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title: "The Specialization and Transformation of Constructive Existence Proofs"
authors:
  - "Peter Madden"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1989/66"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1989/0066.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Eleventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1989
pages: "413-417"
track: "Automated Deduction"
keywords:
---

# The Specialization and Transformation of Constructive Existence Proofs

Peter Madden

*Proceedings of the Eleventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 413-417.

## Abstract

The transformation of constructive program synthesis proofs is discussed and compared with the more traditional approaches to program transformation. An example system for adapting programs to special situations by transforming constructive synthesis proofs has been reconstructed and is compared with the orig,inal implementation [Goad, 1980b, Goad, 1980a]. A brief account of more general proof transformation applications is also presented.