Geometry Machines: From AI to SMC

The existing techniques and software tools for automated geometry theorem proving (GTP) are examined and reviewed. The underlying ideas of various approaches are explained with a set of selected examples. Comments and analyses are provided to illustrate the encouraging success of GTP which interrelates AI and SMC. We also present some technological applications of GTP and discuss its challenges ahead.

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