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diff --git a/doc/refman/Omega.tex b/doc/refman/Omega.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bbf17f63 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/refman/Omega.tex @@ -0,0 +1,226 @@ +\achapter{Omega: a solver of quantifier-free problems in +Presburger Arithmetic} +\aauthor{Pierre Crégut} +\label{OmegaChapter} + +\asection{Description of {\tt omega}} +\tacindex{omega} +\label{description} + +{\tt 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 \verb=nat= of natural numbers or on +the type \verb=Z= of binary-encoded integer numbers. Formulas on +\verb=nat= are automatically injected into \verb=Z=. The procedure +may use any hypothesis of the current proof session to solve the goal. + +Multiplication is handled by {\tt omega} but only goals where at +least one of the two multiplicands of products is a constant are +solvable. This is the restriction meaned by ``Presburger arithmetic''. + +If the tactic cannot solve the goal, it fails with an error message. +In any case, the computation eventually stops. + +\asubsection{Arithmetical goals recognized by {\tt omega}} + +{\tt omega} applied only to quantifier-free formulas built from the +connectors + +\begin{quote} +\verb=/\, \/, ~, ->= +\end{quote} + +on atomic formulas. Atomic formulas are built from the predicates + +\begin{quote} +\verb!=, le, lt, gt, ge! +\end{quote} + + on \verb=nat= or from the predicates + +\begin{quote} +\verb!=, <, <=, >, >=! +\end{quote} + + on \verb=Z=. In expressions of type \verb=nat=, {\tt omega} recognizes + +\begin{quote} +\verb!plus, minus, mult, pred, S, O! +\end{quote} + +and in expressions of type \verb=Z=, {\tt omega} recognizes + +\begin{quote} +\verb!+, -, *, Zsucc!, and constants. +\end{quote} + +All expressions of type \verb=nat= or \verb=Z= not built on these +operators are considered abstractly as if they +were arbitrary variables of type \verb=nat= or \verb=Z=. + +\asubsection{Messages from {\tt omega}} +\label{errors} + +When {\tt omega} does not solve the goal, one of the following errors +is generated: + +\begin{ErrMsgs} + +\item \errindex{omega can't solve this system} + + This may happen if your goal is not quantifier-free (if it is + universally quantified, try {\tt intros} first; if it contains + existentials quantifiers too, {\tt omega} is not strong enough to solve your + goal). This may happen also if your goal contains arithmetical + operators unknown from {\tt omega}. Finally, your goal may be really + wrong! + +\item \errindex{omega: Not a quantifier-free goal} + + If your goal is universally quantified, you should first apply {\tt + intro} as many time as needed. + +\item \errindex{omega: Unrecognized predicate or connective: {\sl ident}} + +\item \errindex{omega: Unrecognized atomic proposition: {\sl prop}} + +\item \errindex{omega: Can't solve a goal with proposition variables} + +\item \errindex{omega: Unrecognized proposition} + +\item \errindex{omega: Can't solve a goal with non-linear products} + +\item \errindex{omega: Can't solve a goal with equality on {\sl type}} + +\end{ErrMsgs} + +%% Ce code est débranché pour l'instant +%% +% \asubsection{Control over the output} +% There are some flags that can be set to get more information on the procedure + +% \begin{itemize} +% \item \verb=Time= to get the time used by the procedure +% \item \verb=System= to visualize the normalized systems. +% \item \verb=Action= to visualize the actions performed by the OMEGA +% procedure (see \ref{technical}). +% \end{itemize} + +% \comindex{Set omega Time} +% \comindex{UnSet omega Time} +% \comindex{Switch omega Time} +% \comindex{Set omega System} +% \comindex{UnSet omega System} +% \comindex{Switch omega System} +% \comindex{Set omega Action} +% \comindex{UnSet omega Action} +% \comindex{Switch omega Action} + +% Use {\tt Set omega {\rm\sl flag}} to set the flag +% {\rm\sl flag}. Use {\tt Unset omega {\rm\sl flag}} to unset it and +% {\tt Switch omega {\rm\sl flag}} to toggle it. + +\section{Using {\tt omega}} + +The {\tt omega} tactic does not belong to the core system. It should be +loaded by +\begin{coq_example*} +Require Import Omega. +Open Scope Z_scope. +\end{coq_example*} + +\example{} + +\begin{coq_example} +Goal forall m n:Z, 1 + 2 * m <> 2 * n. +intros; omega. +\end{coq_example} +\begin{coq_eval} +Abort. +\end{coq_eval} + +\example{} + +\begin{coq_example} +Goal forall z:Z, z > 0 -> 2 * z + 1 > z. +intro; omega. +\end{coq_example} + +% Other examples can be found in \verb+$COQLIB/theories/DEMOS/OMEGA+. + +\asection{Technical data} +\label{technical} + +\asubsection{Overview of the tactic} +\begin{itemize} + +\item The goal is negated twice and the first negation is introduced as an + hypothesis. +\item Hypothesis are decomposed in simple equations or inequations. Multiple + goals may result from this phase. +\item Equations and inequations over \verb=nat= are translated over + \verb=Z=, multiple goals may result from the translation of + substraction. +\item Equations and inequations are normalized. +\item Goals are solved by the {\it OMEGA} decision procedure. +\item The script of the solution is replayed. + +\end{itemize} + +\asubsection{Overview of the {\it OMEGA} decision procedure} + +The {\it OMEGA} decision procedure involved in the {\tt omega} tactic uses +a small subset of the decision procedure presented in + +\begin{quote} + "The Omega Test: a fast and practical integer programming +algorithm for dependence analysis", William Pugh, Communication of the +ACM , 1992, p 102-114. +\end{quote} + +Here is an overview, look at the original paper for more information. + +\begin{itemize} + +\item Equations and inequations are normalized by division by the GCD of their + coefficients. +\item Equations are eliminated, using the Banerjee test to get a coefficient + equal to one. +\item Note that each inequation defines a half space in the space of real value + of the variables. + \item 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. + \item Redundant inequations are eliminated or merged in new + equations that can be eliminated by the Banerjee test. +\item The last two steps are iterated until a contradiction is reached + (success) or there is no more variable to eliminate (failure). + +\end{itemize} + +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. + +\asection{Bugs} + +\begin{itemize} +\item The simplification procedure is very dumb and this results in + many redundant cases to explore. + +\item Much too slow. + +\item Certainly other bugs! You can report them to + +\begin{quote} + \url{Pierre.Cregut@cnet.francetelecom.fr} +\end{quote} + +\end{itemize} + +%%% Local Variables: +%%% mode: latex +%%% TeX-master: "Reference-Manual" +%%% End: |