Types For Proofs And Programs

Download or read book Types for Proofs and Programs written by Hendrik Pieter Barendregt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-05-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains thoroughly refereed and revised full papers selected from the presentations at the first workshop held under the auspices of the ESPRIT Basic Research Action 6453 Types for Proofs and Programs in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in May 1993. As the whole ESPRIT BRA 6453, this volume is devoted to the theoretical foundations, design and applications of systems for theory development. Such systems help in designing mathematical axiomatisation, performing computer-aided logical reasoning, and managing databases of mathematical facts; they are also known as proof assistants or proof checkers.