Tzevelekos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2168/lmcs-5(3:8)2009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 5, Issue 3

Abstract

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Game semantics has been used with considerable success in formulating fully abstract semantics for languages with higher-order procedures and a wide range of computational effects. Recently, nominal games have been proposed for modelling functional languages with names. These are ordinary, stateful games cast in the theory of nominal sets developed by Pitts and Gabbay. Here we take nominal games one step further, by developing a fully abstract semantics for a language with nominal general references.

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