---
title: Nominal Logic Programming
url: https://www.emergentmind.com/papers/0609062
type: paper
arxiv_id: '0609062'
arxiv_url: https://arxiv.org/abs/0609062
published: '2006-09-12'
categories:
- cs.PL
- cs.LO
---

# Nominal Logic Programming

## Abstract

Nominal logic is an extension of first-order logic which provides a simple foundation for formalizing and reasoning about abstract syntax modulo consistent renaming of bound names (that is, alpha-equivalence). This article investigates logic programming based on nominal logic. We describe some typical nominal logic programs, and develop the model-theoretic, proof-theoretic, and operational semantics of such programs. Besides being of interest for ensuring the correct behavior of implementations, these results provide a rigorous foundation for techniques for analysis and reasoning about nominal logic programs, as we illustrate via examples.