Proof theory for heterogeneous logic combining formulas and diagrams: proof normalization (Q2238136)

The author introduced heterogeneous proofs in first order logic as a formal combination of natural deduction rules with diagrammatical reasoning using Euler diagrams in the spirit of \textit{J. Barwise} and \textit{J. Etchemendy} [Hyperproof for the Macintosh. Program by Gerard Allwein, Mark Greaves, and Michael Lenz. Incl. 1 disk. Stanford, CA: CSLI, Center for the Study of Language and Information (1994; Zbl 0860.03004)], and \textit{S.-J. Shin} [The logical status of diagrams. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1994; Zbl 0829.03002)]. For the resulting calculus, normalization is shown; and an extension by a general elemination style rule is discussed.