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+
+include "basic_2/substitution/csup.ma".
+include "basic_2/computation/yprs.ma".
+
+(* ITERATED STEP OF HYPER PARALLEL COMPUTATION ON CLOSURES ******************)
+
+inductive ysteps (h) (g) (L1) (T1) (L2) (T2): Prop ≝
+| ysteps_intro: h ⊢ ⦃L1, T1⦄ •⥸*[g] ⦃L2, T2⦄ → (L1 = L2 → T1 = T2 → ⊥) →
+ ysteps h g L1 T1 L2 T2
+.
+
+interpretation "iterated step of hyper parallel computation (closure)"
+ 'YPRedStepStar h g L1 T1 L2 T2 = (ysteps h g L1 T1 L2 T2).
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma ssta_ysteps: ∀h,g,L,T,U,l. ⦃h, L⦄ ⊢ T •[g, l + 1] U →
+ h ⊢ ⦃L, T⦄ •⭃*[g] ⦃L, U⦄.
+#h #g #L #T #U #l #HTU
+@ysteps_intro /3 width=2/ #_ #H destruct
+elim (ssta_inv_refl … HTU)
+qed.
+
+lemma csup_ysteps: ∀h,g,L1,L2,T1,T2. ⦃L1, T1⦄ > ⦃L2, T2⦄ →
+ h ⊢ ⦃L1, T1⦄ •⭃*[g] ⦃L2, T2⦄.
+#h #g #L1 #L2 #T1 #T2 #H
+lapply (csup_fwd_cw … H) #H1
+@ysteps_intro /3 width=1/ -H #H2 #H3 destruct
+elim (lt_refl_false … H1)
+qed.