Beta reduction of Lambda Calculus - math

I have the following lambda calculus:
1) λx . katze(x)(Garfield)
2) λP . λx . P(x)(tea)
3) λy . λx . likes(x, y)(Mia)
How do I reduce them with the Beta Reduction?
My solutions:
1) katze (Garfield)
2) tea
3) likes(Mia)

When performing beta reduction, you substitute the bound variable to the lambda function with the value supplied. The notation for that is [param := value] and you pick up the first variable that is given.
In the case
λx . katze(x)(Garfield) -> katze (Garfield) the reduction is correct. We've substituted the x variable for Garfield and removed λx in the process leaving just the expression inside. Here are the steps that would be taken:
λx . katze(x)(Garfield)
= katze(x)[x := Garfield]
= katze(Garfield)
However, the other two are not correct. You are forgetting that you have a lambda function where the expression inside is another lambda function. Since you have a single input, you only have to reduce one function - the first one, leaving the other. You can think of it of peeling off the outer one and exposing the inner.
In the case of λP . λx . P(x)(tea) this can be better represented as (λP . (λx . P(x)))(tea) where now each lambda function is surrounded by brackets. Since we supply a single input tea, we only resolve the outer function with parameter P (leaving the brackets for some clarity):
(λP . (λx . P(x)))(tea)
= (λx . P(x))[P := tea]
= (λx . P(x))
= λx . tea(x)
Or without the brackets:
λP . λx . P(x)(tea)
= λx . P(x)[P := tea]
= λx . tea(x)
As for the final function, it still has the same problem that you are removing both functions, when only one input is given. The correct reduction steps are:
λy . λx . likes(x, y)(Mia)
= λx . likes(x, y)[y := Mia]
= λx . likes(x, Mia)

Related

.= operator in Julia

In the code taken from: https://tutorials.sciml.ai/html/models/01-classical_physics.html
as given below:
# Simple Harmonic Oscillator Problem
using OrdinaryDiffEq, Plots
# Parameters
ω = 1
# Initial Conditions
x₀ = [0.0]
dx₀ = [π/2]
tspan = (0.0, 2π)
ϕ = atan((dx₀[1]/ω)/x₀[1])
A = √(x₀[1]^2 + dx₀[1]^2)
# Define the problem
function harmonicoscillator(ddu,du,u,ω,t)
ddu .= -ω^2 * u
end
# Pass to solvers
prob = SecondOrderODEProblem(harmonicoscillator, dx₀, x₀, tspan, ω)
sol = solve(prob, DPRKN6())
# Plot
plot(sol, vars=[2,1], linewidth=2, title ="Simple Harmonic Oscillator", xaxis = "Time", yaxis = "Elongation", label = ["x" "dx"])
plot!(t->A*cos(ω*t-ϕ), lw=3, ls=:dash, label="Analytical Solution x")
plot!(t->-A*ω*sin(ω*t-ϕ), lw=3, ls=:dash, label="Analytical Solution dx")
I don't understand the usage of .= operator in the function harmonicoscillator. Using = gives me the wrong answer. So, I am wondering how is .= different from =? It is not vectorizing ddu because RHS is all scalar.
I don't understand the usage of .= operator in the function
harmonicoscillator. [...] It is not vectorizing ddu because RHS is all scalar.
It is; u, du, and ddu are not scalars, they are length-1 vectors.
You can ask Julia what the .= syntax means:
julia> Meta.#lower a .= b
:($(Expr(:thunk, CodeInfo(
# none within `top-level scope'
1 ─ %1 = Base.broadcasted(Base.identity, b)
│ %2 = Base.materialize!(a, %1)
└── return %2
))))
which looks a bit involved, but it is essentially a broadcasted assignment, similar to
for i in eachindex(a, b)
a[i] = b[i]
end
Using = gives me the wrong answer.
Yes, because the DiffEq library expects the function harmonicoscillator to modify the input. If you use just = you create a new variable local to that function rather than modifying the input vector, and that is not visible from the outside.

Prolog: Splitting a number into a sequence of increasing integers

After doing some Prolog in uni and doing some exercises I decided to go along somewhat further although I got to admit I don't understand recursion that well, I get the concept and idea but how to code it, is still a question for me. So that's why I was curious if anyone knows how to help tackle this problem.
The idea is given a number e.g. 45, check whether it is possible to make a list starting with 1 going n+1 into the list and if the sum of the list is the same as the given number.
So for 45, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] would be correct.
So far I tried looking at the [sum_list/2][1] implemented in Prolog itself but that only checks whether a list is the same as the number it follows.
So given a predicate lijstSom(L,S) (dutch for listSum), given
?- lijstSom(L, 45)
L = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9];
False
My Idea was something along the line of for example if S = 45, doing steps of the numbers (increasing by 1) and subtracting it of S, if 0 is the remainder, return the list, else return false.
But for that you need counters and I find it rather hard to grasp that in recursion.
EDIT:
Steps in recursion.
Base case empty list, 0 (counter nr, that is minus S), 45 (S, the remainder)
[1], 1, 44
[1,2], 2, 42
[1,2,3], 3, 39
I'm not sure how to read the example
?- lijstSom(L, 45)
L = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9],
False
...but think of the predicate lijstSom(List, Sum) as relating certain lists of integers to their sum, as opposed to computing the sum of lists of integers. Why "certain lists"? Because we have the constraint that the integers in the list of integers must be monotonically increasing in increments of 1, starting from 1.
You can thus ask the Prolog Processor the following:
"Say something about the relationship between the first argument of lijstSom/2 and the second argument lijstSom/2 (assuming the first is a list of monotonically increasing integers, and the second an integer):
lijstSom([1,2,3], Sum)
... should return true (because yes, there is at least one solution) and give Sum = 6 (because it constructs the solution, too ... we are some corner of Construtivism here.
lijstSom(L, 6)
... should return true (because yes, there is at least one solution) and give the solution [1,2,3].
lijstSom([1,2,3], 6)
... should return true (because yes, [1,2,3] has a sum 6); no further information is needed.
lijstSom(L, S)
... should an infinite series of true and pairs of solution ("generate the solutions").
L = [1], S = 1;
L = [1,2], S = 3;
L = [1,2,3], S = 6;
...
lijstSom([1,2,3], 7)
...should return false ("fail") because 7 is not in a relation lijstSom with [1,2,3] as 7 =/= 1+2+3.
One might even want things to have Prolog Processor say something interesting about:
lijstSom([1,2,X], 6)
X = 3
or even
lijstSom([1,2,X], S)
X = 3
S = 6
In fact, lijstSom/2 as near to mathematically magical as physically possible, which is to say:
Have unrestricted access to the full table of list<->sum relationships floating somewhere in Platonic Math Space.
Be able to find the correct entry in seriously less than infinite number of steps.
And output it.
Of course we are restricted to polynomial algorithms of low exponent and finite number of dstinguishable symbols for eminently practical reasons. Sucks!
So, first define lijstSom(L,S) using an inductive definition:
lijstSom([a list with final value N],S) ... is true if ... lijstSom([a list],S-N and
lijstSom([],0) because the empty list has sum 0.
This is nice because it gives the recipe to reduce a list of arbitrary length down to a list of size 0 eventually while keeping full knowledge its sum!
Prolog is not good at working with the tail of lists, but good with working with the head, so we cheat & change our definition of lijstSom/2 to state that the list is given in reverse order:
lijstSom([3,2,1], 6)
Now some code.
#= is the "constain to be equal" operator from library(clpfd). To employ it, we need to issue use_module(library(clpfd)). command first.
lijstSom([],0).
lijstSom([K|Rest],N) :- lijstSom([Rest],T), T+K #= N.
The above follows the mathematical desiderate of lijstSom and allows the Prolog Processor to perform its computation: in the second clause, it can compute the values for a list of size A from the values of a list of size A-1, "falling down" the staircase of always decreasing list length until it reaches the terminating case of lijstSom([],0)..
But we haven't said anything about the monotonically decreasing-by-1 list.
Let's be more precise:
lijstSom([],0) :- !.
lijstSom([1],1) :- ! .
lijstSom([K,V|Rest],N) :- K #= V+1, T+K #= N, lijstSom([V|Rest],T).
Better!
(We have also added '!' to tell the Prolog Processor to not look for alternate solutions past this point, because we know more about the algorithm than it will ever do. Additionally, the 3rd line works, but only because I got it right after running the tests below and having them pass.)
If the checks fail, the Prolog Processor will says "false" - no solution for your input. This is exactly what we want.
But does it work? How far can we go in the "mathematic-ness" of this eminently physical machine?
Load library(clpfd) for constraints and use library(plunit) for unit tests:
Put this into a file x.pl that you can load with [x] alias consult('x') or reload with make on the Prolog REPL:
:- use_module(library(clpfd)).
lijstSom([],0) :-
format("Hit case ([],0)\n"),!.
lijstSom([1],1) :-
format("Hit case ([1],1)\n"),!.
lijstSom([K,V|Rest],N) :-
format("Called with K=~w, V=~w, Rest=~w, N=~w\n", [K,V,Rest,N]),
K #= V+1,
T+K #= N,
T #> 0, V #> 0, % needed to avoid infinite descent
lijstSom([V|Rest],T).
:- begin_tests(listsom).
test("0 verify") :- lijstSom([],0).
test("1 verify") :- lijstSom([1],1).
test("3 verify") :- lijstSom([2,1],3).
test("6 verify") :- lijstSom([3,2,1],6).
test("0 construct") :- lijstSom(L,0) , L = [].
test("1 construct") :- lijstSom(L,1) , L = [1].
test("3 construct") :- lijstSom(L,3) , L = [2,1].
test("6 construct") :- lijstSom(L,6) , L = [3,2,1].
test("0 sum") :- lijstSom([],S) , S = 0.
test("1 sum") :- lijstSom([1],S) , S = 1.
test("3 sum") :- lijstSom([2,1],S) , S = 3.
test("6 sum") :- lijstSom([3,2,1],S) , S = 6.
test("1 partial") :- lijstSom([X],1) , X = 1.
test("3 partial") :- lijstSom([X,1],3) , X = 2.
test("6 partial") :- lijstSom([X,2,1],6) , X = 3.
test("1 extreme partial") :- lijstSom([X],S) , X = 1, S = 1.
test("3 extreme partial") :- lijstSom([X,1],S) , X = 2, S = 3.
test("6 extreme partial") :- lijstSom([X,2,1],S) , X = 3, S = 6.
test("6 partial list") :- lijstSom([X|L],6) , X = 3, L = [2,1].
% Important to test the NOPES
test("bad list", fail) :- lijstSom([3,1],_).
test("bad sum", fail) :- lijstSom([3,2,1],5).
test("reversed list", fail) :- lijstSom([1,2,3],6).
test("infinite descent from 2", fail) :- lijstSom(_,2).
test("infinite descent from 9", fail) :- lijstSom(_,9).
:- end_tests(listsom).
Then
?- run_tests(listsom).
% PL-Unit: listsom ...................... done
% All 22 tests passed
What would Dijkstra say? Yeah, he would probably bitch about something.

Prolog - Printing Result After Two Recursive Rules | Sum of Squares

I am brand new to prolog and I feel like there is a concept that I am failing to understand, which is preventing me from grasping the concept of recursion in prolog. I am trying to return S, which is the sum of the square of each digit, taken as a list from an integer that is entered by the user in a query. E.g The user enters 12345, I must return S = (1^2)+(2^2)+(3^2)+(4^2)+(5^2) = 55.
In my program below, I understand why the each segment of the calculation of S is printed multiple time as it is part of the recursive rule. However, I do not understand how I would be able to print S as the final result. I figured that I could set a variable = to the result from sos in the second rule and add it as a parameter for intToList but can't seem to figure this one out. The compiler warns that S is a singleton variable in the intToList rule.
sos([],0).
sos([H|T],S) :-
sos(T, S1),
S is (S1 + (H * H)),
write('S is: '),write(S),nl.
intToList(0,[]).
intToList(N,[H|T]) :-
N1 is floor(N/10),
H is N mod 10,
intToList(N1,T),
sos([H|T],S).
The issue with your original code is that you're trying to handle your call to sos/2 within your recursive clause for intToList/2. Break it out (and rename intToList/2 to something more meaningful):
sosDigits(Number, SoS) :-
number_digits(Number, Digits),
sos(Digits, SoS).
Here's your original sos/2 without the write, which seems to work fine:
sos([], 0).
sos([H|T], S) :-
sos(T, S1),
S is (S1 + (H * H)).
Or better, use an accumulator for tail recursion:
sos(Numbers, SoS) :-
sos(Numbers, 0, SoS).
sos([], SoS, SoS).
sos([X|Xs], A, SoS) :-
A1 is A + X*X,
sos(Xs, A1, SoS).
You can also implement sos/2 using maplist/3 and sumlist/2:
square(X, S) :- S is X * X.
sos(Numbers, SoS) :- maplist(square, Numbers, Squares), sumlist(Squares, SoS).
Your intToList/2 needs to be refactored using an accumulator to maintain correct digit order and to get rid of the call to sos/2. Renamed as explained above:
number_digits(Number, Digits) :-
number_digits(Number, [], Digits).
number_digits(Number, DigitsSoFar, [Number | DigitsSoFar]) :-
Number < 10.
number_digits(Number, DigitsSoFar, Digits) :-
Number >= 10,
NumberPrefix is Number div 10,
ThisDigit is Number mod 10,
number_digits(NumberPrefix, [ThisDigit | DigitsSoFar], Digits).
The above number_digits/2 also handles 0 correctly, so that number_digits(0, Digits) yields Digit = [0] rather than Digits = [].
You can rewrite the above implementation of number_digits/3 using the -> ; construct:
number_digits(Number, DigitsSoFar, Digits) :-
( Number < 10
-> Digits = [Number | DigitsSoFar]
; NumberPrefix is Number div 10,
ThisDigit is Number mod 10,
number_digits(NumberPrefix, [ThisDigit | DigitsSoFar], Digits)
).
Then it won't leave a choice point.
Try this:
sos([],Accumulator,Accumulator).
sos([H|T],Accumulator,Result_out) :-
Square is H * H,
Accumulator1 is Accumulator + Square,
sos(T,Accumulator1,Result_out).
int_to_list(N,R) :-
atom_chars(N,Digit_Chars),
int_to_list1(Digit_Chars,Digits),
sos(Digits,0,R).
int_to_list1([],[]).
int_to_list1([Digit_Char|Digit_Chars],[Digit|Digits]) :-
atom_number(Digit_Char,Digit),
int_to_list1(Digit_Chars,Digits).
For int_to_list I used atom_chars which is built-in e.g.
?- atom_chars(12345,R).
R = ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5'].
And then used a typical loop to convert each character to a number using atom_number e.g.
?- atom_number('2',R).
R = 2.
For sos I used an accumulator to accumulate the answer, and then once the list was empty moved the value in the accumulator to the result with
sos([],Accumulator,Accumulator).
Notice that there are to different variables for the accumulator e.g.
Accumulator1 is Accumulator + Square,
sos(T,Accumulator1,Result_out).
this is because in Prolog variables are immutable, so one can not keep assigning new values to the same variable.
Here are some example runs
?- int_to_list(1234,R).
R = 30.
?- int_to_list(12345,R).
R = 55.
?- int_to_list(123456,R).
R = 91.
If you have any questions just ask in the comments under this answer.

Binding atoms to the result of a recursive goal in Prolog

So let's say I'm trying to find the sum of all factors of 5 below a certain maximum number. I'm doing this recursively, because that seemed easiest. This is my code:
isFactor(X):-
Y is X mod 5,
Y = 0.
sumAll(Number, Result):-
sumAll(Number, 0, Result).
sumAll(Number, RunningTotal, Result):-
(isFactor(Number) ->
NextTotal is RunningTotal + Number;
NextTotal is RunningTotal),
NextNumber is Number - 1,
(NextNumber > 0 ->
mulSum(NextNumber, NextTotal, NextResult);
NextResult is RunningTotal),
number(NextResult) -> % this test is so that the interpreter
write(NextResult), nl; % doesn't print out a bunch of extra stuff
true. % (the internal IDs of each binding of
% NextResult maybe?) after the answer.
Now, this works (that is, it prints the correct sum), but I am slightly miffed that I can't figure out how to arrange the code so that doing
| ?- sumAll(10, X).
binds X to 10, rather than printing '10' and asserting 'yes' at the end.
My instinct is to somehow rebind Result to NextResult if NextNumber > 0 (line 13) is true, but I suspect that's just years of Python programming trying to assert themselves.
Is there a way of 'returning' the result of a goal all the way up the nested recursions here? Or am I just thinking about this all wrong?
That's awfully complicated for something simple. To sum all elements of a list that are divisible by N, all you need is this tail recursive implementation:
sum_all( Xs , N , Sum ) :-
sum_all( Xs , N , 0 , Sum )
.
sum_all( [] , _ , S , S ) .
sum_all( [X|Xs] , N , T , S ) :-
X mod N =:= 0 ,
! ,
T1 is T+X ,
sum_all(Xs,N,T1,S)
.
sum_all( [_|Xs] , N , T , S ) :-
sum_all(Xs,N,T,S)
.
The non-tail recursive implementation is a bit simpler but will blow its stack on a long list:
sum_all( [] , _ , 0 ) .
sum_all( [X|Xs] , N , S ) :-
sum(Xs,N,T) ,
( X mod N =:= 0 -> S is T+X ; S is T )
.
You could even do something like this to decompose the extraction of "interesting" values from the summing of the list:
sum_all(Xs,N,Sum) :-
findall( X , ( member(X,Xs), X mod N =:= 0 ) , L ) ,
sum(L,Sum)
.
sum(L,S) :- sum(L,0,S).
sum( [] , S ,S ) .
sum( [X|Xs] , T ,S ) :- T1 is T+X , sum(Xs,T1,S) .
Once you have that, then you can simply say:
sum_modulo_N_values( Xs , N ) :-
sum_all(Xs,N,Sum) ,
writenl( sum = Sum )
.
Invoke it something like this
sum_modulo_N_values( [1,2,5,6,7,10,11,15,31,30] , 5 ) .
And you'll get the the expected sum = 60 written to the console.
Your code seems more complex than needed, maybe such complexity hides an important fact:
in sumAll(Number, RunningTotal, Result):- Result is a singleton. Then there are little chances to get back the computed value.
I would try to get rid of number(NextResult) -> etc.. (btw you usually need parenthesis to get the expected nesting when using if/then/else - that is (C -> T ; F) ), and 'assign' instead to Result.

How to define a parameter recursively in GAMS?

I need to define a set of parameters that have a natural recursive relation.
Here is a MWE where I try to define the factorial function over a set of (nine) parameters S:
$title TitleOfProblem
set S / s1*s9 /;
alias(S, S1, S2);
set delta1(S1,S2);
delta1(S1,S2) = yes$(ord(S1) + 1 = ord(S2));
parameter f(S);
f(S) = 1$(ord(S) = 1) + (ord(S) * sum(S1$(delta1(S1, S)), f(S1)))$(ord(S) > 1);
display f;
"delta1" is a relation containing pairs of elements in sorted order that differ by 1. Logically, the definition of f matches the definition of the factorial function (for inputs 1 to 9), but GAMS doesn't seem to like that f is defined recursively. The output of GAMS compilation looks something like this:
f(S) = 1$(ord(S) = 1) + (ord(S) * sum(S1$(delta1(S1, S)), f(S1)))$(ord(S) > 1);
$141
141 Symbol neither initialized nor assigned
A wild shot: You may have spurious commas in the explanatory
text of a declaration. Check symbol reference list.
Question:
Is it possible to recursively define a parameter in GAMS? If not, what is a work-around?
(P.S. Someone with enough rep should create a tag "GAMS" and add it to this question.)
Someone showed me a solution for my example using a while loop. However, this solution is specific to factorial and does not generalize to an arbitrary recursive function.
$title factorial
set S / s1*s9 /;
parameter f(S);
parameter temp;
Loop(S,
temp=ord(s);
f(S)=ord(s);
While(temp > 1,
f(S) = f(S) * (temp-1);
temp = temp - 1;
);
);
display f;

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