Re:Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjec...
by naasking on Thursday September 20, 2018 @05:45PM
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Because most mathematics is not constructive, and most automated theorem proving tools are based on constructive logic.
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Re:Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjec...
by dwheeler on Thursday September 20, 2018 @08:56PM
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There are number of proof verification systems that do not require constructive logic. So if you require classical logic, just use a tool that supports it.
Re:Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjec...
by Kutta on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:07AM
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That's irrelevant, all mainstream proof assistants are compatible with classical logic.
Re:Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjec...
by fjsolwmv on Thursday September 20, 2018 @09:27PM
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That doesn't sound right at all. Law of excluded middle is very easily computed with, It's a college homework exercise.
Re:Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjec...
by kiriakasis on Friday September 21, 2018 @03:44AM
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Well, yes because you can embed classical logic in constructive logic in many ways but then you lose a lot of convenience.
The if you had exensionality things get really weird