Formalizing a Proof that e is Transcendental

We describe a HOL Light formalization of Hermite's proof that the base of the natural logarithm e is transcendental.This is the first time a proof of this fact has been formalized in a theorem prover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jesse Bingham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Formalized Reasoning
Online Access:http://jfr.cib.unibo.it/article/view/2269/1749