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+
+include "basic_2/substitution/lsubr.ma".
+
+(* LOCAL ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT FOR SUBSTITUTION ****************************)
+
+(* Auxiliary inversion lemmas ***********************************************)
+
+fact lsubr_inv_abbr1_aux: ∀L1,L2. L1 ⊑ L2 → ∀K1,W. L1 = K1.ⓓW →
+ ∨∨ L2 = ⋆
+ | ∃∃K2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓓW
+ | ∃∃K2,W2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓛW2.
+#L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ #L #K1 #W #H destruct /2 width=1/
+| #L1 #L2 #V #HL12 #K1 #W #H destruct /3 width=3/
+| #I #L1 #L2 #V1 #V2 #HL12 #K1 #W #H destruct /3 width=4/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lsubr_inv_abbr1: ∀K1,L2,W. K1.ⓓW ⊑ L2 →
+ ∨∨ L2 = ⋆
+ | ∃∃K2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓓW
+ | ∃∃K2,W2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓛW2.
+/2 width=3 by lsubr_inv_abbr1_aux/ qed-.
+
+fact lsubr_inv_abst1_aux: ∀L1,L2. L1 ⊑ L2 → ∀K1,W1. L1 = K1.ⓛW1 →
+ L2 = ⋆ ∨
+ ∃∃K2,W2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓛW2.
+#L1 #L2 * -L1 -L2
+[ #L #K1 #W1 #H destruct /2 width=1/
+| #L1 #L2 #V #_ #K1 #W1 #H destruct
+| #I #L1 #L2 #V1 #V2 #HL12 #K1 #W1 #H destruct /3 width=4/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma lsubr_inv_abst1: ∀K1,L2,W1. K1.ⓛW1 ⊑ L2 →
+ L2 = ⋆ ∨
+ ∃∃K2,W2. K1 ⊑ K2 & L2 = K2.ⓛW2.
+/2 width=4 by lsubr_inv_abst1_aux/ qed-.
+
+(* Main properties **********************************************************)
+
+theorem lsubr_trans: Transitive … lsubr.
+#L1 #L #H elim H -L1 -L
+[ #L1 #X #H
+ lapply (lsubr_inv_atom1 … H) -H //
+| #L1 #L #V #_ #IHL1 #X #H
+ elim (lsubr_inv_abbr1 … H) -H // *
+ #L2 [2: #V2 ] #HL2 #H destruct /3 width=1/
+| #I #L1 #L #V1 #V #_ #IHL1 #X #H
+ elim (lsubr_inv_abst1 … H) -H // *
+ #L2 #V2 #HL2 #H destruct /3 width=1/
+]
+qed-.