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diff --git a/doc/sphinx/addendum/omega.rst b/doc/sphinx/addendum/omega.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..20e40c550 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sphinx/addendum/omega.rst @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ +.. _omega: + +Omega: a solver for quantifier-free problems in Presburger Arithmetic +===================================================================== + +:Author: Pierre Crégut + +Description of ``omega`` +------------------------ + +This tactic does not need any parameter: + +.. tacn:: omega + +``omega`` solves a goal in Presburger arithmetic, i.e. a universally +quantified formula made of equations and inequations. Equations may +be specified either on the type ``nat`` of natural numbers or on +the type ``Z`` of binary-encoded integer numbers. Formulas on +``nat`` are automatically injected into ``Z``. The procedure +may use any hypothesis of the current proof session to solve the goal. + +Multiplication is handled by ``omega`` but only goals where at +least one of the two multiplicands of products is a constant are +solvable. This is the restriction meant by "Presburger arithmetic". + +If the tactic cannot solve the goal, it fails with an error message. +In any case, the computation eventually stops. + +Arithmetical goals recognized by ``omega`` +------------------------------------------ + +``omega`` applied only to quantifier-free formulas built from the +connectors:: + + /\ \/ ~ -> + +on atomic formulas. Atomic formulas are built from the predicates:: + + = < <= > >= + +on ``nat`` or ``Z``. In expressions of type ``nat``, ``omega`` recognizes:: + + + - * S O pred + +and in expressions of type ``Z``, ``omega`` recognizes numeral constants and:: + + + - * Z.succ Z.pred + +All expressions of type ``nat`` or ``Z`` not built on these +operators are considered abstractly as if they +were arbitrary variables of type ``nat`` or ``Z``. + +Messages from ``omega`` +----------------------- + +When ``omega`` does not solve the goal, one of the following errors +is generated: + +.. exn:: omega can't solve this system + + This may happen if your goal is not quantifier-free (if it is + universally quantified, try ``intros`` first; if it contains + existentials quantifiers too, ``omega`` is not strong enough to solve your + goal). This may happen also if your goal contains arithmetical + operators unknown from ``omega``. Finally, your goal may be really + wrong! + +.. exn:: omega: Not a quantifier-free goal + + If your goal is universally quantified, you should first apply + ``intro`` as many time as needed. + +.. exn:: omega: Unrecognized predicate or connective: @ident + +.. exn:: omega: Unrecognized atomic proposition: ... + +.. exn:: omega: Can't solve a goal with proposition variables + +.. exn:: omega: Unrecognized proposition + +.. exn:: omega: Can't solve a goal with non-linear products + +.. exn:: omega: Can't solve a goal with equality on type ... + + +Using ``omega`` +--------------- + +The ``omega`` tactic does not belong to the core system. It should be +loaded by + +.. coqtop:: in + + Require Import Omega. + +.. example:: + + .. coqtop:: all + + Require Import Omega. + + Open Scope Z_scope. + + Goal forall m n:Z, 1 + 2 * m <> 2 * n. + intros; omega. + Abort. + + Goal forall z:Z, z > 0 -> 2 * z + 1 > z. + intro; omega. + Abort. + + +Options +------- + +.. opt:: Stable Omega + +This deprecated option (on by default) is for compatibility with Coq pre 8.5. It +resets internal name counters to make executions of ``omega`` independent. + +.. opt:: Omega UseLocalDefs + +This option (on by default) allows ``omega`` to use the bodies of local +variables. + +.. opt:: Omega System + +This option (off by default) activate the printing of debug information + +.. opt:: Omega Action + +This option (off by default) activate the printing of debug information + +Technical data +-------------- + +Overview of the tactic +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + * The goal is negated twice and the first negation is introduced as an hypothesis. + * Hypothesis are decomposed in simple equations or inequations. Multiple + goals may result from this phase. + * Equations and inequations over ``nat`` are translated over + ``Z``, multiple goals may result from the translation of substraction. + * Equations and inequations are normalized. + * Goals are solved by the OMEGA decision procedure. + * The script of the solution is replayed. + +Overview of the OMEGA decision procedure +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The OMEGA decision procedure involved in the ``omega`` tactic uses +a small subset of the decision procedure presented in :cite:`TheOmegaPaper` +Here is an overview, look at the original paper for more information. + + * Equations and inequations are normalized by division by the GCD of their + coefficients. + * Equations are eliminated, using the Banerjee test to get a coefficient + equal to one. + * Note that each inequation defines a half space in the space of real value + of the variables. + * Inequations are solved by projecting on the hyperspace + defined by cancelling one of the variable. They are partitioned + according to the sign of the coefficient of the eliminated + variable. Pairs of inequations from different classes define a + new edge in the projection. + * Redundant inequations are eliminated or merged in new + equations that can be eliminated by the Banerjee test. + * The last two steps are iterated until a contradiction is reached + (success) or there is no more variable to eliminate (failure). + +It may happen that there is a real solution and no integer one. The last +steps of the Omega procedure (dark shadow) are not implemented, so the +decision procedure is only partial. + +Bugs +---- + + * The simplification procedure is very dumb and this results in + many redundant cases to explore. + + * Much too slow. + + * Certainly other bugs! You can report them to https://coq.inria.fr/bugs/. |