diff -r 7807cbf7640f -r b879f68cf92b doc-src/Abstract/abstract.tex --- a/doc-src/Abstract/abstract.tex Mon Mar 24 23:34:31 2008 +0100 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -\documentclass[11pt]{article} - -\title{Isabelle: An Overview} -\author{Lawrence C. Paulson} - -\date{October 2003} - -\usepackage{basic,times,mathtime} - -\makeatletter -\@ifundefined{pdfoutput}{\message{No PDF output}% - \usepackage{../url}% - \newcommand{\hfootref}[2]{#2\footnote{\url{#1}}}}% -{\message{Generating PDF output}% - \usepackage{color}\definecolor{darkblue}{rgb}{0,0,0.5}% - \usepackage[pdftex,colorlinks=true,linkcolor=darkblue,citecolor=darkblue,filecolor=darkblue,pagecolor=darkblue,urlcolor=darkblue]{hyperref} \newcommand{\hfootref}[2]{\href{#1}{#2}\footnote{\url{#1}}}} - -\makeatother - -\begin{document} -\maketitle - - Isabelle~\cite{isa-tutorial} is a generic proof assistant. It allows mathematical formulas to be expressed in a -formal language and provides tools for proving those formulas in a -logical calculus. The main potential application in industry is -\emph{formal verification}, which includes proving the -correctness of computer hardware or software and proving -properties of computer languages and protocols. Among its research -applications are the formalization of mathematical proofs. - -Compared with similar tools, Isabelle's distinguishing feature is its flexibility. Most proof assistants -are built around a single formal calculus, typically higher-order logic. -Isabelle has the capacity to -accept a variety of formal calculi. The distributed version -supports higher-order logic but also axiomatic set theory and several other -formalisms. Isabelle provides excellent notational support: -new notations can be introduced, using normal mathematical symbols. - -The main limitation of all such systems is that proving theorems -requires much effort -from an expert user. Isabelle incorporates some tools to improve -the user's productivity by automating some parts of the proof process. -In particular, Isabelle's \emph{classical reasoner} can perform long -chains of reasoning steps to prove formulas. The \emph{simplifier} -can prove certain arithmetic facts and can reason about equations. - -Isabelle is closely integrated with the -\hfootref{http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/lcp/papers/protocols.html}{Proof General} user interface, which greatly eases the task of interacting with -Isabelle. Proof General is open-source software under the GNU General Public -License. Using Isabelle without Proof General would be difficult. - -Isabelle is distributed with large theories of formalized mathematics, -including elementary number theory (for example, Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity), analysis (basic properties of limits, derivatives and integrals) and algebra (up to Sylow's theorem). Also provided are numerous -examples arising from research into formal verification. The total size of -the distribution (program sources and documentation) is about 5.4MB. - -\paragraph*{Sponsorship.} -Isabelle is a joint project between Cambridge and the Technical University -of Munich, Germany. Prof.\ Tobias Nipkow leads the German team; other significant contributors at Munich include Dr. Markus Wenzel, Dr. Gerwin Klein and Mr.\ Stefan Berghofer. - The development of Isabelle at Cambridge was funded by the following grants: -\begin{itemize} \item \emph{Supporting Logics} (6/1986--11/1989). SERC grant GR/E0355.7 \item \emph{Logical Frameworks: Design, Implementation and Experiment} (6/1989--3/1992). ESPRIT Basic Research Action 3245 \item \emph{Types for Proofs and Programs}: ESPRIT Basic Research Action 6453 (9/1992--8/1995) -\item \emph{Combining HOL with Isabelle} (9/1992--8/1995). EPSRC grant GR/H40570 \item \emph{Mechanising Temporal Reasoning} (11/1995--4/1999). EPSRC grant reference GR/K57381 \item \emph{Authentication Logics: New Theory and Implementations} (1/1996--6/1999). EPSRC grant GR/K77051 \item \emph{Compositional Proofs of Concurrent Programs} (10/1999--6/2003). EPSRC grant GR/M75440 (RG28587) \item \emph{Verifying Electronic Commerce Protocols} (10/2000--9/2003). EPSRC grant GR/R 01156/01 (NRAG/002) %\item \emph{Automation for Interactive Proof} (2/2004--1/2007). -%EPSRC grant GR/S57198/01 (NRAG/071) -\end{itemize} -Lawrence Paulson was the Principal Investigator on all of these grants. -The Munich side had support from German sponsors. - \bibliographystyle{plain} \footnotesize\raggedright\frenchspacing \bibliography{string,atp,funprog,general,isabelle,theory,crossref} \end{document} \ No newline at end of file