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+
+include "delayed_updating/substitution/lift_path.ma".
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path_head.ma".
+include "ground/relocation/xap.ma".
+
+(* LIFT FOR PATH ************************************************************)
+
+(* Constructions with head for path *****************************************)
+
+lemma lift_path_head_closed (f) (p) (q) (n):
+ q = ↳[n]q →
+ ↳[↑[p●q]f@❨n❩]↑[↑[p]f]q = ↑[↑[p]f]q.
+#f #p #q elim q -q
+[ #n #H0
+ <(eq_inv_path_empty_head … H0) -H0
+ <path_head_zero //
+| #l #q #IH #n @(nat_ind_succ …n) -n [| #n #_ ]
+ [ <path_head_zero #H0 destruct
+ | cases l [ #k ]
+ [ <path_head_d_dx #H0
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? H0) -H0 #_ #H0
+ <lift_rmap_d_dx <lift_path_d_dx
+ <tr_xap_succ_nap <path_head_d_dx
+ <(IH … H0) in ⊢ (???%); -IH -H0 <tr_xap_plus //
+ | <path_head_m_dx #H0
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? H0) -H0 #_ #H0
+ <lift_rmap_m_dx <lift_path_m_dx
+ <tr_xap_succ_nap <path_head_m_dx
+ <(IH … H0) in ⊢ (???%); -IH -H0 //
+ | <path_head_L_dx #H0
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? H0) -H0 #_ #H0
+ <lift_rmap_L_dx <lift_path_L_dx
+ <tr_xap_succ_nap <path_head_L_dx
+ <(IH … H0) in ⊢ (???%); -IH -H0 //
+ | <path_head_A_dx #H0
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? H0) -H0 #_ #H0
+ <lift_rmap_A_dx <lift_path_A_dx
+ <tr_xap_succ_nap <path_head_A_dx
+ <(IH … H0) in ⊢ (???%); -IH -H0 //
+ | <path_head_S_dx #H0
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? H0) -H0 #_ #H0
+ <lift_rmap_S_dx <lift_path_S_dx
+ <tr_xap_succ_nap <path_head_S_dx
+ <(IH … H0) in ⊢ (???%); -IH -H0 //
+ ]
+ ]
+]
+qed.