TY  - JOUR
AU  - Brucker, Achim D.
AU  - Rittinger, Frank
AU  - Wolff, Burkhart
PY  - 2003/feb/
TI  - HOL-Z 2.0: A Proof Environment for Z-Specifications
JO  - Journal of Universal Computer Science
SP  - 152
EP  - 172
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
KW  - Theorem Proving, Refinement, Z
N2  - We present a new proof environment for the specification language Z. The basis is a semantic representation of Z in a structure-preserving, shallow embedding in Isabelle/HOL. On top of the embedding, new proof support for the Z schema calculus and for proof structuring are developed. Thus, we integrate Z into a well-known and trusted theorem prover with advanced deduction technology such as higher-order rewriting, tableaux-based provers and arithmetic decision procedures. A further achievement of this work is the integration of our embedding into a new tool-chain providing a Z-oriented type checker, documentation facilities and macro support for refinement proofs; as a result, the gap has been closed between a logical embedding proven correct and a tool suited for applications of non-trivial size.
SN  - 0948-6968
UR  - http://www.brucker.ch/bibliography/abstract/brucker.ea-hol-z-2003
L1  - http://www.brucker.ch/bibliography/download/2003/jucs_holz_02.pdf
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3217/jucs-009-02-0152
ID  - brucker.ea:hol-z:2003
ER  -