(* $Id: ex.thy,v 1.2 2004/11/23 15:14:34 webertj Exp $ Author: Martin Strecker *) header {* Elimination of Connectives *} (*<*) theory ex imports Main begin (*>*) text {* In classical propositional logic, the connectives @{text "=, \, \"} can be replaced by @{text "\, \, False"}. Define corresponding simplification rules as lemmas and prove their correctness. (You may use automated proof tactics.) *} text {* What is the result of your translation for the formula @{text "A \ (B \ C) = A"}? (You can use Isabelle's simplifier to compute the result by using the simplifier's @{text "only"} option.) *} (*<*) end (*>*)