Automated theorem proving: theory and practice

As the 21st century begins, the power of our new tool and partner, the computer, is increasing at an astonishing rate. Increasingly computers are expected to be more intelligent, to reason, to be able to draw conclusions from facts, or abstractly, to prove theorems, the subject of this book. Automat...

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Main Author: Newborn, Monroe (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Springer 2001
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Summary:As the 21st century begins, the power of our new tool and partner, the computer, is increasing at an astonishing rate. Increasingly computers are expected to be more intelligent, to reason, to be able to draw conclusions from facts, or abstractly, to prove theorems, the subject of this book. Automated Theorem Proving describes how this process is performed. It first introduces the mathematical language of predicate calculus and then discusses the basic inferencing rules of binary resolution and binary factoring. Using these rules, two theorem-proving systems are described. The first (HERBY) is based on constructing closed sematic trees, whereas the second (THEO) is based on the classic resolution-refutation approach. These programs are included on the accompanying CD-ROM, which includes their source code and runs on both Unix and Linux.
Physical Description:XIII, 231 S. graph. Darst. 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
ISBN:0387950753

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