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| − | Positive formulas admit generalized left structural rules corresponding to a structure of <math>\tens</math>-comonoid: <math>P\limp P\tens P</math> and <math>P\limp\one</math>. The following rule is derivable: |
+ | Positive formulas admit generalized left structural rules corresponding to a structure of [[Wikipedia:Comonoid|<math>\tens</math>-comonoid]]: <math>P\limp P\tens P</math> and <math>P\limp\one</math>. The following rule is derivable: |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 28 October 2013
A positive formula is a formula P such that
(thus a coalgebra for the comonad
). As a consequence P and
are equivalent.
A formula P is positive if and only if
is negative.
[edit] Positive connectives
A connective c of arity n is positive if for any positive formulas P1,...,Pn,
is positive.
Proposition (Positive connectives)
,
,
,
,
and
are positive connectives.
Proof.
More generally,
is positive for any formula A.
The notion of positive connective is related with but different from the notion of asynchronous connective.
[edit] Generalized structural rules
Positive formulas admit generalized left structural rules corresponding to a structure of
-comonoid:
and
. The following rule is derivable:
Proof.
Positive formulas are also acceptable in the left-hand side context of the promotion rule. The following rule is derivable:
Proof.