@inproceedings{2a11a74566544b429c03040ef84d3ad6,
title = "Join inverse rig categories for reversible functional programming, and beyond",
abstract = "Reversible computing is a computational paradigm in which computations are deterministic in both the forward and backward direction, so that programs have well-defined forward and backward semantics. We investigate the formal semantics of the reversible functional programming language Rfun. For this purpose we introduce join inverse rig categories, the natural marriage of join inverse categories and rig categories, which we show can be used to model the language Rfun, under reasonable assumptions. These categories turn out to be a particularly natural fit for reversible computing as a whole, as they encompass models for other reversible programming languages, notably Theseus and reversible flowcharts. This suggests that join inverse rig categories really are the categorical models of reversible computing.",
author = "Robin Kaarsgaard and Mathys Rennela",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.4204/EPTCS.351.10",
language = "English",
volume = "351",
series = "Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science",
publisher = "Open Publishing Association",
pages = "152--167",
editor = "Ana Sokolova",
booktitle = "Proceedings 37th Conference on Mathematical Foundations of Programming Semantics",
note = "37th Conference on Mathematical Foundations of Programming Semantics, MFPS XXXVII ; Conference date: 30-08-2021 Through 02-09-2021",
}