On Computer-Assisted Proofs in Ordinal Number Theory

  • Authors:
  • Johan G. F. Belinfante

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Automated Reasoning
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Some basic theorems about ordinal numbers were proved using McCune’s computer program OTTER, building on Quaife’s modification of Gödel’s class theory. Our theorems are based on Isbell’s elegant definition of ordinals. Neither the axiom of regularity nor the axiom of choice is used.