Isar -- a Generic Interpretative Approach to Readable Formal Proof Documents

Isar -- a Generic Interpretative Approach to Readable Formal Proof Documents (1999)

by Markus Wenzel

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TITLE	Isar -- a Generic Interpretative Approach to Readable Formal Proof Documents	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Markus Wenzel	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	Technische Universität München, Institut für Informatik	user correction
AUTHOR ADDR	Arcisstraße 21, 80290 München, Germany	user correction
ABSTRACT	We present a generic approach to readable formal proof documents, called Intelligible semi-automated reasoning (Isar). It addresses the major problem of existing interactive theorem proving systems that there is no appropriate notion of proof available that is suitable for human communication, or even just maintenance. Isar's main aspect is its formal language for natural deduction proofs, which sets out to bridge the semantic gap between internal notions of proof given by state-of-the-art interactive theorem proving systems and an appropriate level of abstraction for user-level work. The Isar language is both human readable and machine-checkable, by virtue of the Isar/VM interpreter. Compared to existing declarative theorem proving systems, Isar avoids several shortcomings: it is based on a few basic principles only, it is quite independent of the underlying logic, and supports a broad range of automated proof methods. Interactive proof development is supported as well...	user correction
YEAR	1999	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
PAGES	167--184	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	22 found	ParsCit 1.0