A mechanical proof of Segall's PIF algorithm

In August, 1996, I concluded the construction of a mechanical proof of Segall's PIF algorithm. It mainly serves as an example of the techniques developed for the mechanical proof of the algorithm of Gallager, Humblet and Spira .

Both proofs use the theorem prover NQTHM-1992 of Boyer and Moore, which can be obtained from nqthm-request@cli.com, Computational Logic, Inc., 1717 West Sixth Street, Suite 290, Austin, Texas 78703, USA.

The PIF algorithm and its proof are described in

The event file that can be read and submitted to NQTHM-1992 for verification is Comments are welcome, June 26, 1998.