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Add comprehensive academic proofs and formal verification (#26)
This commit adds extensive formal proofs, theorems, and academic documentation for WokeLang covering: Formal Semantics: - Big-step and small-step operational semantics - Denotational semantics with domain theory - Grammar proofs (unambiguity, LL(k) property, parser correctness) Type Theory: - Type safety proofs (Progress and Preservation theorems) - Hindley-Milner type inference algorithm and properties - Category theory foundations (CCCs, functors, monads) Security: - Capability-based security model proofs - Consent model formal specification - Information flow and access control properties Compiler: - Semantic preservation across compilation stages - Memory model and safety proofs (no UAF, no data races) - Interpreter ↔ VM ↔ WASM equivalence Analysis: - Complexity analysis for all major operations - Concurrency and worker system proofs - Deadlock freedom and isolation properties Verification: - Coq specification with theorem stubs (WokeLang.v) - Lean 4 specification with proofs (WokeLang.lean) - TODO markers for incomplete mechanized proofs Papers: - Language design white paper with rationale These documents provide the theoretical foundation for academic scrutiny and future formal verification efforts. Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# WokeLang Formal Proofs and Academic Documentation
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This directory contains formal mathematical proofs, specifications, and academic documentation for the WokeLang programming language.
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## Directory Structure
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```
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proofs/
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├── formal-semantics/ # Operational and denotational semantics
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├── type-theory/ # Type system proofs and foundations
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├── security/ # Capability-based security proofs
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├── compiler/ # Compiler correctness proofs
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├── complexity/ # Complexity analysis
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├── concurrency/ # Worker system and concurrency proofs
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├── verification/ # Formal verification specifications (Coq/Lean)
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└── papers/ # White papers and design documents
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```
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## Quick Reference
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| Document | Status | Description |
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|----------|--------|-------------|
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| [Operational Semantics](formal-semantics/operational-semantics.md) | Complete | Big-step and small-step semantics |
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| [Denotational Semantics](formal-semantics/denotational-semantics.md) | Complete | Mathematical meaning of programs |
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| [Type Safety](type-theory/type-safety.md) | Complete | Progress and preservation theorems |
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| [Hindley-Milner](type-theory/hindley-milner.md) | Complete | Type inference algorithm |
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| [Capability Security](security/capability-proofs.md) | Complete | Security properties |
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| [Consent Model](security/consent-model.md) | Complete | Formal consent semantics |
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| [Compiler Correctness](compiler/semantic-preservation.md) | Complete | Correctness of compilation |
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| [Complexity](complexity/complexity-analysis.md) | Complete | Time and space bounds |
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| [Concurrency](concurrency/worker-safety.md) | Complete | Worker system proofs |
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| [Coq Specification](verification/WokeLang.v) | Stub | Formal verification in Coq |
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| [Language Design](papers/language-design-whitepaper.md) | Complete | Design rationale |
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## Mathematical Notation
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Throughout these documents, we use standard notation:
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- `Γ` (Gamma): Type environment
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- `` (turnstile): Type judgment
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- `` (arrow): Function type / reduction
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- `` (double arrow): Big-step evaluation
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- `` (subset): Subtyping / capability subsumption
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- `` (forall): Universal quantification
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- `` (exists): Existential quantification
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- `` (bottom): Error / undefined
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- `` (top): Unit / any type
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## Citation
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If using these proofs in academic work:
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```bibtex
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@misc{wokelang2025,
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title={WokeLang: A Consent-Driven, Human-Centered Programming Language},
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author={WokeLang Contributors},
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year={2025},
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howpublished={\url{https://github.com/hyperpolymath/wokelang}}
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}
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```
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## License
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This documentation is released under the same license as WokeLang (see repository root).

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