用AI辅助数学定理证明,人类主导关键判断,提升研究效率。
Advancing Mathematical Research via Human-AI Interactive Theorem Proving
- 人类主导问题设定,AI协助搜索证明、提出猜想和构造参数。
- 在量子优化中发现不变子空间,获得重投影梯度法的收敛保证。
- 适合前沿数学研究者,尤其擅长复杂推理与算法设计场景。
我们研究大语言模型如何作为科学计算中的研究工具,同时保持数学严谨性。提出一种人机协同的交互式定理证明与发现工作流:人类专家负责问题定义与可接受假设,模型则搜索证明或矛盾,提出候选性质与定理,并帮助构造满足显式约束的结构与参数,辅以数值实验和简单验证。专家将这些输出视为原始素材,进一步精炼并组织为精确陈述与严格证明。我们在流形优化与格罗弗量子搜索算法的关联研究中实例化该流程,成功识别出不变子空间,探索了兼容格罗弗的重投影方法,并获得了基于重投影的梯度法的收敛保证。该框架为大语言模型融入前沿数学研究提供了实用模板,可在保持推理透明性的同时加速证明空间与算法的设计探索。尽管案例聚焦于量子计算中的流形优化,其原则可推广至科学计算的其他核心领域。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
We investigate how large language models can be used as research tools in scientific computing while preserving mathematical rigor. We propose a human-in-the-loop workflow for interactive theorem proving and discovery with LLMs. Human experts retain control over problem formulation and admissible assumptions, while the model searches for proofs or contradictions, proposes candidate properties and theorems, and helps construct structures and parameters that satisfy explicit constraints, supported by numerical experiments and simple verification checks. Experts treat these outputs as raw material, further refine them, and organize the results into precise statements and rigorous proofs. We instantiate this workflow in a case study on the connection between manifold optimization and Grover's quantum search algorithm, where the pipeline helps identify invariant subspaces, explore Grover-compatible retractions, and obtain convergence guarantees for the retraction-based gradient method. The framework provides a practical template for integrating large language models into frontier mathematical research, enabling faster exploration of proof space and algorithm design while maintaining transparent reasoning responsibilities. Although illustrated on manifold optimization problems in quantum computing, the principles extend to other core areas of scientific computing.
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