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A machine-checked proof of the Dong-Yang classification of optimal (n,4) binary codes for BSCs
Abstract
We present a machine-checked Lean~4 formalization of Dong and Yang's classification of optimal finite-length (n,4) binary block codes for binary symmetric channels. The formalization was developed mainly by feeding the paper's proofs to an AI tool. To establish correctness, the authors verified the main theorem statements in Lean and the accepted axioms. This note discusses the corrections and simplifications made to the AI-generated formalization, and records discrepancies found in the paper during the formalization. The Lean code is available at https://github.com/shhyang/n4code_lean.
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BibTeX
@misc{yang2026machinechecked,
title = {{A machine-checked proof of the Dong-Yang classification of optimal (n,4) binary codes for BSCs}},
author = {Shenghao Yang and Yanyan Dong},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.10579},
eprint = {2609.10579},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.10579},
note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A machine-checked proof of the Dong-Yang classification of optimal (n,4) binary codes for BSCs
AU - Shenghao Yang
AU - Yanyan Dong
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/05
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.10579
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.10579
AB - We present a machine-checked Lean~4 formalization of Dong and Yang's classification of optimal finite-length (n,4) binary block codes for binary symmetric channels. The formalization was developed mainly by feeding the paper's proofs to an AI tool. To establish correctness, the authors verified the main theorem statements in Lean and the accepted axioms. This note discusses the corrections and simplifications made to the AI-generated formalization, and records discrepancies found in the paper during the formalization. The Lean code is available at https://github.com/shhyang/n4code_lean.
ER -