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In Memory of Martin Davis

History and Overview 2024-01-19 v1 Logic in Computer Science Logic Number Theory

Abstract

The present paper gives an account for the general mathematical reader of the life and work of Martin Davis. Since two rather comprehensive autobiographical accounts and two long biographical interviews already exist, the present work focusses on Davis's scientific achievements, including work on computably enumerable sets, universal Turing machines, the hyperarithmetical hierarchy, neural networks, Hilbert's Tenth Problem, and automated reasoning.

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@article{arxiv.2401.10154,
  title  = {In Memory of Martin Davis},
  author = {Wesley Calvert and Valentina Harizanov and Eugenio G. Omodeo and Alberto Policriti and Alexandra Shlapentokh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.10154},
  year   = {2024}
}