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Proof Simplification and Automated Theorem Proving

Logic in Computer Science 2021-01-19 v1 Logic

Abstract

The proofs first generated by automated theorem provers are far from optimal by any measure of simplicity. In this paper I describe a technique for simplifying automated proofs. Hopefully this discussion will stimulate interest in the larger, still open, question of what reasonable measures of proof simplicity might be.

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@article{arxiv.1808.04251,
  title  = {Proof Simplification and Automated Theorem Proving},
  author = {Michael Kinyon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.04251},
  year   = {2021}
}
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