1 (* Title: HOL/Tools/meson.ML
3 Author: Lawrence C Paulson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory
4 Copyright 1992 University of Cambridge
6 The MESON resolution proof procedure for HOL.
8 When making clauses, avoids using the rewriter -- instead uses RS recursively
10 NEED TO SORT LITERALS BY # OF VARS, USING ==>I/E. ELIMINATES NEED FOR
11 FUNCTION nodups -- if done to goal clauses too!
16 val not_conjD = thm "meson_not_conjD";
17 val not_disjD = thm "meson_not_disjD";
18 val not_notD = thm "meson_not_notD";
19 val not_allD = thm "meson_not_allD";
20 val not_exD = thm "meson_not_exD";
21 val imp_to_disjD = thm "meson_imp_to_disjD";
22 val not_impD = thm "meson_not_impD";
23 val iff_to_disjD = thm "meson_iff_to_disjD";
24 val not_iffD = thm "meson_not_iffD";
25 val conj_exD1 = thm "meson_conj_exD1";
26 val conj_exD2 = thm "meson_conj_exD2";
27 val disj_exD = thm "meson_disj_exD";
28 val disj_exD1 = thm "meson_disj_exD1";
29 val disj_exD2 = thm "meson_disj_exD2";
30 val disj_assoc = thm "meson_disj_assoc";
31 val disj_comm = thm "meson_disj_comm";
32 val disj_FalseD1 = thm "meson_disj_FalseD1";
33 val disj_FalseD2 = thm "meson_disj_FalseD2";
36 (**** Operators for forward proof ****)
38 (*raises exception if no rules apply -- unlike RL*)
39 fun tryres (th, rl::rls) = (th RS rl handle THM _ => tryres(th,rls))
40 | tryres (th, []) = raise THM("tryres", 0, [th]);
42 val prop_of = #prop o rep_thm;
44 (*Permits forward proof from rules that discharge assumptions*)
45 fun forward_res nf st =
46 case Seq.pull (ALLGOALS (METAHYPS (fn [prem] => rtac (nf prem) 1)) st)
48 | None => raise THM("forward_res", 0, [st]);
51 (*Are any of the constants in "bs" present in the term?*)
53 let fun has (Const(a,_)) = a mem bs
54 | has (Const ("Hilbert_Choice.Eps",_) $ _) = false
55 (*ignore constants within @-terms*)
56 | has (f$u) = has f orelse has u
57 | has (Abs(_,_,t)) = has t
62 (**** Clause handling ****)
64 fun literals (Const("Trueprop",_) $ P) = literals P
65 | literals (Const("op |",_) $ P $ Q) = literals P @ literals Q
66 | literals (Const("Not",_) $ P) = [(false,P)]
67 | literals P = [(true,P)];
69 (*number of literals in a term*)
70 val nliterals = length o literals;
72 (*to detect, and remove, tautologous clauses*)
73 fun taut_lits [] = false
74 | taut_lits ((flg,t)::ts) = (not flg,t) mem ts orelse taut_lits ts;
76 (*Include False as a literal: an occurrence of ~False is a tautology*)
77 fun is_taut th = taut_lits ((true, HOLogic.false_const) ::
78 literals (prop_of th));
80 (*Generation of unique names -- maxidx cannot be relied upon to increase!
81 Cannot rely on "variant", since variables might coincide when literals
82 are joined to make a clause...
83 19 chooses "U" as the first variable name*)
84 val name_ref = ref 19;
86 (*Replaces universally quantified variables by FREE variables -- because
87 assumptions may not contain scheme variables. Later, call "generalize". *)
89 let val sth = th RS spec
90 val newname = (name_ref := !name_ref + 1;
91 radixstring(26, "A", !name_ref))
92 in read_instantiate [("x", newname)] sth end;
94 fun resop nf [prem] = resolve_tac (nf prem) 1;
96 (*Conjunctive normal form, detecting tautologies early.
97 Strips universal quantifiers and breaks up conjunctions. *)
98 fun cnf_aux seen (th,ths) =
99 if taut_lits (literals(prop_of th) @ seen)
100 then ths (*tautology ignored*)
101 else if not (has_consts ["All","op &"] (prop_of th))
102 then th::ths (*no work to do, terminate*)
103 else (*conjunction?*)
104 cnf_aux seen (th RS conjunct1,
105 cnf_aux seen (th RS conjunct2, ths))
106 handle THM _ => (*universal quant?*)
107 cnf_aux seen (freeze_spec th, ths)
108 handle THM _ => (*disjunction?*)
110 (METAHYPS (resop (cnf_nil seen)) 1) THEN
112 METAHYPS (resop (cnf_nil (literals (concl_of st') @ seen))) 1)
113 in Seq.list_of (tac (th RS disj_forward)) @ ths end
114 and cnf_nil seen th = cnf_aux seen (th,[]);
116 (*Top-level call to cnf -- it's safe to reset name_ref*)
118 (name_ref := 19; cnf (th RS conjunct1, cnf (th RS conjunct2, ths))
119 handle THM _ => (*not a conjunction*) cnf_aux [] (th, ths));
121 (**** Removal of duplicate literals ****)
123 (*Forward proof, passing extra assumptions as theorems to the tactic*)
124 fun forward_res2 nf hyps st =
127 (METAHYPS (fn major::minors => rtac (nf (minors@hyps) major) 1) 1)
130 | None => raise THM("forward_res2", 0, [st]);
132 (*Remove duplicates in P|Q by assuming ~P in Q
133 rls (initially []) accumulates assumptions of the form P==>False*)
134 fun nodups_aux rls th = nodups_aux rls (th RS disj_assoc)
135 handle THM _ => tryres(th,rls)
136 handle THM _ => tryres(forward_res2 nodups_aux rls (th RS disj_forward2),
137 [disj_FalseD1, disj_FalseD2, asm_rl])
140 (*Remove duplicate literals, if there are any*)
142 if null(findrep(literals(prop_of th))) then th
143 else nodups_aux [] th;
146 (**** Generation of contrapositives ****)
148 (*Associate disjuctions to right -- make leftmost disjunct a LITERAL*)
149 fun assoc_right th = assoc_right (th RS disj_assoc)
152 (*Must check for negative literal first!*)
153 val clause_rules = [disj_assoc, make_neg_rule, make_pos_rule];
155 (*For ordinary resolution. *)
156 val resolution_clause_rules = [disj_assoc, make_neg_rule', make_pos_rule'];
158 (*Create a goal or support clause, conclusing False*)
159 fun make_goal th = (*Must check for negative literal first!*)
160 make_goal (tryres(th, clause_rules))
161 handle THM _ => tryres(th, [make_neg_goal, make_pos_goal]);
163 (*Sort clauses by number of literals*)
164 fun fewerlits(th1,th2) = nliterals(prop_of th1) < nliterals(prop_of th2);
166 (*TAUTOLOGY CHECK SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY!*)
167 fun sort_clauses ths = sort (make_ord fewerlits) (filter (not o is_taut) ths);
169 (*Convert all suitable free variables to schematic variables*)
170 fun generalize th = forall_elim_vars 0 (forall_intr_frees th);
172 (*Create a meta-level Horn clause*)
173 fun make_horn crules th = make_horn crules (tryres(th,crules))
176 (*Generate Horn clauses for all contrapositives of a clause*)
177 fun add_contras crules (th,hcs) =
178 let fun rots (0,th) = hcs
179 | rots (k,th) = zero_var_indexes (make_horn crules th) ::
180 rots(k-1, assoc_right (th RS disj_comm))
181 in case nliterals(prop_of th) of
183 | n => rots(n, assoc_right th)
186 (*Use "theorem naming" to label the clauses*)
187 fun name_thms label =
188 let fun name1 (th, (k,ths)) =
189 (k-1, Thm.name_thm (label ^ string_of_int k, th) :: ths)
191 in fn ths => #2 (foldr name1 (ths, (length ths, []))) end;
193 (*Find an all-negative support clause*)
194 fun is_negative th = forall (not o #1) (literals (prop_of th));
196 val neg_clauses = filter is_negative;
199 (***** MESON PROOF PROCEDURE *****)
201 fun rhyps (Const("==>",_) $ (Const("Trueprop",_) $ A) $ phi,
202 As) = rhyps(phi, A::As)
203 | rhyps (_, As) = As;
205 (** Detecting repeated assumptions in a subgoal **)
207 (*The stringtree detects repeated assumptions.*)
208 fun ins_term (net,t) = Net.insert_term((t,t), net, op aconv);
210 (*detects repetitions in a list of terms*)
211 fun has_reps [] = false
212 | has_reps [_] = false
213 | has_reps [t,u] = (t aconv u)
214 | has_reps ts = (foldl ins_term (Net.empty, ts); false)
215 handle INSERT => true;
217 (*Like TRYALL eq_assume_tac, but avoids expensive THEN calls*)
218 fun TRYALL_eq_assume_tac 0 st = Seq.single st
219 | TRYALL_eq_assume_tac i st =
220 TRYALL_eq_assume_tac (i-1) (eq_assumption i st)
221 handle THM _ => TRYALL_eq_assume_tac (i-1) st;
223 (*Loop checking: FAIL if trying to prove the same thing twice
224 -- if *ANY* subgoal has repeated literals*)
226 if exists (fn prem => has_reps (rhyps(prem,[]))) (prems_of st)
227 then Seq.empty else Seq.single st;
230 (* net_resolve_tac actually made it slower... *)
231 fun prolog_step_tac horns i =
232 (assume_tac i APPEND resolve_tac horns i) THEN check_tac THEN
233 TRYALL eq_assume_tac;
239 (*Sums the sizes of the subgoals, ignoring hypotheses (ancestors)*)
240 local fun addconcl(prem,sz) = size_of_term(Logic.strip_assums_concl prem) + sz
242 fun size_of_subgoals st = foldr addconcl (prems_of st, 0)
245 (*Negation Normal Form*)
246 val nnf_rls = [imp_to_disjD, iff_to_disjD, not_conjD, not_disjD,
247 not_impD, not_iffD, not_allD, not_exD, not_notD];
248 fun make_nnf th = make_nnf (tryres(th, nnf_rls))
251 (tryres(th, [conj_forward,disj_forward,all_forward,ex_forward]))
254 (*Pull existential quantifiers (Skolemization)*)
256 if not (has_consts ["Ex"] (prop_of th)) then th
257 else skolemize (tryres(th, [choice, conj_exD1, conj_exD2,
258 disj_exD, disj_exD1, disj_exD2]))
260 skolemize (forward_res skolemize
261 (tryres (th, [conj_forward, disj_forward, all_forward])))
262 handle THM _ => forward_res skolemize (th RS ex_forward);
265 (*Make clauses from a list of theorems, previously Skolemized and put into nnf.
266 The resulting clauses are HOL disjunctions.*)
267 fun make_clauses ths =
268 sort_clauses (map (generalize o nodups) (foldr cnf (ths,[])));
270 (*Convert a list of clauses to (contrapositive) Horn clauses*)
273 (gen_distinct Drule.eq_thm_prop (foldr (add_contras clause_rules) (ths,[])));
275 (*Could simply use nprems_of, which would count remaining subgoals -- no
276 discrimination as to their size! With BEST_FIRST, fails for problem 41.*)
278 fun best_prolog_tac sizef horns =
279 BEST_FIRST (has_fewer_prems 1, sizef) (prolog_step_tac horns 1);
281 fun depth_prolog_tac horns =
282 DEPTH_FIRST (has_fewer_prems 1) (prolog_step_tac horns 1);
284 (*Return all negative clauses, as possible goal clauses*)
285 fun gocls cls = name_thms "Goal#" (map make_goal (neg_clauses cls));
288 fun skolemize_tac prems =
289 cut_facts_tac (map (skolemize o make_nnf) prems) THEN'
292 (*Shell of all meson-tactics. Supplies cltac with clauses: HOL disjunctions*)
293 fun MESON cltac = SELECT_GOAL
294 (EVERY1 [rtac ccontr,
296 EVERY1 [skolemize_tac negs,
297 METAHYPS (cltac o make_clauses)])]);
299 (** Best-first search versions **)
301 fun best_meson_tac sizef =
303 THEN_BEST_FIRST (resolve_tac (gocls cls) 1)
304 (has_fewer_prems 1, sizef)
305 (prolog_step_tac (make_horns cls) 1));
307 (*First, breaks the goal into independent units*)
308 val safe_best_meson_tac =
309 SELECT_GOAL (TRY Safe_tac THEN
310 TRYALL (best_meson_tac size_of_subgoals));
312 (** Depth-first search version **)
314 val depth_meson_tac =
315 MESON (fn cls => EVERY [resolve_tac (gocls cls) 1,
316 depth_prolog_tac (make_horns cls)]);
320 (** Iterative deepening version **)
322 (*This version does only one inference per call;
323 having only one eq_assume_tac speeds it up!*)
324 fun prolog_step_tac' horns =
325 let val (horn0s, hornps) = (*0 subgoals vs 1 or more*)
326 take_prefix Thm.no_prems horns
327 val nrtac = net_resolve_tac horns
328 in fn i => eq_assume_tac i ORELSE
329 match_tac horn0s i ORELSE (*no backtracking if unit MATCHES*)
330 ((assume_tac i APPEND nrtac i) THEN check_tac)
333 fun iter_deepen_prolog_tac horns =
334 ITER_DEEPEN (has_fewer_prems 1) (prolog_step_tac' horns);
336 val iter_deepen_meson_tac =
338 (THEN_ITER_DEEPEN (resolve_tac (gocls cls) 1)
340 (prolog_step_tac' (make_horns cls))));
342 fun meson_claset_tac cs =
343 SELECT_GOAL (TRY (safe_tac cs) THEN TRYALL iter_deepen_meson_tac);
345 val meson_tac = CLASET' meson_claset_tac;
348 (** Code to support ordinary resolution, rather than Model Elimination **)
350 (*Convert a list of clauses to meta-level clauses, with no contrapositives,
351 for ordinary resolution.*)
353 (*Rules to convert the head literal into a negated assumption. If the head
354 literal is already negated, then using notEfalse instead of notEfalse'
355 prevents a double negation.*)
356 val notEfalse = read_instantiate [("R","False")] notE;
357 val notEfalse' = rotate_prems 1 notEfalse;
360 th RS notEfalse handle THM _ => th RS notEfalse';
362 (*Converting one clause*)
363 fun make_meta_clause th = negate_nead (make_horn resolution_clause_rules th);
365 fun make_meta_clauses ths =
367 (gen_distinct Drule.eq_thm_prop (map make_meta_clause ths));
369 (*Permute a rule's premises to move the i-th premise to the last position.*)
371 let val n = nprems_of th
372 in if 1 <= i andalso i <= n
373 then Thm.permute_prems (i-1) 1 th
374 else raise THM("make_last", i, [th])
377 (*Maps a rule that ends "... ==> P ==> False" to "... ==> ~P" while suppressing
379 val negate_head = rewrite_rule [atomize_not, not_not RS eq_reflection];
381 (*Maps the clause [P1,...Pn]==>False to [P1,...,P(i-1),P(i+1),...Pn] ==> ~P*)
382 fun select_literal i cl = negate_head (make_last i cl);
386 (** proof method setup **)
390 fun meson_meth ctxt =
391 Method.SIMPLE_METHOD' HEADGOAL
392 (CHANGED_PROP o meson_claset_tac (Classical.get_local_claset ctxt));
398 [("meson", Method.ctxt_args meson_meth, "The MESON resolution proof procedure")]];