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PaperFormalizer system aids authors in formalizing research papers with Lean

A new system called PaperFormalizer has been developed to help authors automatically formalize research papers using the Lean proof assistant. This agentic pipeline takes a paper's LaTeX source and converts its statements into a dependency graph. It then audits each statement for faithfulness, ambiguity, and correctness, formalizing and proving them within Lean, leveraging libraries like Mathlib. The system requires author input for clarification and decision-making, ensuring that the paper's claims are not altered without explicit author approval. The output includes an annotated paper, a report of changes, and linked Lean code, aiming to enhance the robustness of research relying on mathematical proofs. AI

IMPACT Enhances the rigor of mathematical proofs in research by automating formalization and verification.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new system for formalizing research papers, which is a research artifact. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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PaperFormalizer system aids authors in formalizing research papers with Lean

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jiyuan Tan, Vasilis Syrgkanis, Jose Blanchet ·

    PaperFormalizer: Author-in-the-Loop Autoformalization of Research Papers in Lean

    arXiv:2610.31810v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Even a carefully proofread paper can leave small gaps in its proofs or its stated assumptions. We introduce PaperFormalizer, a Lean-based agentic pipeline that helps authors find and close such gaps in their own papers and turn each…