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    43 boolean predicate is either true or false because of the law of excluded 
    43 boolean predicate is either true or false because of the law of excluded 
    44 middle. The only way to reason about computability in a classical theorem 
    44 middle. The only way to reason about computability in a classical theorem 
    45 prover is to formalise a concrete model for computation. 
    45 prover is to formalise a concrete model for computation. 
    46 We formalise Turing machines and relate them to abacus machines and recursive
    46 We formalise Turing machines and relate them to abacus machines and recursive
    47 functions. Our theory can be used to formalise other computability results:
    47 functions. Our theory can be used to formalise other computability results:
    48 we give one example about the undecidability of Wang tilings, whose proof uses
    48 we give one example about the undecidability of Wang's tiling problem, whose proof uses
    49 the notion of a universal Turing machine.
    49 the notion of a universal Turing machine.
    50 \end{abstract}
    50 \end{abstract}
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    51 
    52 \begin{IEEEkeywords}
    52 \begin{IEEEkeywords}
    53 Turing Machines, Computability, Isabelle/HOL, Wang tilings
    53 Turing Machines, Computability, Isabelle/HOL, Wang tilings