Partial Correctness of an Algorithm Computing Lucas Sequences

Abstract

Summary In this paper we define some properties about finite sequences and verify the partial correctness of an algorithm computing n-th element of Lucas sequence [23], [20] with given P and Q coefficients as well as two first elements (x and y). The algorithm is encoded in nominative data language [22] in the Mizar system [3], [1]. i := 0 s := x b := y c := x while (i <> n) c := s s := b ps := p*s qc := q*c b := ps − qc i := i + j return s This paper continues verification of algorithms [10], [14], [12], [15], [13] written in terms of simple-named complex-valued nominative data [6], [8], [19], [11], [16], [17]. The validity of the algorithm is presented in terms of semantic Floyd-Hoare triples over such data [9]. Proofs of the correctness are based on an inference system for an extended Floyd-Hoare logic [2], [4] with partial pre- and post-conditions [18], [21], [7], [5].