Abstract
This book, first published in 1994, is derived from the author's 1986 Ph.D dissertation, one of the main goals of which was to gauge the usefulness of automatic theorem proving technology in constructing and verifying proofs. The proofs chosen for this task were Gödel's first incompleteness theorem and the Church-Rosser theorem of the lambda calculus. The theorem prover used was the Boyer-Moore theorem prover which can be obtained by ftp [1]. A manual for the prover has been published as [2]. The author gives a detailed account of the more important steps leading to the mechanized verification of proofs of these theorems. The theorem prover did not discover the proofs but checked definitions and lemmas (about 2000 for the incompleteness theorem and supplied by the author) that lead to the theorems.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
