Comparison of two semantic approaches to unification

TitleComparison of two semantic approaches to unification
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsLeucker, M
UniversityRWTH Aachen
Thesis Typemasters
Abstract

The master theses compares the two most prominent semantic approaches to unifica tion. We can show that unification in primal algebras is not a direct instance of unification in monoidal theories. However, it is possible to reduce unification in a given primal algebra to unification in a corresponding monoidal theory. As by-products of this work we have shown that unification in algebras is an instance of unification modulo equational theories, and we have introduced a new notion of equivalence for equational theories.

Bibtex: 
@mastersthesis {Leucker96,
	title = {Comparison of two semantic approaches to unification},
	year = {1996},
	school = {RWTH Aachen},
	type = {masters},
	abstract = {The master theses compares the two most prominent semantic approaches to unifica tion. We can show that unification in primal algebras is not a direct instance of unification in monoidal theories. However, it is possible to reduce unification in a given primal algebra to unification in a corresponding monoidal theory. As by-products of this work we have shown that unification in algebras is an instance of unification modulo equational theories, and we have introduced a new notion of equivalence for equational theories.},
	author = {Martin Leucker}
}
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