3 Matita Tutorial: inductively generated formal topologies
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6 This is a not so short introduction to [Matita][2], based on
7 the formalization of the paper
9 > Between formal topology and game theory: an
10 > explicit solution for the conditions for an
11 > inductive generation of formal topologies
13 by Stefano Berardi and Silvio Valentini.
15 The tutorial is by Enrico Tassi.
17 The tutorial spends a considerable amount of effort in defining
18 notations that resemble the ones used in the original paper. We believe
19 this is a important part of every formalization, not only from the aesthetic
20 point of view, but also from the practical point of view. Being
21 consistent allows to follow the paper in a pedantic way, and hopefully
22 to make the formalization (at least the definitions and proved
23 statements) readable to the author of the paper.
25 The formalization uses the ng (new generation) version of Matita
26 (that will be named 1.x when finally released).
27 Last stable release of the "old" system is named 0.5.7; the ng system
28 is coexisting with the old one in every development release
29 (named "nightly builds" in the download page of Matita)
30 with a version strictly greater than 0.5.7.
35 The graphical interface of Matita is composed of three windows:
36 the script window, on the left, is where you type; the sequent
37 window on the top right is where the system shows you the ongoing proof;
38 the error window, on the bottom right, is where the system complains.
39 On the top of the script window five buttons drive the processing of
40 the proof script. From left to right they request the system to:
42 - go back to the beginning of the script
44 - go to the current cursor position
46 - advance to the end of the script
48 When the system processes a command, it locks the part of the script
49 corresponding to the command, such that you cannot edit it anymore
50 (without going back). Locked parts are coloured in blue.
52 The sequent window is hyper textual, i.e. you can click on symbols
53 to jump to their definition, or switch between different notations
54 for the same expression (for example, equality has two notations,
55 one of them makes the type of the arguments explicit).
57 Everywhere in the script you can use the `ncheck (term).` command to
58 ask for the type a given term. If you do that in the middle of a proof,
59 the term is assumed to live in the current proof context (i.e. can use
60 variables introduced so far).
62 To ease the typing of mathematical symbols, the script window
63 implements two unusual input facilities:
65 - some TeX symbols can be typed using their TeX names, and are
66 automatically converted to UTF-8 characters. For a list of
67 the supported TeX names, see the menu: View ▹ TeX/UTF-8 Table.
68 Moreover some ASCII-art is understood as well, like `=>` and `->`
69 to mean double or single arrows.
70 Here we recall some of these "shortcuts":
72 - ∀ can be typed with `\forall`
73 - λ can be typed with `\lambda`
74 - ≝ can be typed with `\def` or `:=`
75 - → can be typed with `\to` or `->`
77 - some symbols have variants, like the ≤ relation and ≼, ≰, ⋠.
78 The user can cycle between variants typing one of them and then
79 pressing ALT-L. Note that also letters do have variants, for
80 example W has Ω, 𝕎 and 𝐖, L has Λ, 𝕃, and 𝐋, F has Φ, …
81 Variants are listed in the aforementioned TeX/UTF-8 table.
83 The syntax of terms (and types) is the one of the λ-calculus CIC
84 on which Matita is based. The main syntactical difference w.r.t.
85 the usual mathematical notation is the function application, written
86 `(f x y)` in place of `f(x,y)`.
88 Pressing `F1` opens the Matita manual.
90 CIC (as [implemented in Matita][3]) in a nutshell
91 -------------------------------------------------
93 CIC is a full and functional Pure Type System (all products do exist,
94 and their sort is is determined by the target) with an impredicative sort
95 Prop and a predicative sort Type. It features both dependent types and
96 polymorphism like the [Calculus of Constructions][4]. Proofs and terms share
97 the same syntax, and they can occur in types.
99 The environment used for in the typing judgement can be populated with
100 well typed definitions or theorems, (co)inductive types validating positivity
101 conditions and recursive functions provably total by simple syntactical
102 analysis (recursive calls are allowed only on structurally smaller subterms).
104 functions can be defined as well, and must satisfy the dual condition, i.e.
105 performing the recursive call only after having generated a constructor (a piece
108 The CIC λ-calculus is equipped with a pattern matching construct (match) on inductive
109 types defined in the environment. This construct, together with the possibility to
110 definable total recursive functions, allows to define eliminators (or constructors)
111 for (co)inductive types. The λ-calculus is also equipped with explicitly typed
112 local definitions (let in) that in the degenerate case work as casts (i.e.
113 the type annotation `(t : T)` is implemented as `let x : T ≝ t in x`).
115 Types are compare up to conversion. Since types may depend on terms, conversion
116 involves β-reduction, δ-reduction (definition unfolding), ζ-reduction (local
117 definition unfolding), ι-reduction (pattern matching simplification),
118 μ-reduction (recursive function computation) and ν-reduction (co-fixpoint
121 Since we are going to formalize constructive and predicative mathematics
122 in an intensional type theory like CIC, we try to establish some terminology.
123 Type is the sort of sets equipped with the `Id` equality (i.e. an intensional,
124 not quotiented set). We will avoid using `Id` (Leibniz equality),
125 thus we will explicitly equip a set with an equivalence relation when needed.
126 We will call this structure a _setoid_. Note that we will
127 attach the infix `=` symbol only to the equality of a setoid,
130 We write `Type[i]` to mention a Type in the predicative hierarchy
131 of types. To ease the comprehension we will use `Type[0]` for sets,
132 and `Type[1]` for classes. The index `i` is just a label: constraints among
133 universes are declared by the user. The standard library defines
135 > Type[0] < Type[1] < Type[2]
137 For every `Type[i]` there is a corresponding level of predicative
138 propositions `CProp[i]`. A predicative proposition cannot be eliminated toward
139 `Type[j]` unless it holds no computational content (i.e. it is an inductive type
140 with 0 or 1 constructors with propositional arguments, like `Id` and `And`
144 The standard library and the `include` command
145 ----------------------------------------------
147 Some basic notions, like subset, membership, intersection and union
148 are part of the standard library of Matita.
150 These notions come with some standard notation attached to them:
152 - A ∪ B can be typed with `A \cup B`
153 - A ∩ B can be typed with `A \cap B`
154 - A ≬ B can be typed with `A \between B`
155 - x ∈ A can be typed with `x \in A`
156 - Ω^A, that is the type of the subsets of A, can be typed with `\Omega ^ A`
158 The `include` command tells Matita to load a part of the library,
159 in particular the part that we will use can be loaded as follows:
163 include "sets/sets.ma".
167 Some basic results that we will use are also part of the sets library:
169 - subseteq\_union\_l: ∀A.∀U,V,W:Ω^A.U ⊆ W → V ⊆ W → U ∪ V ⊆ W
170 - subseteq\_intersection\_r: ∀A.∀U,V,W:Ω^A.W ⊆ U → W ⊆ V → W ⊆ U ∩ V
175 A set of axioms is made of a set(oid) `S`, a family of sets `I` and a
176 family `C` of subsets of `S` indexed by elements `a` of `S`
177 and elements of `I(a)`.
179 It is desirable to state theorems like "for every set of axioms, …"
180 without explicitly mentioning S, I and C. To do that, the three
181 components have to be grouped into a record (essentially a dependently
182 typed tuple). The system is able to generate the projections
183 of the record automatically, and they are named as the fields of
184 the record. So, given an axiom set `A` we can obtain the set
185 with `S A`, the family of sets with `I A` and the family of subsets
190 nrecord Ax : Type[1] ≝ {
193 C : ∀a:S. I a → Ω ^ S
198 Forget for a moment the `:>` that will be detailed later, and focus on
199 the record definition. It is made of a list of pairs: a name, followed
200 by `:` and the its type. It is a dependently typed tuple, thus
201 already defined names (fields) can be used in the types that follow.
203 Note that `S` is declared to be a `setoid` and not a Type. The original
204 paper probably also considers I to generate setoids, and both I and C
205 to be (dependent) morphisms. For the sake of simplicity, we will "cheat" and use
206 setoids only when strictly needed (i.e. where we want to talk about
207 equality). Setoids will play a role only when we will define
208 the alternative version of the axiom set.
210 Note that the field `S` was declared with `:>` instead of a simple `:`.
211 This declares the `S` projection to be a coercion. A coercion is
212 a "cast" function the system automatically inserts when it is needed.
213 In that case, the projection `S` has type `Ax → setoid`, and whenever
214 the expected type of a term is `setoid` while its type is `Ax`, the
215 system inserts the coercion around it, to make the whole term well typed.
217 When formalizing an algebraic structure, declaring the carrier as a
218 coercion is a common practice, since it allows to write statements like
220 ∀G:Group.∀x:G.x * x^-1 = 1
222 The quantification over `x` of type `G` is ill-typed, since `G` is a term
223 (of type `Group`) and thus not a type. Since the carrier projection
224 `carr` is a coercion, that maps a `Group` into the type of
225 its elements, the system automatically inserts `carr` around `G`,
226 obtaining `…∀x: carr G.…`.
228 Coercions are hidden by the system when it displays a term.
229 In this particular case, the coercion `S` allows to write (and read):
233 Since `A` is not a type, but it can be turned into a `setoid` by `S`
234 and a `setoid` can be turned into a type by its `carr` projection, the
235 composed coercion `carr ∘ S` is silently inserted.
240 Something that is not still satisfactory, is that the dependent type
241 of `I` and `C` are abstracted over the Axiom set. To obtain the
242 precise type of a term, you can use the `ncheck` command as follows.
246 (** ncheck I. *) (* shows: ∀A:Ax.A → Type[0] *)
247 (** ncheck C. *) (* shows: ∀A:Ax.∀a:A.A → I A a → Ω^A *)
251 One would like to write `I a` and not `I A a` under a context where
252 `A` is an axiom set and `a` has type `S A` (or thanks to the coercion
253 mechanism simply `A`). In Matita, a question mark represents an implicit
254 argument, i.e. a missing piece of information the system is asked to
255 infer. Matita performs Hindley-Milner-style type inference, thus writing
256 `I ? a` is enough: since the second argument of `I` is typed by the
257 first one, the first (omitted) argument can be inferred just
258 computing the type of `a` (that is `A`).
262 (** ncheck (∀A:Ax.∀a:A.I ? a). *) (* shows: ∀A:Ax.∀a:A.I A a *)
266 This is still not completely satisfactory, since you have always to type
267 `?`; to fix this minor issue we have to introduce the notational
268 support built in Matita.
273 Matita is quipped with a quite complex notational support,
274 allowing the user to define and use mathematical notations
275 ([From Notation to Semantics: There and Back Again][1]).
277 Since notations are usually ambiguous (e.g. the frequent overloading of
278 symbols) Matita distinguishes between the term level, the
279 content level, and the presentation level, allowing multiple
280 mappings between the content and the term level.
282 The mapping between the presentation level (i.e. what is typed on the
283 keyboard and what is displayed in the sequent window) and the content
284 level is defined with the `notation` command. When followed by
285 `>`, it defines an input (only) notation.
289 notation > "𝐈 term 90 a" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'I $a }.
290 notation > "𝐂 term 90 a term 90 i" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'C $a $i }.
294 The first notation defines the writing `𝐈 a` where `a` is a generic
295 term of precedence 90, the maximum one. This high precedence forces
296 parentheses around any term of a lower precedence. For example `𝐈 x`
297 would be accepted, since identifiers have precedence 90, but
298 `𝐈 f x` would be interpreted as `(𝐈 f) x`. In the latter case, parentheses
299 have to be put around `f x`, thus the accepted writing would be `𝐈 (f x)`.
301 To obtain the `𝐈` is enough to type `I` and then cycle between its
302 similar symbols with ALT-L. The same for `𝐂`. Notations cannot use
303 regular letters or the round parentheses, thus their variants (like the
304 bold ones) have to be used.
306 The first notation associates `𝐈 a` with `'I $a` where `'I` is a
307 new content element to which a term `$a` is passed.
309 Content elements have to be interpreted, and possibly multiple,
310 incompatible, interpretations can be defined.
314 interpretation "I" 'I a = (I ? a).
315 interpretation "C" 'C a i = (C ? a i).
319 The `interpretation` command allows to define the mapping between
320 the content level and the terms level. Here we associate the `I` and
321 `C` projections of the Axiom set record, where the Axiom set is an implicit
322 argument `?` to be inferred by the system.
324 Interpretation are bi-directional, thus when displaying a term like
325 `C _ a i`, the system looks for a presentation for the content element
330 notation < "𝐈 \sub( ❨a❩ )" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'I $a }.
331 notation < "𝐂 \sub( ❨a,\emsp i❩ )" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'C $a $i }.
335 For output purposes we can define more complex notations, for example
336 we can put bold parentheses around the arguments of `𝐈` and `𝐂`, decreasing
337 the size of the arguments and lowering their baseline (i.e. putting them
338 as subscript), separating them with a comma followed by a little space.
340 The first (technical) definition
341 --------------------------------
343 Before defining the cover relation as an inductive predicate, one
344 has to notice that the infinity rule uses, in its hypotheses, the
345 cover relation between two subsets, while the inductive predicate
346 we are going to define relates an element and a subset.
348 An option would be to unfold the definition of cover between subsets,
349 but we prefer to define the abstract notion of cover between subsets
350 (so that we can attach a (ambiguous) notation to it).
352 Anyway, to ease the understanding of the definition of the cover relation
353 between subsets, we first define the inductive predicate unfolding the
354 definition, and we later refine it with.
358 ninductive xcover (A : Ax) (U : Ω^A) : A → CProp[0] ≝
359 | xcreflexivity : ∀a:A. a ∈ U → xcover A U a
360 | xcinfinity : ∀a:A.∀i:𝐈 a. (∀y.y ∈ 𝐂 a i → xcover A U y) → xcover A U a.
364 We defined the xcover (x will be removed in the final version of the
365 definition) as an inductive predicate. The arity of the inductive
366 predicate has to be carefully analyzed:
368 > (A : Ax) (U : Ω^A) : A → CProp[0]
370 The syntax separates with `:` abstractions that are fixed for every
371 constructor (introduction rule) and abstractions that can change. In that
372 case the parameter `U` is abstracted once and for all in front of every
373 constructor, and every occurrence of the inductive predicate is applied to
374 `U` in a consistent way. Arguments abstracted on the right of `:` are not
375 constant, for example the xcinfinity constructor introduces `a ◃ U`,
376 but under the assumption that (for every y) `y ◃ U`. In that rule, the left
377 had side of the predicate changes, thus it has to be abstracted (in the arity
378 of the inductive predicate) on the right of `:`.
382 (** ncheck xcreflexivity. *) (* shows: ∀A:Ax.∀U:Ω^A.∀a:A.a∈U → xcover A U a *)
386 We want now to abstract out `(∀y.y ∈ 𝐂 a i → xcover A U y)` and define
387 a notion `cover_set` to which a notation `𝐂 a i ◃ U` can be attached.
389 This notion has to be abstracted over the cover relation (whose
390 type is the arity of the inductive `xcover` predicate just defined).
392 Then it has to be abstracted over the arguments of that cover relation,
393 i.e. the axiom set and the set `U`, and the subset (in that case `𝐂 a i`)
394 sitting on the left hand side of `◃`.
398 ndefinition cover_set :
399 ∀cover: ∀A:Ax.Ω^A → A → CProp[0]. ∀A:Ax.∀C,U:Ω^A. CProp[0]
401 λcover. λA, C,U. ∀y.y ∈ C → cover A U y.
405 The `ndefinition` command takes a name, a type and body (of that type).
406 The type can be omitted, and in that case it is inferred by the system.
407 If the type is given, the system uses it to infer implicit arguments
408 of the body. In that case all types are left implicit in the body.
410 We now define the notation `a ◃ b`. Here the keywork `hvbox`
411 and `break` tell the system how to wrap text when it does not
412 fit the screen (they can be safely ignored for the scope of
413 this tutorial). We also add an interpretation for that notation,
414 where the (abstracted) cover relation is implicit. The system
415 will not be able to infer it from the other arguments `C` and `U`
416 and will thus prompt the user for it. This is also why we named this
417 interpretation `covers set temp`: we will later define another
418 interpretation in which the cover relation is the one we are going to
423 notation "hvbox(a break ◃ b)" non associative with precedence 45
424 for @{ 'covers $a $b }.
426 interpretation "covers set temp" 'covers C U = (cover_set ?? C U).
433 We can now define the cover relation using the `◃` notation for
434 the premise of infinity.
438 ninductive cover (A : Ax) (U : Ω^A) : A → CProp[0] ≝
439 | creflexivity : ∀a. a ∈ U → cover ? U a
440 | cinfinity : ∀a. ∀i. 𝐂 a i ◃ U → cover ? U a.
441 (** screenshot "cover". *)
447 Note that the system accepts the definition
448 but prompts the user for the relation the `cover_set` notion is
453 The horizontal line separates the hypotheses from the conclusion.
454 The `napply cover` command tells the system that the relation
455 it is looking for is exactly our first context entry (i.e. the inductive
456 predicate we are defining, up to α-conversion); while the `nqed` command
457 ends a definition or proof.
459 We can now define the interpretation for the cover relation between an
460 element and a subset first, then between two subsets (but this time
461 we fix the relation `cover_set` is abstracted on).
465 interpretation "covers" 'covers a U = (cover ? U a).
466 interpretation "covers set" 'covers a U = (cover_set cover ? a U).
470 We will proceed similarly for the fish relation, but before going
471 on it is better to give a short introduction to the proof mode of Matita.
472 We define again the `cover_set` term, but this time we build
473 its body interactively. In the λ-calculus Matita is based on, CIC, proofs
474 and terms share the same syntax, and it is thus possible to use the
475 commands devoted to build proof term also to build regular definitions.
476 A tentative semantics for the proof mode commands (called tactics)
477 in terms of sequent calculus rules are given in the
478 <a href="#appendix">appendix</a>.
482 ndefinition xcover_set :
483 ∀c: ∀A:Ax.Ω^A → A → CProp[0]. ∀A:Ax.∀C,U:Ω^A. CProp[0].
484 (** screenshot "xcover-set-1". *)
485 #cover; #A; #C; #U; (** screenshot "xcover-set-2". *)
486 napply (∀y:A.y ∈ C → ?); (** screenshot "xcover-set-3". *)
487 napply cover; (** screenshot "xcover-set-4". *)
495 The system asks for a proof of the full statement, in an empty context.
497 The `#` command is the ∀-introduction rule, it gives a name to an
498 assumption putting it in the context, and generates a λ-abstraction
502 We have now to provide a proposition, and we exhibit it. We left
503 a part of it implicit; since the system cannot infer it it will
505 Note that the type of `∀y:A.y ∈ C → ?` is a proposition
506 whenever `?` is a proposition.
509 The proposition we want to provide is an application of the
510 cover relation we have abstracted in the context. The command
511 `napply`, if the given term has not the expected type (in that
512 case it is a product versus a proposition) it applies it to as many
513 implicit arguments as necessary (in that case `? ? ?`).
516 The system will now ask in turn the three implicit arguments
517 passed to cover. The syntax `##[` allows to start a branching
518 to tackle every sub proof individually, otherwise every command
519 is applied to every subproof. The command `##|` switches to the next
520 subproof and `##]` ends the branching.
528 The definition of fish works exactly the same way as for cover, except
529 that it is defined as a coinductive proposition.
532 ndefinition fish_set ≝ λf:∀A:Ax.Ω^A → A → CProp[0].
537 notation "hvbox(a break ⋉ b)" non associative with precedence 45
538 for @{ 'fish $a $b }.
540 interpretation "fish set temp" 'fish A U = (fish_set ?? U A).
542 ncoinductive fish (A : Ax) (F : Ω^A) : A → CProp[0] ≝
543 | cfish : ∀a. a ∈ F → (∀i:𝐈 a .𝐂 a i ⋉ F) → fish A F a.
547 interpretation "fish set" 'fish A U = (fish_set fish ? U A).
548 interpretation "fish" 'fish a U = (fish ? U a).
552 Introduction rule for fish
553 ---------------------------
555 Matita is able to generate elimination rules for inductive types,
556 but not introduction rules for the coinductive case.
560 (** ncheck cover_rect_CProp0. *)
564 We thus have to define the introduction rule for fish by co-recursion.
565 Here we again use the proof mode of Matita to exhibit the body of the
566 corecursive function.
570 nlet corec fish_rec (A:Ax) (U: Ω^A)
572 (H2: ∀a:A. a ∈ P → ∀j: 𝐈 a. 𝐂 a j ≬ P): ∀a:A. ∀p: a ∈ P. a ⋉ U ≝ ?.
573 (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-1". *)
574 #a; #p; napply cfish; (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-2". *)
575 ##[ nchange in H1 with (∀b.b∈P → b∈U); (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-2-1". *)
576 napply H1; (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-3". *)
578 ##| #i; ncases (H2 a p i); (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-5". *)
579 #x; *; #xC; #xP; (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-5-1". *)
580 @; (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-6". *)
582 ##| @; (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-7". *)
584 ##| napply (fish_rec ? U P); (** screenshot "def-fish-rec-9". *)
593 Note the first item of the context, it is the corecursive function we are
594 defining. This item allows to perform the recursive call, but we will be
595 allowed to do such call only after having generated a constructor of
596 the fish coinductive type.
598 We introduce `a` and `p`, and then return the fish constructor `cfish`.
599 Since the constructor accepts two arguments, the system asks for them.
602 The first one is a proof that `a ∈ U`. This can be proved using `H1` and `p`.
603 With the `nchange` tactic we change `H1` into an equivalent form (this step
604 can be skipped, since the system would be able to unfold the definition
605 of inclusion by itself)
608 It is now clear that `H1` can be applied. Again `napply` adds two
609 implicit arguments to `H1 ? ?`, obtaining a proof of `? ∈ U` given a proof
610 that `? ∈ P`. Thanks to unification, the system understands that `?` is actually
611 `a`, and it asks a proof that `a ∈ P`.
614 The `nassumption` tactic looks for the required proof in the context, and in
615 that cases finds it in the last context position.
617 We move now to the second branch of the proof, corresponding to the second
618 argument of the `cfish` constructor.
620 We introduce `i` and then we destruct `H2 a p i`, that being a proof
621 of an overlap predicate, give as an element and a proof that it is
622 both in `𝐂 a i` and `P`.
625 We then introduce `x`, break the conjunction (the `*;` command is the
626 equivalent of `ncases` but operates on the first hypothesis that can
627 be introduced). We then introduce the two sides of the conjunction.
630 The goal is now the existence of a point in `𝐂 a i` fished by `U`.
631 We thus need to use the introduction rule for the existential quantifier.
632 In CIC it is a defined notion, that is an inductive type with just
633 one constructor (one introduction rule) holding the witness and the proof
634 that the witness satisfies a proposition.
638 Instead of trying to remember the name of the constructor, that should
639 be used as the argument of `napply`, we can ask the system to find by
640 itself the constructor name and apply it with the `@` tactic.
641 Note that some inductive predicates, like the disjunction, have multiple
642 introduction rules, and thus `@` can be followed by a number identifying
646 After choosing `x` as the witness, we have to prove a conjunction,
647 and we again apply the introduction rule for the inductively defined
651 The left hand side of the conjunction is trivial to prove, since it
652 is already in the context. The right hand side needs to perform
653 the co-recursive call.
656 The co-recursive call needs some arguments, but all of them are
657 in the context. Instead of explicitly mention them, we use the
658 `nassumption` tactic, that simply tries to apply every context item.
664 Subset of covered/fished points
665 -------------------------------
667 We now have to define the subset of `S` of points covered by `U`.
668 We also define a prefix notation for it. Remember that the precedence
669 of the prefix form of a symbol has to be higher than the precedence
674 ndefinition coverage : ∀A:Ax.∀U:Ω^A.Ω^A ≝ λA,U.{ a | a ◃ U }.
676 notation "◃U" non associative with precedence 55 for @{ 'coverage $U }.
678 interpretation "coverage cover" 'coverage U = (coverage ? U).
682 Here we define the equation characterizing the cover relation.
683 Even if it is not part of the paper, we proved that `◃(U)` is
684 the minimum solution for
685 such equation, the interested reader should be able to reply the proof
690 ndefinition cover_equation : ∀A:Ax.∀U,X:Ω^A.CProp[0] ≝ λA,U,X.
691 ∀a.a ∈ X ↔ (a ∈ U ∨ ∃i:𝐈 a.∀y.y ∈ 𝐂 a i → y ∈ X).
693 ntheorem coverage_cover_equation : ∀A,U. cover_equation A U (◃U).
696 ##[ #bU; @1; nassumption;
697 ##| #i; #CaiU; #IH; @2; @ i; #c; #cCbi; ncases (IH ? cCbi);
699 ##| #_; napply CaiU; nassumption; ##] ##]
700 ##| ncases H; ##[ #E; @; nassumption]
701 *; #j; #Hj; @2 j; #w; #wC; napply Hj; nassumption;
705 ntheorem coverage_min_cover_equation :
706 ∀A,U,W. cover_equation A U W → ◃U ⊆ W.
707 #A; #U; #W; #H; #a; #aU; nelim aU; #b;
708 ##[ #bU; ncases (H b); #_; #H1; napply H1; @1; nassumption;
709 ##| #i; #CbiU; #IH; ncases (H b); #_; #H1; napply H1; @2; @i; napply IH;
715 We similarly define the subset of points "fished" by `F`, the
716 equation characterizing `⋉(F)` and prove that fish is
717 the biggest solution for such equation.
721 notation "⋉F" non associative with precedence 55
724 ndefinition fished : ∀A:Ax.∀F:Ω^A.Ω^A ≝ λA,F.{ a | a ⋉ F }.
726 interpretation "fished fish" 'fished F = (fished ? F).
728 ndefinition fish_equation : ∀A:Ax.∀F,X:Ω^A.CProp[0] ≝ λA,F,X.
729 ∀a. a ∈ X ↔ a ∈ F ∧ ∀i:𝐈 a.∃y.y ∈ 𝐂 a i ∧ y ∈ X.
731 ntheorem fished_fish_equation : ∀A,F. fish_equation A F (⋉F).
732 #A; #F; #a; @; (* *; non genera outtype che lega a *) #H; ncases H;
733 ##[ #b; #bF; #H2; @ bF; #i; ncases (H2 i); #c; *; #cC; #cF; @c; @ cC;
735 ##| #aF; #H1; @ aF; napply H1;
739 ntheorem fished_max_fish_equation : ∀A,F,G. fish_equation A F G → G ⊆ ⋉F.
740 #A; #F; #G; #H; #a; #aG; napply (fish_rec … aG);
741 #b; ncases (H b); #H1; #_; #bG; ncases (H1 bG); #E1; #E2; nassumption;
746 Part 2, the new set of axioms
747 -----------------------------
749 Since the name of defined objects (record included) has to be unique
750 within the same file, we prefix every field name
751 in the new definition of the axiom set with `n`.
755 nrecord nAx : Type[2] ≝ {
758 nD: ∀a:nS. nI a → Type[0];
759 nd: ∀a:nS. ∀i:nI a. nD a i → nS
764 We again define a notation for the projections, making the
765 projected record an implicit argument. Note that, since we already have
766 a notation for `𝐈`, we just add another interpretation for it. The
767 system, looking at the argument of `𝐈`, will be able to choose
768 the correct interpretation.
772 notation "𝐃 \sub ( ❨a,\emsp i❩ )" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'D $a $i }.
773 notation "𝐝 \sub ( ❨a,\emsp i,\emsp j❩ )" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'd $a $i $j}.
775 notation > "𝐃 term 90 a term 90 i" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'D $a $i }.
776 notation > "𝐝 term 90 a term 90 i term 90 j" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'd $a $i $j}.
778 interpretation "D" 'D a i = (nD ? a i).
779 interpretation "d" 'd a i j = (nd ? a i j).
780 interpretation "new I" 'I a = (nI ? a).
784 The first result the paper presents to motivate the new formulation
785 of the axiom set is the possibility to define and old axiom set
786 starting from a new one and vice versa. The key definition for
787 such construction is the image of d(a,i).
788 The paper defines the image as
790 > Im[d(a,i)] = { d(a,i,j) | j : D(a,i) }
792 but this not so formal notation poses some problems. The image is
793 often used as the left hand side of the ⊆ predicate
797 Of course this writing is interpreted by the authors as follows
799 > ∀j:D(a,i). d(a,i,j) ∈ V
801 If we need to use the image to define `𝐂 ` (a subset of `S`) we are obliged to
802 form a subset, i.e. to place a single variable `{ here | … }` of type `S`.
804 > Im[d(a,i)] = { y | ∃j:D(a,i). y = d(a,i,j) }
806 This poses no theoretical problems, since `S` is a setoid and thus equipped
809 Unless we define two different images, one for stating that the image is ⊆ of
810 something and another one to define `𝐂`, we end up using always the latter.
811 Thus the statement `Im[d(a,i)] ⊆ V` unfolds to
813 > ∀x:S. ( ∃j.x = d(a,i,j) ) → x ∈ V
815 That, up to rewriting with the equation defining `x`, is what we mean.
816 The technical problem arises later, when `V` will be a complex
817 construction that has to be proved extensional
818 (i.e. ∀x,y. x = y → x ∈ V → y ∈ V).
822 ndefinition image ≝ λA:nAx.λa:A.λi. { x | ∃j:𝐃 a i. x = 𝐝 a i j }.
824 notation > "𝐈𝐦 [𝐝 term 90 a term 90 i]" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'Im $a $i }.
825 notation < "𝐈𝐦 [𝐝 \sub ( ❨a,\emsp i❩ )]" non associative with precedence 70 for @{ 'Im $a $i }.
827 interpretation "image" 'Im a i = (image ? a i).
831 Thanks to our definition of image, we can define a function mapping a
832 new axiom set to an old one and vice versa. Note that in the second
833 definition, when we give the `𝐝` component, the projection of the
834 Σ-type is inlined (constructed on the fly by `*;`)
835 while in the paper it was named `fst`.
839 ndefinition Ax_of_nAx : nAx → Ax.
840 #A; @ A (nI ?); #a; #i; napply (𝐈𝐦 [𝐝 a i]);
843 ndefinition nAx_of_Ax : Ax → nAx.
845 ##[ #a; #i; napply (Σx:A.x ∈ 𝐂 a i);
846 ##| #a; #i; *; #x; #_; napply x;
852 We then define the inductive type of ordinals, parametrized over an axiom
853 set. We also attach some notations to the constructors.
857 ninductive Ord (A : nAx) : Type[0] ≝
860 | oL : ∀a:A.∀i.∀f:𝐃 a i → Ord A. Ord A.
862 notation "0" non associative with precedence 90 for @{ 'oO }.
863 notation "x+1" non associative with precedence 50 for @{'oS $x }.
864 notation "Λ term 90 f" non associative with precedence 50 for @{ 'oL $f }.
866 interpretation "ordinals Zero" 'oO = (oO ?).
867 interpretation "ordinals Succ" 'oS x = (oS ? x).
868 interpretation "ordinals Lambda" 'oL f = (oL ? ? ? f).
872 The definition of `U⎽x` is by recursion over the ordinal `x`.
873 We thus define a recursive function using the `nlet rec` command.
874 The `on x` directive tells
875 the system on which argument the function is (structurally) recursive.
877 In the `oS` case we use a local definition to name the recursive call
878 since it is used twice.
880 Note that Matita does not support notation in the left hand side
881 of a pattern match, and thus the names of the constructors have to
882 be spelled out verbatim.
886 nlet rec famU (A : nAx) (U : Ω^A) (x : Ord A) on x : Ω^A ≝
889 | oS y ⇒ let U_n ≝ famU A U y in U_n ∪ { x | ∃i.𝐈𝐦[𝐝 x i] ⊆ U_n}
890 | oL a i f ⇒ { x | ∃j.x ∈ famU A U (f j) } ].
892 notation < "term 90 U \sub (term 90 x)" non associative with precedence 50 for @{ 'famU $U $x }.
893 notation > "U ⎽ term 90 x" non associative with precedence 50 for @{ 'famU $U $x }.
895 interpretation "famU" 'famU U x = (famU ? U x).
899 We attach as the input notation for U_x the similar `U⎽x` where underscore,
900 that is a character valid for identifier names, has been replaced by `⎽` that is
901 not. The symbol `⎽` can act as a separator, and can be typed as an alternative
902 for `_` (i.e. pressing ALT-L after `_`).
904 The notion ◃(U) has to be defined as the subset of elements `y`
905 belonging to `U⎽x` for some `x`. Moreover, we have to define the notion
906 of cover between sets again, since the one defined at the beginning
907 of the tutorial works only for the old axiom set.
911 ndefinition ord_coverage : ∀A:nAx.∀U:Ω^A.Ω^A ≝ λA,U.{ y | ∃x:Ord A. y ∈ famU ? U x }.
913 ndefinition ord_cover_set ≝ λc:∀A:nAx.Ω^A → Ω^A.λA,C,U.
914 ∀y.y ∈ C → y ∈ c A U.
916 interpretation "coverage new cover" 'coverage U = (ord_coverage ? U).
917 interpretation "new covers set" 'covers a U = (ord_cover_set ord_coverage ? a U).
918 interpretation "new covers" 'covers a U = (mem ? (ord_coverage ? U) a).
922 Before proving that this cover relation validates the reflexivity and infinity
923 rules, we prove this little technical lemma that is used in the proof for the
928 nlemma ord_subset: ∀A:nAx.∀a:A.∀i,f,U.∀j:𝐃 a i. U⎽(f j) ⊆ U⎽(Λ f).
929 #A; #a; #i; #f; #U; #j; #b; #bUf; @ j; nassumption;
934 The proof of infinity uses the following form of the Axiom of Choice,
935 that cannot be proved inside Matita, since the existential quantifier
936 lives in the sort of predicative propositions while the sigma in the conclusion
937 lives in the sort of data types, and thus the former cannot be eliminated
938 to provide the witness for the second.
942 naxiom AC : ∀A,a,i,U.
943 (∀j:𝐃 a i.∃x:Ord A.𝐝 a i j ∈ U⎽x) → (Σf.∀j:𝐃 a i.𝐝 a i j ∈ U⎽(f j)).
947 In the proof of infinity, we have to rewrite under the ∈ predicate.
948 It is clearly possible to show that `U⎽x` is an extensional set:
950 > a = b → a ∈ U⎽x → b ∈ U⎽x
952 Anyway this proof is a non trivial induction over x, that requires `𝐈` and `𝐃` to be
953 declared as morphisms. This poses no problem, but goes out of the scope of the
954 tutorial, since dependent morphisms are hard to manipulate, and we thus assume it.
958 naxiom U_x_is_ext: ∀A:nAx.∀a,b:A.∀x.∀U. a = b → b ∈ U⎽x → a ∈ U⎽x.
962 The reflexivity proof is trivial, it is enough to provide the ordinal `0`
963 as a witness, then `◃(U)` reduces to `U` by definition,
964 hence the conclusion. Note that `0` is between `(` and `)` to
965 make it clear that it is a term (an ordinal) and not the number
966 of the constructor we want to apply (that is the first and only one
967 of the existential inductive type).
970 ntheorem new_coverage_reflexive: ∀A:nAx.∀U:Ω^A.∀a. a ∈ U → a ◃ U.
971 #A; #U; #a; #H; @ (0); napply H;
976 We now proceed with the proof of the infinity rule.
981 alias symbol "covers" = "new covers set".
982 ntheorem new_coverage_infinity:
983 ∀A:nAx.∀U:Ω^A.∀a:A. (∃i:𝐈 a. 𝐈𝐦[𝐝 a i] ◃ U) → a ◃ U.
984 #A; #U; #a; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-1". *)
985 *; #i; #H; nnormalize in H; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-2". *)
986 ncut (∀y:𝐃 a i.∃x:Ord A.𝐝 a i y ∈ U⎽x); ##[ (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-3". *)
987 #z; napply H; @ z; napply #; ##] #H'; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-4". *)
988 ncases (AC … H'); #f; #Hf; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-5". *)
989 ncut (∀j.𝐝 a i j ∈ U⎽(Λ f));
990 ##[ #j; napply (ord_subset … f … (Hf j));##] #Hf';(** screenshot "n-cov-inf-6". *)
991 @ (Λ f+1); (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-7". *)
992 @2; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-8". *)
993 @i; #x; *; #d; #Hd; (** screenshot "n-cov-inf-9". *)
994 napply (U_x_is_ext … Hd); napply Hf';
999 We eliminate the existential, obtaining an `i` and a proof that the
1000 image of `𝐝 a i` is covered by U. The `nnormalize` tactic computes the normal
1001 form of `H`, thus expands the definition of cover between sets.
1004 When the paper proof considers `H`, it implicitly substitutes assumed
1005 equation defining `y` in its conclusion.
1006 In Matita this step is not completely trivial.
1007 We thus assert (`ncut`) the nicer form of `H` and prove it.
1010 After introducing `z`, `H` can be applied (choosing `𝐝 a i z` as `y`).
1011 What is the left to prove is that `∃j: 𝐃 a j. 𝐝 a i z = 𝐝 a i j`, that
1012 becomes trivial if `j` is chosen to be `z`. In the command `napply #`,
1013 the `#` is a standard notation for the reflexivity property of the equality.
1016 Under `H'` the axiom of choice `AC` can be eliminated, obtaining the `f` and
1017 its property. Note that the axiom `AC` was abstracted over `A,a,i,U` before
1018 assuming `(∀j:𝐃 a i.∃x:Ord A.𝐝 a i j ∈ U⎽x)`. Thus the term that can be eliminated
1019 is `AC ???? H'` where the system is able to infer every `?`. Matita provides
1020 a facility to specify a number of `?` in a compact way, i.e. `…`. The system
1021 expand `…` first to zero, then one, then two, three and finally four question
1022 marks, "guessing" how may of them are needed.
1025 The paper proof does now a forward reasoning step, deriving (by the ord_subset
1026 lemma we proved above) `Hf'` i.e. 𝐝 a i j ∈ U⎽(Λf).
1029 To prove that `a◃U` we have to exhibit the ordinal x such that `a ∈ U⎽x`.
1032 The definition of `U⎽(…+1)` expands to the union of two sets, and proving
1033 that `a ∈ X ∪ Y` is, by definition, equivalent to prove that `a` is in `X` or `Y`.
1034 Applying the second constructor `@2;` of the disjunction,
1035 we are left to prove that `a` belongs to the right hand side of the union.
1038 We thus provide `i` as the witness of the existential, introduce the
1039 element being in the image and we are
1040 left to prove that it belongs to `U⎽(Λf)`. In the meanwhile, since belonging
1041 to the image means that there exists an object in the domain …, we eliminate the
1042 existential, obtaining `d` (of type `𝐃 a i`) and the equation defining `x`.
1045 We just need to use the equational definition of `x` to obtain a conclusion
1046 that can be proved with `Hf'`. We assumed that `U⎽x` is extensional for
1047 every `x`, thus we are allowed to use `Hd` and close the proof.
1053 The next proof is that ◃(U) is minimal. The hardest part of the proof
1054 is to prepare the goal for the induction. The desiderata is to prove
1055 `U⎽o ⊆ V` by induction on `o`, but the conclusion of the lemma is,
1056 unfolding all definitions:
1058 > ∀x. x ∈ { y | ∃o:Ord A.y ∈ U⎽o } → x ∈ V
1062 nlemma new_coverage_min :
1063 ∀A:nAx.∀U:Ω^A.∀V.U ⊆ V → (∀a:A.∀i.𝐈𝐦[𝐝 a i] ⊆ V → a ∈ V) → ◃U ⊆ V.
1064 #A; #U; #V; #HUV; #Im;#b; (** screenshot "n-cov-min-2". *)
1065 *; #o; (** screenshot "n-cov-min-3". *)
1066 ngeneralize in match b; nchange with (U⎽o ⊆ V); (** screenshot "n-cov-min-4". *)
1067 nelim o; (** screenshot "n-cov-min-5". *)
1068 ##[ #b; #bU0; napply HUV; napply bU0;
1069 ##| #p; #IH; napply subseteq_union_l; ##[ nassumption; ##]
1070 #x; *; #i; #H; napply (Im ? i); napply (subseteq_trans … IH); napply H;
1071 ##| #a; #i; #f; #IH; #x; *; #d; napply IH; ##]
1076 After all the introductions, event the element hidden in the ⊆ definition,
1077 we have to eliminate the existential quantifier, obtaining the ordinal `o`
1080 What is left is almost right, but the element `b` is already in the
1081 context. We thus generalize every occurrence of `b` in
1082 the current goal, obtaining `∀c.c ∈ U⎽o → c ∈ V` that is `U⎽o ⊆ V`.
1085 We then proceed by induction on `o` obtaining the following goals
1088 All of them can be proved using simple set theoretic arguments,
1089 the induction hypothesis and the assumption `Im`.
1096 The notion `F⎽x` is again defined by recursion over the ordinal `x`.
1100 nlet rec famF (A: nAx) (F : Ω^A) (x : Ord A) on x : Ω^A ≝
1103 | oS o ⇒ let F_o ≝ famF A F o in F_o ∩ { x | ∀i:𝐈 x.∃j:𝐃 x i.𝐝 x i j ∈ F_o }
1104 | oL a i f ⇒ { x | ∀j:𝐃 a i.x ∈ famF A F (f j) }
1107 interpretation "famF" 'famU U x = (famF ? U x).
1109 ndefinition ord_fished : ∀A:nAx.∀F:Ω^A.Ω^A ≝ λA,F.{ y | ∀x:Ord A. y ∈ F⎽x }.
1111 interpretation "fished new fish" 'fished U = (ord_fished ? U).
1112 interpretation "new fish" 'fish a U = (mem ? (ord_fished ? U) a).
1116 The proof of compatibility uses this little result, that we
1117 proved outside the main proof.
1120 nlemma co_ord_subset: ∀A:nAx.∀F:Ω^A.∀a,i.∀f:𝐃 a i → Ord A.∀j. F⎽(Λ f) ⊆ F⎽(f j).
1121 #A; #F; #a; #i; #f; #j; #x; #H; napply H;
1126 We assume the dual of the axiom of choice, as in the paper proof.
1129 naxiom AC_dual: ∀A:nAx.∀a:A.∀i,F.
1130 (∀f:𝐃 a i → Ord A.∃x:𝐃 a i.𝐝 a i x ∈ F⎽(f x)) → ∃j:𝐃 a i.∀x:Ord A.𝐝 a i j ∈ F⎽x.
1134 Proving the anti-reflexivity property is simple, since the
1135 assumption `a ⋉ F` states that for every ordinal `x` (and thus also 0)
1136 `a ∈ F⎽x`. If `x` is choose to be `0`, we obtain the thesis.
1139 ntheorem new_fish_antirefl: ∀A:nAx.∀F:Ω^A.∀a. a ⋉ F → a ∈ F.
1140 #A; #F; #a; #H; nlapply (H 0); #aFo; napply aFo;
1145 We now prove the compatibility property for the new fish relation.
1148 ntheorem new_fish_compatible:
1149 ∀A:nAx.∀F:Ω^A.∀a. a ⋉ F → ∀i:𝐈 a.∃j:𝐃 a i.𝐝 a i j ⋉ F.
1150 #A; #F; #a; #aF; #i; nnormalize; (** screenshot "n-f-compat-1". *)
1151 napply AC_dual; #f; (** screenshot "n-f-compat-2". *)
1152 nlapply (aF (Λf+1)); #aLf; (** screenshot "n-f-compat-3". *)
1154 (a ∈ F⎽(Λ f) ∧ ∀i:𝐈 a.∃j:𝐃 a i.𝐝 a i j ∈ F⎽(Λ f)); (** screenshot "n-f-compat-4". *)
1155 ncases aLf; #_; #H; nlapply (H i); (** screenshot "n-f-compat-5". *)
1156 *; #j; #Hj; @j; (** screenshot "n-f-compat-6". *)
1157 napply (co_ord_subset … Hj);
1162 After reducing to normal form the goal, we observe it is exactly the conclusion of
1163 the dual axiom of choice we just assumed. We thus apply it ad introduce the
1167 The hypothesis `aF` states that `a⋉F⎽x` for every `x`, and we choose `Λf+1`.
1170 Since F_(Λf+1) is defined by recursion and we actually have a concrete input
1171 `Λf+1` for that recursive function, it can be computed.
1172 Anyway, using the `nnormalize`
1173 tactic would reduce too much (both the `+1` and the `Λf` steps would be performed);
1174 we thus explicitly give a convertible type for that hypothesis, corresponding
1175 the computation of the `+1` step, plus the unfolding the definition of
1179 We are interested in the right hand side of `aLf`, an in particular to
1180 its intance where the generic index in `𝐈 a` is `i`.
1183 We then eliminate the existential, obtaining `j` and its property `Hj`. We provide
1187 What is left to prove is exactly the `co_ord_subset` lemma we factored out
1194 The proof that `⋉(F)` is maximal is exactly the dual one of the
1195 minimality of `◃(U)`. Thus the main problem is to obtain `G ⊆ F⎽o`
1196 before doing the induction over `o`.
1198 Note that `G` is assumed to be of type `𝛀^A`, that means an extensional
1199 subset of `S`, while `Ω^A` means just a subset (note that the former is bold).
1202 ntheorem max_new_fished:
1203 ∀A:nAx.∀G:𝛀^A.∀F:Ω^A.G ⊆ F → (∀a.a ∈ G → ∀i.𝐈𝐦[𝐝 a i] ≬ G) → G ⊆ ⋉F.
1204 #A; #G; #F; #GF; #H; #b; #HbG; #o;
1205 ngeneralize in match HbG; ngeneralize in match b;
1206 nchange with (G ⊆ F⎽o);
1209 ##| #p; #IH; napply (subseteq_intersection_r … IH);
1210 #x; #Hx; #i; ncases (H … Hx i); #c; *; *; #d; #Ed; #cG;
1211 @d; napply IH; (** screenshot "n-f-max-1". *)
1212 alias symbol "prop2" = "prop21".
1213 napply (. Ed^-1‡#); napply cG;
1214 ##| #a; #i; #f; #Hf; nchange with (G ⊆ { y | ∀x. y ∈ F⎽(f x) });
1215 #b; #Hb; #d; napply (Hf d); napply Hb;
1221 Here the situation looks really similar to the one of the dual proof where
1222 we had to apply the assumption `U_x_is_ext`, but here the set is just `G`
1223 not `F_x`. Since we assumed `G` to be extensional we can
1224 exploit the facilities
1225 Matita provides to perform rewriting in the general setting of setoids.
1227 The `.` notation simply triggers the mechanism, while the given argument has to
1228 mimic the context under which the rewriting has to happen. In that case
1229 we want to rewrite the left hand side of the binary morphism `∈`.
1231 to represent the context of a binary morphism is `‡`. The right hand side
1232 has to be left untouched, and the identity rewriting step is represented with
1233 `#` (actually a reflexivity proof for the subterm identified by the context).
1235 We want to rewrite the left hand side using `Ed` right-to-left (the default
1236 is left-to-right). We thus write `Ed^-1`, that is a proof that `𝐝 x i d = c`.
1238 The complete command is `napply (. Ed^-1‡#)` that has to be read like:
1240 > perform some rewritings under a binary morphism,
1241 > on the right do nothing,
1242 > on the left rewrite with Ed right-to-left.
1244 After the rewriting step the goal is exactly the `cG` assumption.
1250 <div id="appendix" class="anchor"></div>
1251 Appendix: tactics explanation
1252 -----------------------------
1254 In this appendix we try to give a description of tactics
1255 in terms of sequent calculus rules annotated with proofs.
1256 The `:` separator has to be read as _is a proof of_, in the spirit
1257 of the Curry-Howard isomorphism.
1259 Γ ⊢ f : A1 → … → An → B Γ ⊢ ?1 : A1 … ?n : An
1260 napply f; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1261 Γ ⊢ (f ?1 … ?n ) : B
1263 Γ ⊢ ? : F → B Γ ⊢ f : F
1264 nlapply f; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1269 #x; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1270 Γ ⊢ λx:T.? : ∀x:T.P(x)
1273 Γ ⊢ ?_i : args_i → P(k_i args_i)
1274 ncases x; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1275 Γ ⊢ match x with [ k1 args1 ⇒ ?_1 | … | kn argsn ⇒ ?_n ] : P(x)
1278 Γ ⊢ ?i : ∀t. P(t) → P(k_i … t …)
1279 nelim x; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1280 Γ ⊢ (T_rect_CProp0 ?_1 … ?_n) : P(x)
1282 Where `T_rect_CProp0` is the induction principle for the
1287 nchange with Q; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1290 Where the equivalence relation between types `≡` keeps into account
1291 β-reduction, δ-reduction (definition unfolding), ζ-reduction (local
1292 definition unfolding), ι-reduction (pattern matching simplification),
1293 μ-reduction (recursive function computation) and ν-reduction (co-fixpoint
1297 Γ; H : Q; Δ ⊢ ? : G Q ≡ P
1298 nchange in H with Q; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1302 Γ; H : Q; Δ ⊢ ? : G P →* Q
1303 nnormalize in H; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1306 Where `Q` is the normal form of `P` considering βδζιμν-reduction steps.
1310 nnormalize; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1314 Γ ⊢ ?_2 : T → G Γ ⊢ ?_1 : T
1315 ncut T; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
1320 ngeneralize in match t; ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼
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1332 [1]: http://upsilon.cc/~zack/research/publications/notation.pdf
1333 [2]: http://matita.cs.unibo.it
1334 [3]: http://www.cs.unibo.it/~tassi/smallcc.pdf
1335 [4]: http://www.inria.fr/rrrt/rr-0530.html