What can be learned from failed proofs of non-theorems?

This paper reports an investigation into the link between failed proofs and non-theorems. It seeks to answer the question of whether anything more can be learned from a failed proof attempt than can be discovered from a counter-example. We suggest that the branch of the proof in which failure occu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dennis, Louise Abigail, Nogueira, Pablo
Other Authors: Hurd, Joe
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: Oxford University Computing Laboratory 2005
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/297/