Short single axioms for Boolean algebra

Journal of Automated Reasoning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-16

  McCune, William ^a   Veroff, Robert ^b   Fitelson, Branden ^c   Harris, Kenneth ^a   Feist, Andrew ^d   Wos, Larry ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boolean algebra; Sheffer stroke; Single axiom

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMANTICS; THEOREM PROVING;

AUTOMATED DEDUCTION TECHNIQUES; AXIOMIZATION; SHEFFER STROKE; SINGLE AXIOMS;

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA;

EID: 0036624926     PISSN: 01687433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020542009983     Document Type: Article

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