E Inferences

## E 1.8 Proof Output

S. Schulz
DHBW Stuttgart
schulz@eprover.org

E use the current version of the new TSTP output format, documented in [SSCG2006]. Initial clauses and formulas are renamed, but sourced to their input file and original name. The following rule names are defined for the main proof search:

er
  Equality resolution: x!=a v x=x ==> a=a
pm
  Paramodulation. Note that E considers all literals as equational, and thus also performs resolution by a combination of top-level paramodulation and (implicit) clause normalization.
spm
  Simultaneous Paramodulation. This is similar to paramodulation, but replaces all instances of the same term in the original clause in one step.
ef
  Equality factoring (factor equations on one side only, move the remaining disequation into the precondition): x=a v b=c v x=d ==> a!=c v b=c vb=d
apply_def
  Apply a definition, usually replacing a complex formula by a single literal.
introduced(definition)
  Introduce a new definition.
rw
  Rewriting, each rw-expression corresponds to exacly one rewrite step with the named clause. This is also used for equational unfolding.
sr
  Simplify-reflect: An (equational) version of unit-cutting. As as example, see this positive simplify-reflect step: [a=b], [f(a)!=f(b)] => [].
csr
  Contextual simplify-reflect (also known as contextual literal cutting or subsumption resolution): Literal cutting with non-unit clauses if one of the literals is implied in the context of the clause to be simplified.
ar
  AC-resolution: Delete literals that are trivial modulo the AC-theory induced by the named clauses
cn
  Clause normalize, delete trivial and repeated literals. This step is often implicit, but can sometimes occcur explicitely.
condense
  Apply condensation (replace the clause by one of its factors that is more general).

Additionally, the clausification will use additional rule names:

assume_negation
  Negate a conjecture for a proof by refutation.
fof_nnf
  Convert a formula to negation normal form by moving negation signs inward to the literals, and eleminating equivalences and implications.
shift_quantors
  Move quantors (inwards for mini-scoping or outwards for the final conjunctive normal form).
variable_rename
  Rename bound variables to make sure each quantor binds a different variable.
skolemize
  Eliminate existential quantors via Skolemization.
distribute
  Apply distributivity law to move and outwards over or.
split_conjunct
  Split of one conjunct from a formula in conjunctive normal form to create a clause.
fof_simplification
  Perform standard simplification steps on the formula. This may also replace back implications and exclusive-or with equivalent constructs using implications and equivalences.

The first proof uses most inferences, although it uses some in fairly trivial ways. The second is the required CASC proof for SYN075-1, and contains examples for "ef" and "csr". The final proof is for SYN075+1, and also contains the clausification steps.

ALL_RULES

    # SZS status Theorem
    # SZS output start CNFRefutation.
    fof(c_0_0, axiom, (((d=c|d=c)<=>h(i(e))=h(i(a)))), file('ALL_RULES.p', guarded_eq)).
    fof(c_0_1, conjecture, ((?[X3]:?[X4]:?[X1]:?[X2]:?[X5]:(k(a,b)=k(X3,X3)&f(f(g(X2,X5),X1),f(X4,X3))=f(f(X3,X4),f(X1,g(X2,X5))))&![X6]:p(X6))), file('ALL_RULES.p', conj)).
    cnf(c_0_2, axiom, (c=b|X1!=X2|X3!=X4|d!=c), file('ALL_RULES.p', split_or_condense)).
    cnf(c_0_3, axiom, (i(X1)=i(X2)), file('ALL_RULES.p', identity)).
    cnf(c_0_4, axiom, (p(X1)), file('ALL_RULES.p', p_holds)).
    cnf(c_0_5, axiom, (f(X1,X2)=f(X2,X1)), file('ALL_RULES.p', comm_f)).
    cnf(c_0_6, axiom, (g(X1,X2)=g(X2,X1)), file('ALL_RULES.p', comm_g)).
    cnf(c_0_7, axiom, (f(f(X1,X2),X3)=f(X1,f(X2,X3))), file('ALL_RULES.p', ass_f)).
    cnf(c_0_8, axiom, (a=b|c=a|e=a), file('ALL_RULES.p', consts1)).
    cnf(c_0_9, axiom, (a=b|c=a|e!=a), file('ALL_RULES.p', consts2)).
    fof(c_0_10, plain, ((~epred2_0<=>![X2]:![X1]:X1!=X2)), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_11, plain, (epred2_0|X1!=X2), inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_10])).
    fof(c_0_12, plain, ((~epred1_0<=>![X4]:![X3]:((c=b|X3!=X4)|d!=c))), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_13, plain, (epred2_0), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_11])).
    fof(c_0_14, plain, ((d=c<=>h(i(e))=h(i(a)))), inference(fof_simplification,[status(thm)],[c_0_0])).
    fof(c_0_15, negated_conjecture, (~((?[X3]:?[X4]:?[X1]:?[X2]:?[X5]:(k(a,b)=k(X3,X3)&f(f(g(X2,X5),X1),f(X4,X3))=f(f(X3,X4),f(X1,g(X2,X5))))&![X6]:p(X6)))), inference(assume_negation,[status(cth)],[c_0_1])).
    cnf(c_0_16, plain, (~epred1_0), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[c_0_2, c_0_12]), c_0_10]), c_0_13])])).
    fof(c_0_17, plain, (((d!=c|h(i(e))=h(i(a)))&(h(i(e))!=h(i(a))|d=c))), inference(fof_nnf,[status(thm)],[c_0_14])).
    fof(c_0_18, negated_conjecture, (![X7]:![X8]:![X9]:![X10]:![X11]:((k(a,b)!=k(X7,X7)|f(f(g(X10,X11),X9),f(X8,X7))!=f(f(X7,X8),f(X9,g(X10,X11))))|~p(esk1_0))), inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(skolemize,[status(esa)],[inference(variable_rename,[status(thm)],[inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(fof_nnf,[status(thm)],[c_0_15])])])])])).
    cnf(c_0_19, plain, (c=b|d!=c|X1!=X2), inference(sr,[status(thm)],[inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_12]), c_0_16])).
    cnf(c_0_20, plain, (d=c|h(i(e))!=h(i(a))), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_17])).
    cnf(c_0_21, negated_conjecture, (~p(esk1_0)|f(f(g(X1,X2),X3),f(X4,X5))!=f(f(X5,X4),f(X3,g(X1,X2)))|k(a,b)!=k(X5,X5)), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_18])).
    cnf(c_0_22, plain, (c=b|d!=c), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_19])).
    cnf(c_0_23, plain, (d=c), inference(sr,[status(thm)],[c_0_20, c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_24, negated_conjecture, (k(a,b)!=k(X5,X5)|f(f(g(X1,X2),X3),f(X4,X5))!=f(f(X5,X4),f(X3,g(X1,X2)))), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_21, c_0_4])])).
    cnf(c_0_25, plain, (f(X1,X2)=f(X2,X1)), c_0_5).
    cnf(c_0_26, plain, (g(X1,X2)=g(X2,X1)), c_0_6).
    cnf(c_0_27, plain, (f(f(X1,X2),X3)=f(X1,f(X2,X3))), c_0_7).
    cnf(c_0_28, plain, (c=a|a=b), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[c_0_8, c_0_9])).
    cnf(c_0_29, plain, (c=b), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_22, c_0_23])])).
    cnf(c_0_30, negated_conjecture, (k(a,b)!=k(X1,X1)), inference(ar,[status(thm)],[c_0_24, c_0_25, c_0_26, c_0_27])).
    cnf(c_0_31, plain, (a=b), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_28, c_0_29])).
    cnf(c_0_32, negated_conjecture, (k(b,b)!=k(X1,X1)), inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_30, c_0_31])).
    cnf(c_0_33, negated_conjecture, ($false), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_32]), ['proof']).
    # SZS output end CNFRefutation.

SYN075-1

    # SZS status Unsatisfiable
    # SZS output start CNFRefutation.
    cnf(c_0_0, negated_conjecture, (big_f(X1,f(X2))|f(X2)=X2|X1!=g(X2)), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_6)).
    cnf(c_0_1, negated_conjecture, (f(X2)=X2|~big_f(X1,f(X2))|X1!=g(X2)), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_4)).
    cnf(c_0_2, negated_conjecture, (big_f(h(X1,X2),f(X1))|h(X1,X2)=X2|f(X1)!=X1), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_9)).
    cnf(c_0_3, axiom, (X1=a|~big_f(X1,X2)), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_1)).
    cnf(c_0_4, negated_conjecture, (f(X1)!=X1|h(X1,X2)!=X2|~big_f(h(X1,X2),f(X1))), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_10)).
    cnf(c_0_5, axiom, (big_f(X1,X2)|X1!=a|X2!=b), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075-1.p', clause_3)).
    cnf(c_0_6, negated_conjecture, (f(X1)=X1|g(X1)!=X2), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[c_0_0, c_0_1])).
    cnf(c_0_7, negated_conjecture, (f(X1)=X1), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_6])).
    cnf(c_0_8, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)=X2|big_f(h(X1,X2),X1)), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_2, c_0_7]), c_0_7])])).
    cnf(c_0_9, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)=a|h(X1,X2)=X2), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_3, c_0_8])).
    cnf(c_0_10, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)!=X2|~big_f(h(X1,X2),X1)), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_4, c_0_7]), c_0_7])])).
    cnf(c_0_11, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)=X2|a!=X2), inference(ef,[status(thm)],[c_0_9])).
    fof(c_0_12, plain, ((~epred1_0<=>![X2]:a!=X2)), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_13, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)!=X2|~big_f(X2,X1)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_10, c_0_11]), c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_14, negated_conjecture, (h(X1,X2)=X2|big_f(a,X1)), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_8, c_0_9])).
    cnf(c_0_15, negated_conjecture, (epred1_0|a!=X1), inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_12])).
    fof(c_0_16, plain, ((~epred2_0<=>![X1]:b!=X1)), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_17, negated_conjecture, (big_f(a,X1)|~big_f(X2,X1)), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_13, c_0_14])).
    cnf(c_0_18, negated_conjecture, (~big_f(X1,X2)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_13, c_0_11]), c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_19, negated_conjecture, (epred1_0), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_15])).
    cnf(c_0_20, negated_conjecture, (~epred2_0), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[inference(sr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_17, c_0_5]), c_0_18]), c_0_12]), c_0_16]), c_0_19])])).
    cnf(c_0_21, negated_conjecture, (b!=X1), inference(sr,[status(thm)],[inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_16]), c_0_20])).
    cnf(c_0_22, negated_conjecture, ($false), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_21]), ['proof']).
    # SZS output end CNFRefutation.

SYN075+1

    fof(c_0_0, conjecture, (?[X2]:![X4]:(?[X1]:![X3]:(big_f(X3,X4)<=>X3=X1)<=>X4=X2)), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075+1.p', pel52)).
    fof(c_0_1, axiom, (?[X1]:?[X2]:![X3]:![X4]:(big_f(X3,X4)<=>(X3=X1&X4=X2))), file('/Users/schulz/EPROVER/TPTP_6.0.0_FLAT/SYN075+1.p', pel52_1)).
    fof(c_0_2, negated_conjecture, (~(?[X2]:![X4]:(?[X1]:![X3]:(big_f(X3,X4)<=>X3=X1)<=>X4=X2))), inference(assume_negation,[status(cth)],[c_0_0])).
    fof(c_0_3, plain, (![X7]:![X8]:![X9]:![X10]:(((X7=esk1_0|~big_f(X7,X8))&(X8=esk2_0|~big_f(X7,X8)))&((X9!=esk1_0|X10!=esk2_0)|big_f(X9,X10)))), inference(distribute,[status(thm)],[inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(skolemize,[status(esa)],[inference(variable_rename,[status(thm)],[inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(fof_nnf,[status(thm)],[c_0_1])])])])])])).
    fof(c_0_4, negated_conjecture, (![X5]:![X7]:![X10]:![X11]:((((~big_f(esk4_2(X5,X7),esk3_1(X5))|esk4_2(X5,X7)!=X7)|esk3_1(X5)!=X5)&((big_f(esk4_2(X5,X7),esk3_1(X5))|esk4_2(X5,X7)=X7)|esk3_1(X5)!=X5))&(((~big_f(X10,esk3_1(X5))|X10=esk5_1(X5))|esk3_1(X5)=X5)&((X11!=esk5_1(X5)|big_f(X11,esk3_1(X5)))|esk3_1(X5)=X5)))), inference(distribute,[status(thm)],[inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(skolemize,[status(esa)],[inference(variable_rename,[status(thm)],[inference(shift_quantors,[status(thm)],[inference(fof_nnf,[status(thm)],[c_0_2])])])])])])).
    cnf(c_0_5, plain, (X2=esk2_0|~big_f(X1,X2)), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_6, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=X1|big_f(X2,esk3_1(X1))|X2!=esk5_1(X1)), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_4])).
    cnf(c_0_7, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=esk2_0|esk3_1(X1)=X1|esk5_1(X1)!=X2), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_5, c_0_6])).
    cnf(c_0_8, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=esk2_0|esk3_1(X1)=X1), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_7])).
    cnf(c_0_9, plain, (X1=esk1_0|~big_f(X1,X2)), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_10, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)=X2|big_f(esk4_2(X1,X2),esk3_1(X1))|esk3_1(X1)!=X1), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_4])).
    cnf(c_0_11, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)!=X1|esk4_2(X1,X2)!=X2|~big_f(esk4_2(X1,X2),esk3_1(X1))), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_4])).
    cnf(c_0_12, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=X1|esk2_0!=X1), inference(ef,[status(thm)],[c_0_8])).
    cnf(c_0_13, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)=esk1_0|esk4_2(X1,X2)=X2|esk3_1(X1)!=X1), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_9, c_0_10])).
    cnf(c_0_14, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)!=X2|esk3_1(X1)!=X1|~big_f(esk4_2(X1,X2),X1)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_11, c_0_12]), c_0_5])).
    cnf(c_0_15, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)=X2|esk3_1(X1)!=X1|esk1_0!=X2), inference(ef,[status(thm)],[c_0_13])).
    cnf(c_0_16, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)!=X2|esk3_1(X1)!=X1|~big_f(X2,X1)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_14, c_0_15]), c_0_9])).
    cnf(c_0_17, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)=X2|esk3_1(X1)=esk2_0), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_5, c_0_10]), c_0_8])).
    cnf(c_0_18, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=X1|big_f(X2,esk2_0)|esk5_1(X1)!=X2), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_6, c_0_8])).
    cnf(c_0_19, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=esk2_0|~big_f(X2,X1)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_16, c_0_17]), c_0_8])).
    cnf(c_0_20, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=X1|big_f(esk5_1(X1),esk2_0)), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_18])).
    cnf(c_0_21, negated_conjecture, (esk4_2(X1,X2)=esk1_0|esk3_1(X1)!=X1|X2!=esk1_0), inference(ef,[status(thm)],[c_0_13])).
    cnf(c_0_22, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(esk2_0)=esk2_0|esk3_1(X1)=X1), inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_19, c_0_20])).
    cnf(c_0_23, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)!=X1|~big_f(X2,X1)), inference(csr,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_16, c_0_21]), c_0_9])).
    cnf(c_0_24, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(esk2_0)=esk2_0), inference(ef,[status(thm)],[c_0_22])).
    fof(c_0_25, plain, ((~epred11_0<=>![X1]:esk1_0!=X1)), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_26, negated_conjecture, (esk3_1(X1)=X1), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_23, c_0_20]), c_0_24])])).
    cnf(c_0_27, negated_conjecture, (epred11_0|esk1_0!=X1), inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_25])).
    fof(c_0_28, plain, ((~epred12_0<=>![X2]:esk2_0!=X2)), introduced(definition)).
    cnf(c_0_29, negated_conjecture, (~big_f(X1,X2)), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[c_0_23, c_0_26])])).
    cnf(c_0_30, plain, (big_f(X1,X2)|X2!=esk2_0|X1!=esk1_0), inference(split_conjunct,[status(thm)],[c_0_3])).
    cnf(c_0_31, negated_conjecture, (epred11_0), inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_27])).
    cnf(c_0_32, negated_conjecture, (epred12_0|esk2_0!=X1), inference(split_equiv,[status(thm)],[c_0_28])).
    cnf(c_0_33, negated_conjecture, (~epred12_0), inference(cn,[status(thm)],[inference(rw,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[inference(apply_def,[status(thm)],[inference(pm,[status(thm)],[c_0_29, c_0_30]), c_0_25]), c_0_28]), c_0_31])])).
    cnf(c_0_34, negated_conjecture, ($false), inference(sr,[status(thm)],[inference(er,[status(thm)],[c_0_32]), c_0_33]), ['proof']).
    # SZS output end CNFRefutation.

### References

SSCG2006
  Geoff Sutcliffe, Stephan Schulz, Koen Claessen and Allen Van Gelder, 2006. Using the TPTP Language for Writing Derivations and Finite Interpretations, Proc. of the 3rd IJCAR, Seattle, pp. 67-81, Springer LNAI 4130.