Implementing Extensible Theorem Provers (1999)
| Venue: | In International Conference on Theorem Proving in Higher-Order Logic: Emerging Trends, Research Report, INRIA Sophia Antipolis |
| Citations: | 6 - 4 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Fisler99implementingextensible,
author = {Kathi Fisler and Shriram Krishnamurthi and Kathryn E. Gray},
title = {Implementing Extensible Theorem Provers},
booktitle = {In International Conference on Theorem Proving in Higher-Order Logic: Emerging Trends, Research Report, INRIA Sophia Antipolis},
year = {1999}
}
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Abstract
. The growing application of theorem proving techniques has increased the need for customized theorem provers. Powerful provers contain numerous interacting subsystems, each of which requires substantial time and expertise to build; constructing new provers from scratch is virtually prohibitive. Plug-and-play prover frameworks promise an alternative in which developers can construct provers by selecting logics, reasoning techniques, and interfaces. Realizing such frameworks cleanly requires specialized software architectures and particular language abstractions, even for frameworks supporting only simple interactions between logics. This paper explores architectural and linguistic issues in plug-and-play theorem prover development. It reflects our experience creating and using such a framework to develop several versions of a research prototype theorem prover. Keywords: extensible theorem provers, plug-and-play theorem provers, software architectures, software components, programming ...
