Talk at Deducteam seminar: The exp-log normal form of types and canonical forms of terms

In presence of sum types, the lambda calculus does not enjoy uniqueness of eta-long normal forms. The canonicity problem also appears for proof trees of intuitionistic logic. In this talk, I will show how the problem becomes easier if, before choosing a canonical representative from a class of beta-eta-equal terms, one coerces the term into the exp-log normal form of its type. This type normal form arises from the one for exponential polynomials.

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