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A prototype proof system for “\(\mathcal{W}\): A Logic for Z” has been produced using the 2OBJ metalogical theorem-prover. 2OBJ permits an encoding which is very similar in structure to that of \(\mathcal{W}\), and the details are presented here. Like \(\mathcal{W}\)the encoding assumes that all its inputs are well-typed. The structure of the encoding is enhanced by a meta-rule on the lifting of proof rules and tactics. There is some discussion of how tactics can make \(\mathcal{W}\)more easily usable.
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Martin, A. (1993). Encoding \(\mathcal{W}\): A Logic for Z in 2OBJ. In: Woodcock, J.C.P., Larsen, P.G. (eds) FME '93: Industrial-Strength Formal Methods. FME 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 670. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0024662
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