Structural Proof Theory [Paperback]

A concise introduction to structural proof theory, a branch of logic studying the general structure of logical and mathematical proofs.Structural proof theory is a branch of logic that studies the general structure and properties of logical and mathematical proofs. This book is both a concise introduction to the central results and methods of structural proof theory, and a work of research that will be of interest to specialists. The book is designed to be used by students of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science.A special feature of the volume is a computerized system for developing proofs interactively, downloadable from the web and regularly updated.Structural proof theory is a branch of logic that studies the general structure and properties of logical and mathematical proofs. This book is both a concise introduction to the central results and methods of structural proof theory, and a work of research that will be of interest to specialists. The book is designed to be used by students of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science.A special feature of the volume is a computerized system for developing proofs interactively, downloadable from the web and regularly updated.Structural proof theory is a branch of logic that studies the general structure and properties of logical and mathematical proofs. This book is both a concise introduction to the central results and methods of structural proof theory, and a work of research that will be of interest to specialists. The book is designed to be used by students of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. A special feature of the volume is a computerized system for developing proofs interactively, downloadable from the web and regularly updated.Introduction; 1. From natural deduction to sequent calculus; 2. Sequent calculus for institutionistic logic; 3. Sequent calculus for classical logic; 4. The quantifiers; 5. Variants of sequent calculi; 6. Structural proof analysis of axiomatic theories; 7. IntlCŽ