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diff --git a/doc/changelog/10-standard-library/10445-constructive-reals.rst b/doc/changelog/10-standard-library/10445-constructive-reals.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d69056fc2f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/changelog/10-standard-library/10445-constructive-reals.rst @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +- New module `Reals.ConstructiveCauchyReals` defines constructive real numbers + by Cauchy sequences of rational numbers. Classical real numbers are now defined + as a quotient of these constructive real numbers, which significantly reduces + the number of axioms needed (see `Reals.Rdefinitions` and `Reals.Raxioms`), + while preserving backward compatibility. + + Futhermore, the new axioms for classical real numbers include the limited + principle of omniscience (`sig_forall_dec`), which is a logical principle + instead of an ad hoc property of the real numbers. + + See `#10445 <https://github.com/coq/coq/pull/10445>`_, by Vincent Semeria, + with the help and review of Guillaume Melquiond and Bas Spitters. |