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Herbrand schemes for first-order logic

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a language-theoretic rendering of Herbrand’s theorem. To each first-order proof is associated a higher-order recursion scheme that abstracts the computation of Herbrand sets obtained through Gentzen-style multicut elimination. The representation extends previous results in this area by lifting the prenex restriction on cut formulas and relaxing the cut-elimination strategies. Features of the new approach are the interpretation of cut as simple composition and contraction as ‘call with current continuation’.
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,190
OpenAlex ID: W4410356979
FWCI: 0.408
Cites: 26
Cited by: 1
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