Axiom completes Lean formalization of 15,000-page finite simple groups classification
eptwts · x · 2026-10-27
Axiom announced a complete Lean auto-formalization of the Classification of Finite Simple Groups — the "periodic table of symmetry" — making the largest proof in human history computer-verified.
- Scale: roughly 15,000 pages, built by 100+ mathematicians across generations
- Significance: the theorem was previously too vast for holistic machine verification; this marks a landmark for AI-assisted formal mathematics
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