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13 <h1>The Formal System λδ (\lambda\delta)<br>
15 <h2>Towards the unification of terms, types, environments and contexts</h2>
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22 <li><a href="index.html">Foreword</a></li>
28 <li><a href="documentation.html">Papers</a></li>
31 <li><a href="implementation.html">Resources</a><br>
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36 <h3 style="text-align: right;">News <img style="width: 37px; height: 37px;" alt="[Butterfly]" title="Butterfly" src="images/b5.png"></h3>
39 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 2012.</span> The character "_" is removed from the denomination "lambda_delta". <br>
42 <li>The denomination "\lambda\delta" is used in λδ-related texts.</li>
43 <li>The denomination "lambdadelta" is used in λδ-related identifiers.</li>
44 <li>Permanent λδ URL acquired: <a href="http://lambdadelta.info/">http://lambdadelta.info/</a>
45 (pointing at this site). </li>
49 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 2011.</span> The
50 denomination "lambda-delta" changes to "lambda_delta".
52 <li>The character "-" is reserved in λδ textual syntax
53 (recognized by <span style="font-style: italic;">Helena 0.8.1</span>).
55 <li>Eventually, the occurrences of the character "-" will
56 be replaced by "_" in all λδ-related identifiers.</li>
57 <li>In particular, this refactoring involves file names and
67 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 2011.</span> The
68 specification of λδ version 2 and related topics is restarted in <a href="http://matita.cs.unibo.it/">Matita 0.5</a>.
70 <li><a href="apps_2.html">Here</a> is a page about the
71 topics related to the specification (Applications).</li>
72 <li><a href="basic_2.html">Here</a> is a page about the
73 specification (Core). </li>
78 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 2010.</span> Transient λδ URL acquired: http://lambda-delta.info/
79 (expires on December 2012). <br>
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83 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">November 2010.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Helena 0.8.1</span> is released. <br>
87 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 2009.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Helena 0.8.0</span> is released and the <a href="implementation.html#lddl">λδ Digital Library</a> is started.<br>
88 <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li>
91 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 2009.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Helena</span>, a <a href="implementation.html#helena">validator for λδ version 2</a>, is
92 available as a part of the <a href="http://helm.cs.unibo.it/">HELM</a>
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98 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 2008.</span>
99 This site is online.<br>
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104 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">July 2008.</span> <a href="documentation.html#ldp5">First journal paper on λδ</a> accepted
105 for publication.</li>
108 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">July 2008.</span> First <a href="http://helm.cs.unibo.it/procedural/">procedural reconstruction</a>
109 for <a href="http://matita.cs.unibo.it/">Matita 0.5</a> of the <a href="implementation.html#ldp1">λδ proof scripts for Coq 7.3.1</a>.<br>
113 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 2008.</span> The <a href="implementation.html#static">HTML pages of the specification of
114 λδ version 1 for Matita 0.5</a> are online.<br>
115 <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li>
118 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2008.</span> The
119 specification of λδ version 1 is dismissed.<br>
120 <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li>
123 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 2008.</span> The
124 specification of λδ version 2 is started with Coq 7.3.1 (false start). </li>
127 <li>native type assignment with new rules for application: <span
128 style="font-style: italic;">nty</span> (it replaces <span
129 style="font-style: italic;">ty3</span>);<br>
131 <li>parallel conversion on focalized terms: <span
132 style="font-style: italic;">fpcs</span> (it replaces <span
133 style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">pc3</span>);
136 <li>new weak parallel reduction on environments: <span
137 style="font-style: italic;">wcpr</span> <span
138 style="font-style: italic;"></span>(it is based on <span
139 style="font-style: italic;">fpr</span> and replaces <span
140 style="font-style: italic;">wcpr0</span>); <br>
142 <li>parallel reduction on focalized terms: <span
143 style="font-style: italic;">fpr</span> and <span
144 style="font-style: italic;">fprs</span> (they replace <span
145 style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
146 style="font-style: italic;">pr2</span>, <span
147 style="font-style: italic;">pr3</span>); <br>
151 <li>new thinning relation: <span
152 style="font-style: italic;">drop</span>
153 (it replaces the old <span style="font-style: italic;">drop</span>, <span
154 style="font-style: italic;">clear</span>, <span
155 style="font-style: italic;">getl</span>, <span
156 style="font-style: italic;">cimp</span>, <span
157 style="font-style: italic;">drop1</span>);</li>
158 <li>new shift function: <span style="font-style: italic;">shift</span>:
162 <span style="font-style: italic;">app1</span>);</li>
163 <li>new length function for environments: <span
164 style="font-style: italic;">clen</span>;<br>
166 <li>new relocation function: <span
167 style="font-style: italic;">lift</span> (it replaces old <span
168 style="font-style: italic;">lift</span>, <span
169 style="font-style: italic;">lift1</span>);<br>
171 <li>new term structure with polarity indicators and no
172 distinction between binding and flat items;</li>
173 <li>new general theory of relocation (comprises new
174 relocation functions: <span style="font-style: italic;">s</span>, <span
175 style="font-style: italic;">r</span>);</li>
176 <li>we removed context-free reduction and conversion (<span
177 style="font-style: italic;">pr0</span>, <span
178 style="font-style: italic;">pr1</span>, <span
179 style="font-style: italic;">pc1</span>);<br>
181 <li>we removed greedy substitution (<span
182 style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">csubst0</span>,
183 <span style="font-style: italic;">csubst1</span>, <span
184 style="font-style: italic;">fsubst0</span>, <span
185 style="font-style: italic;">subst0</span>, <span
186 style="font-style: italic;">subst1</span>);<br>
188 <li>we removed level indicators on environments (<span
189 style="font-style: italic;">cbk</span>).</li>
193 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 2007.</span> The
194 <a href="implementation.html#dynamic">specification of λδ
195 version 1 for Matita 0.4</a> is online.</li>
198 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">November 2006.</span> <a href="documentation.html#ldp3">λδ version 1</a> is released.</li>
201 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 2005.</span> <a href="documentation.html#ldt1">First communication on λδ</a>.<br>
205 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2004.</span> The <a href="implementation.html#ldp1">specification of λδ version 1</a> is
206 started with Coq 7.3.1.<br>
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211 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">February 2012.</span> The <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> search for <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">formal system lambda delta</span> gives
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216 <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">February 2012.</span> The <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo</a> search <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">formal system lambda delta</span> gives
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