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Real-life conjectures do not come with instructions saying whether they they should be proven or, instead, refuted. Yet, as we now know, in either case the final argument produced had better be not just convincing but actually verifiable in…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-07-21 João Marcos

We present an extension to the $\mathtt{mathlib}$ library of the Lean theorem prover formalizing the foundations of computability theory. We use primitive recursive functions and partial recursive functions as the main objects of study, and…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-07-19 Mario Carneiro

We describe the formalization of the Ionescu-Tulcea theorem, showing the existence of a probability measure on the space of trajectories of a Markov chain, in the proof assistant Lean using the integrated library Mathlib. We first present a…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Etienne Marion

This is the second installment of an exposition of an ACL2 formalization of elementary linear algebra. It extends the results of Part I, which covers the algebra of matrices over a commutative ring, but focuses on aspects of the theory that…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-07-28 David Russinoff

Automated formalization of mathematics enables mechanical verification but remains limited to isolated theorems and short snippets. Scaling to textbooks and research papers is largely unaddressed, as it requires managing cross-file…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-20 Zichen Wang , Wanli Ma , Zhenyu Ming , Gong Zhang , Kun Yuan , Zaiwen Wen

We present a new framework for formalizing mathematics in untyped set theory using auto2. Using this framework, we formalize in Isabelle/FOL the entire chain of development from the axioms of set theory to the definition of the fundamental…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-10-03 Bohua Zhan

Despite the considerable interest in new dependent type theories, simple type theory (which dates from 1940) is sufficient to formalise serious topics in mathematics. This point is seen by examining formal proofs of a theorem about…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Lawrence C. Paulson

Large-scale formalization projects in Lean rely on blueprints: structured dependency graphs linking informal mathematical exposition to formal declarations. While blueprints are central to human collaboration, existing tooling treats the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Thomas Zhu , Pietro Monticone , Jeremy Avigad , Sean Welleck

The Riemann zeta function, and more generally the L-functions of Dirichlet characters, are among the central objects of study in number theory. We report on a project to formalize the theory of these objects in Lean's "Mathlib" library,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-16 David Loeffler , Michael Stoll

We introduce an abstract measure___theoretic framework that serves as a tool to rigorously study stochastic iterative global optimization algorithms as a unified class. The framework is formulated in terms of probability kernels, which, via…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Gaëtan Serré , Argyris Kalogeratos , Nicolas Vayatis

In this paper, we formalize the almost sure convergence of $Q$-learning and linear temporal difference (TD) learning with Markovian samples using the Lean 4 theorem prover based on the Mathlib library. $Q$-learning and linear TD are among…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-06 Shangtong Zhang

Lattice theoretical generalizations of some classical linear algebra results are formulated. A vector space is replaced by its subspace lattice and a linear map is replaced by the induced lattice map. This map is a complete join…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jeno Szigeti

We formalize in Lean the following foundational result in commutative algebra: Let $R \to S$ be a faithfully flat map of (not necessarily noetherian) commutative rings, and let $P$ be an arbitrary $R$-module. Then $P$ is projective over $R$…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2026-03-05 Liran Shaul

This paper describes a large set of related theorem proving problems obtained by translating theorems from the HOL4 standard library into multiple logical formalisms. The formalisms are in higher-order logic (with and without type…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-11-20 Chad E. Brown , Thibault Gauthier , Cezary Kaliszyk , Geoff Sutcliffe , Josef Urban

We provide a unique decomposition of every 4-connected graph into parts that are either quasi-5-connected, cycles of triangle-torsos and 3-connected torsos on $\leq 5$ vertices, generalised double-wheels, or thickened $K_{4,m}$'s. The…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-12 Jan Kurkofka , Tim Planken

This is the first installment of an exposition of an ACL2 formalization of elementary linear algebra, focusing on aspects of the subject that apply to matrices over an arbitrary commutative ring with identity, in anticipation of a future…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-07-28 David Russinoff

This comprehensive survey examines Lean 4, a state-of-the-art interactive theorem prover and functional programming language. We analyze its architectural design, type system, metaprogramming capabilities, and practical applications in…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-02-03 Xichen Tang

Beyond the difficulty to give true practical motives to introduce a theorem, the didactic transposition of scholarly knowledge in a school setting often leads to freezing a technical tool into a theorem given under minimal assumptions.…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2016-06-30 Jean-Pierre Bourgade

The paper is a first of two and aims to show that (assuming large cardinals) set theory is a tractable (and we dare to say tame) first order theory when formalized in a first order signature with natural predicate symbols for the basic…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-03-23 Matteo Viale

The Tutte polynomial is a fundamental invariant associated to a graph, matroid, vector arrangement, or hyperplane arrangement. This short survey focuses on some of the most important results on Tutte polynomials of hyperplane arrangements.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-10-05 Federico Ardila