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- From: L.Newnham@bradford.ac.uk (Leonard Newnham)
- Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.neural-nets,sci.logic
- Subject: Re: Neural Network Controlled Theorem Proving
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.154329.20411@bradford.ac.uk>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 15:43:29 GMT
- Organization: University of Bradford, UK
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- I wrote:
- > I am doing research into temporal logic theorem proving. I am thinking
- > of using a neural network as a method of learning useful heuristics
- > to control the direction of the search. The basic idea is that the
- > neural network learns to recognise patterns in the theorem to be
- > proved that enable the theorem prover to proceed in an efficient manner
- > towards a proof.
- >
- > I am familiar with the 2 or 3 papers Ertel and Suttner have published
- > in this area but have, so far, not been able to find any other research
- > along similar lines.
- >
- > I would be most grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of
- > any other research in this area.
- >
- > Please email and I will post a summary.
-
-
- Well from several replies I have compiled the following set of
- references:
-
- TI: REPRESENTING HEURISTIC-RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR AN AUTOMATED THEOREM
- PROVER
- AU: SUTTNER_CB
- SO: ASPECTS AND PROSPECTS OF THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE 1990 VOL.464
- C26 PP.261-270
-
- TI: REPRESENTING HEURISTIC-RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR AN AUTOMATED THEOREM
- PROVER
- AU: SUTTNER_CB
- JN: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 1990 VOL.464 PP.261-270
-
- Suttner C, B. and Ertel W. Using Back-Propagation for guiding the
- search of a theorem prover, International Journal of Neural Networks,
- vol 2, part 1, 1990.
-
- Ertel, W. et al. Learning heuristics for a Theorem Prover using Back
- Propagation, Procs of the 5th OGAI Conf., 1989.
-
- A. Ultsch, R. Hannuschka, U. Hartmann, and V. Weber, "Learning of Control
- Knowledge for Symbolic Proofs with Backpropagation Networks", Parallel
- Processing in Neural Systems and Computers, Elsevier Science Publishers
- B.V. (North Holland), 1990.
-
- A. Ultsch, R. Hannuschka, U. Hartmann, M. Mandischer, and V. Weber,
- "Optimizing Logical Proofs with Connectionist Networks", Proceedings
- of the International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks", 1991.
-
-
- In German:
-
- Suttner, C. B. Learning Heuristics for Automatic Theorem Proving,
- Diploma Thesis, Technical University Munich. 1989.
-
- Goller, C. Name not known, Diploma Thesis, Technical University Munich.
-
-
- As far as I am aware there is no research in progress. However, Goller
- and Ertel are planning to resume work once funding is obtained.
-
-
- If anyone can add to this list please let me know.
-
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-
- Leonard e-mail: L.Newnham@bradford.ac.uk
-
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- Leonard e-mail: L.Newnham@bradford.ac.uk
-