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A Calculus of Coercive Subtyping

by Matej Kollár, Ondøej Peterka, Ondøej Ry¹avý, Libor ©karvada, November 2009, 17 pages.

FIMU-RS-2009-11. Available as Postscript, PDF.

Abstract:

This report deals with a type system that merges subtyping and dependent types. We define a calculus that instead of term overloading employs coercion mappings. This enables to detach the subtyping from other parts of the calculus, so that the mutual dependence between subtyping, typing and kinding can be reduced. We analyze basic properties of the calculus and show several examples that demonstrate the mechanism of coercive subtyping.