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A mechanized proof of Higman’s lemma by open induction. (English) Zbl 1446.68188
Schuster, Peter M. (ed.) et al., Well-quasi orders in computation, logic, language and reasoning. A unifying concept of proof theory, automata theory, formal languages and descriptive set theory. Based on the minisymposium on well-quasi orders: from theory to applications within the Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV), Hamburg, Germany, September 21–25, 2015 and the Dagstuhl seminar 16031 on well quasi-orders in computer science, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, January 17–22, 2016. Cham: Springer. Trends Log. Stud. Log. Libr. 53, 339-350 (2020).
Summary: I present a short, mechanically checked Isabelle/HOL formalization of Higman’s lemma by open induction.
For the entire collection see [Zbl 1443.03002].
##### MSC:
 68V20 Formalization of mathematics in connection with theorem provers 03B35 Mechanization of proofs and logical operations 03E05 Other combinatorial set theory
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