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48 results for neural theorem provers

Study improves understanding of why agentic theorem provers succeed.

problem Understanding which components of agentic theorem provers improve proof success.
method Statistical provability theory and finite-horizon reachability MDP model.
result Bounds provability gap and explains components' effectiveness.

Scalable verifier for recurrent neural networks using polyhedral abstractions.

problem Certifying the correctness of recurrent neural networks.
method Combining sampling, optimization, and Fermat's theorem for polyhedral abstractions; gradient descent for refinement.
result Successfully verified challenging recurrent models in various domains.

Benchmark for math reasoning models from human proofs.

problem Measuring and accelerating machine learning models in high-level mathematical reasoning.
method Built a non-synthetic dataset from theorem prover proofs, defined a task for model to fill in missing propositions, used hierarchical transformer to improve performance.
result Neural models can capture non-trivial mathematical reasoning, hierarchical transformer outperforms baseline.

In this paper, we demonstrate how to do automated theorem proving in the presence of a large knowledge base of potential premises without learning from human proofs. We suggest an exploration mechanism that mixes in additional premises selected by a tf-idf (term frequency-inverse document frequency) based lookup in a d…

2019-05-25abs ↗pdf ↗

LeanDojo removes barriers to theorem proving with open-source tools and data.

problem Difficulty in reproducing and building on existing theorem proving methods.
method Introduces LeanDojo, an open-source Lean playground with toolkits, data, models, and benchmarks.
result ReProver, an LLM-based prover augmented with retrieval, outperforms non-retrieval baselines and GPT-4.

Lean Copilot uses LLMs to assist theorem proving in Lean, improving efficiency and automation.

problem Challenges in using existing neural theorem provers to prove novel theorems autonomously.
method Introduces Lean Copilot, a framework for integrating LLMs into Lean's theorem proving process.
result Lean Copilot automates 74.2% of proof steps on average, significantly improving over existing methods.

Formalizes vNM utility theorem using Lean 4, proving existence and uniqueness.

problem Formalizing and proving the von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theorem.
method Implement classical axioms in Lean 4, formalizing preference relations over lotteries.
result Machine-verified proofs of existence and uniqueness of utility representations.

This paper presents the first use of graph neural networks (GNNs) for higher-order proof search and demonstrates that GNNs can improve upon state-of-the-art results in this domain. Interactive, higher-order theorem provers allow for the formalization of most mathematical theories and have been shown to pose a significa…

2019-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

In this article, we introduce rack invariants of oriented Legendrian knots in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space endowed with the standard contact structure, which we call Legendrian racks. These invariants form a generalization of the quandle invariants of knots. These rack invariants do not result in a complete invari…

2017-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural symbolic processing aims to combine the generalization of logical learning approaches and the performance of neural networks. The Neural Theorem Proving (NTP) model by Rocktaschel et al (2017) learns embeddings for concepts and performs logical unification. While NTP is promising and effective in predicting fact…

2019-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper formalizes multi-dimensional FSD using geometric methods.

problem Complex measure theory and calculus barriers to formalization in proof assistants.
method Geometric framework for first-order stochastic dominance in N dimensions.
result Geometric approach bypasses complex integration theory for direct comparison of survival probabilities.

In this paper, we introduce a system called GamePad that can be used to explore the application of machine learning methods to theorem proving in the Coq proof assistant. Interactive theorem provers such as Coq enable users to construct machine-checkable proofs in a step-by-step manner. Hence, they provide an opportuni…

2018-06-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We explore the application of automated reasoning techniques to unknot detection, a classical problem of computational topology. We adopt a two-pronged experimental approach, using a theorem prover to try to establish a positive result (i.e. that a knot is the unknot), whilst simultaneously using a model finder to try …

2014-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a formal framework for analyzing trades in financial markets. An exchange is where multiple buyers and sellers participate to trade. These days, all big exchanges use computer algorithms that implement double sided auctions to match buy and sell requests and these algorithms must abide by certain regulator…

2019-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper formalizes Simon's satisficing through FFSD, proving its equivalence to expected utility theory.

problem Formalizing Herbert Simon's bounded rationality concept in economic decision-making.
method Developed FFSD framework using Lean 4 theorem prover, proving equivalence to expected utility theory.
result Equivalence theorem linking FFSD to expected utility maximization for approximate indicator functions.

This research simplifies verification of machine learning systems using reparameterization.

problem Reduce or eliminate serious bugs in machine learning systems.
method Use proof assistants to construct machine-checked proofs of correctness, leveraging reparameterization to handle probabilistic claims.
result Demonstrates broad applicability of reparameterization to verify different types of machine learning systems.

This paper studies neural network operators and their convergence properties.

problem Understanding the approximation and convergence of neural network operators.
method Proves density results, convergence estimates, and Voronovskaya-type theorems.
result Establishes quantitative convergence estimates and derives Voronovskaya-type theorems.

The neural tangent kernel equivalence theorem fails in practice.

problem Does the neural tangent kernel (NTK) equivalence theorem hold in practical neural network training?
method Rigorously derived NTK and conducted numerical experiments to evaluate the equivalence theorem.
result Adding a layer to a neural network and the corresponding updated NTK do not yield matching changes in predictor error.

The paper proves deep neural networks with analytic activation can approximate any function.

problem Approximating functions with neural networks using analytic activation functions.
method Elementary proofs for real and complex networks, Stone-Weierstrass theorem, Mergelyan's theorem.
result Closure of neural network classes equals space of polynomials for analytic activation.

The study proves a quantitative functional CLT for neural networks with smooth activation functions.

problem Understanding the convergence rates of neural networks with different activation functions.
method Functional versions of the Stein-Malliavin approach and a quantitative functional central limit theorem.
result Rates of convergence depend on the smoothness of the activation function, ranging from logarithmic to sqrt(n).

Revisits the connection between neural networks and the Kolmogorov-Arnold theorem.

problem Explains the limitations of using the Kolmogorov-Arnold theorem to explain neural networks with multiple hidden layers.
method Derives modifications of the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation that transfer smoothness properties to the outer function and can be well approximated by ReLU networks.
result Shows that a deep neural network with most layers approximating the interior function is a more natural interpretation of the Kolmogorov-Arnold representation.

This paper improves deep neural network approximation for fully connected networks, achieving optimal convergence rates.

problem Improving approximation of fully connected deep neural networks for optimal convergence rates.
method Deriving approximation bounds specifically for a narrower fully connected deep neural network.
result Achieves an optimal rate (up to a logarithmic factor) for fully connected deep neural networks.

We rigorously prove a central limit theorem for neural network models with a single hidden layer. The central limit theorem is proven in the asymptotic regime of simultaneously (A) large numbers of hidden units and (B) large numbers of stochastic gradient descent training iterations. Our result describes the neural net…

2018-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

TVS-FNNs can approximate any continuous function on expanded input spaces.

problem Processing a broader range of inputs like sequences and matrices.
method Proving a universal approximation theorem for TVS-FNNs.
result TVS-FNNs can approximate any continuous function on expanded input spaces.

New theorem guarantees approximate equilibrium in non-convex games.

problem No guarantee of equilibrium in non-convex games.
method Introduced a minimax theorem for non-convex games involving neural networks.
result Provided an approximate minimax theorem for non-convex games.

Mixtures of neural operators reduce active complexity in operator learning.

problem Reduction of active complexity in operator learning models.
method Constructive comparison between routed mixtures of neural operators (MoNOs) and a fixed single-neural-operator construction.
result Every scalar uniformly continuous nonlinear operator can be approximated by a MoNO whose active expert has smaller depth, width, and rank scaling.

NAST generalizes scattering transform for non-stationary time series analysis.

problem Analyzing non-stationary time series data.
method Neural activation of scattering transform with various activation functions and high pass filters.
result Central and non-central limit theorems for NAST of Gaussian processes.

Generalizes neural network approximation to infinite-dimensional manifolds and derivatives.

problem Approximating differentiable maps on infinite-dimensional manifolds.
method Proves a weighted Nachbin theorem to establish universal approximation for differentiable maps, including derivatives.
result Linear functions of the signature can approximate path space functionals including their derivatives.

Neural network implementation of Brenier's polar factorization for vector fields.

problem Implementing Brenier's polar factorization theorem for vector fields using neural networks.
method Parameterizing the convex function uu as an input convex neural network and estimating the measure-preserving map MM.
result Practical neural implementation of Brenier's polar factorization theorem.

No free lunch theorems suggest inductive biases are needed, but we show neural networks prefer low-complexity data.

problem The need for inductive biases in machine learning.
method Analysis of Kolmogorov complexity and neural network behavior on various datasets.
result Neural networks prefer low-complexity data, suggesting inductive biases are not always necessary.

Study reveals hidden null components in overparametrized neural networks.

problem Hidden null components in overparametrized neural networks.
method Structure theorem of null space for neural networks using ridgelet transforms.
result Null components can be uniquely written as linear combinations of ridgelet transforms.

Unified geometric flows improve deep learning efficiency and simplify neural network topologies.

problem Improving deep learning performance and simplifying neural network structures.
method Proposes a thermodynamically coupled Ricci flow that dynamically adapts parameter space geometry to loss landscape topology, enabling automated singularity resolution and providing entanglement entropy bounds.
result Demonstrates 2.1× convergence acceleration and 63% topological simplification while maintaining O(NlogN)\mathcal{O}(N\log N) complexity, outperforming Riemannian baselines by 15.2% in few-shot accuracy.