Abstract

These are the lecture notes for a tutorial at FMCS 2004 in Kananaskis. The aim is to give a first introduction to Partial Combinatory Algebras and the construction of Realizability Toposes. The first part, where Partial Combinatory Algebras are discussed, requires no specific background (except for some of the examples perhaps), although familiarity with combinatory logic and lambda calculus will not hurt. The second part on realizability toposes presupposes some knowledge of category theory; more specifically, we will assume that the reader knows what a topos is. Apart from that the material is self-contained. 1 Partial Combinatory Algebras We give the basic definitions and properties of Partial Combinatory Algebras in the first subsection. Next, we discuss some of the important examples. Finally, we touch upon the theory of Partial Combinatory Algebras. 1.1 Partial Applicative Structures and Combinatory Completeness We first introduce the basic concept of a Partial Applicative Structure, which may be viewed as a universe for computation. Then look at terms over an applicative structure, we formulate

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