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+(* *)
+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path_labels.ma".
+include "delayed_updating/notation/functions/downarrowright_2.ma".
+include "ground/arith/nat_plus.ma".
+include "ground/arith/nat_pred_succ.ma".
+
+(* HEAD FOR PATH ************************************************************)
+
+rec definition path_head (n) (p) on p: path ā
+match n with
+[ nzero ā š
+| ninj m ā
+ match p with
+ [ list_empty ā šāān
+ | list_lcons l q ā
+ match l with
+ [ label_d k ā (path_head (n+k) q)āl
+ | label_m ā (path_head n q)āl
+ | label_L ā (path_head (ām) q)āl
+ | label_A ā (path_head n q)āl
+ | label_S ā (path_head n q)āl
+ ]
+ ]
+].
+
+interpretation
+ "head (path)"
+ 'DownArrowRight n p = (path_head n p).
+
+(* basic constructions ****************************************************)
+
+lemma path_head_zero (p):
+ (š) = ā³[š]p.
+* // qed.
+
+lemma path_head_empty (n):
+ (šāān) = ā³[n]š.
+* // qed.
+
+lemma path_head_d_dx (p) (n) (k:pnat):
+ (ā³[ān+k]p)āš±k = ā³[ān](pāš±k).
+// qed.
+
+lemma path_head_m_dx (p) (n):
+ (ā³[ān]p)āšŗ = ā³[ān](pāšŗ).
+// qed.
+
+lemma path_head_L_dx (p) (n):
+ (ā³[n]p)āš = ā³[ān](pāš).
+#p #n
+whd in ā¢ (???%); //
+qed.
+
+lemma path_head_A_dx (p) (n):
+ (ā³[ān]p)āš = ā³[ān](pāš).
+// qed.
+
+lemma path_head_S_dx (p) (n):
+ (ā³[ān]p)āš¦ = ā³[ān](pāš¦).
+// qed.
+
+(* Basic inversions *********************************************************)
+
+lemma eq_inv_path_head_zero_dx (q) (p):
+ q = ā³[š]p ā š = q.
+#q * //
+qed-.
+
+lemma eq_inv_path_empty_head (p) (n):
+ (š) = ā³[n]p ā š = n.
+*
+[ #n <path_head_empty #H0
+ <(eq_inv_empty_labels ā¦ H0) -n //
+| * [ #k ] #p #n @(nat_ind_succ ā¦ n) -n // #n #_
+ [ <path_head_d_dx
+ | <path_head_m_dx
+ | <path_head_L_dx
+ | <path_head_A_dx
+ | <path_head_S_dx
+ ] #H0 destruct
+]
+qed-.
+
+(* Constructions with path_append *******************************************)
+
+lemma path_head_refl_append_bi (p) (q) (m) (n):
+ p = ā³[m]p ā q = ā³[n]q ā pāq = ā³[n+m](pāq).
+#p #q elim q -q
+[ #m #n #Hp #H0
+ <(eq_inv_path_empty_head ā¦ H0) -n //
+| #l #q #IH #m #n #Hp
+ @(nat_ind_succ ā¦ n) -n // #n #_
+ cases l [ #k ]
+ <list_append_lcons_sn <nplus_succ_sn
+ [ <path_head_d_dx <path_head_d_dx #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ >(IH ā¦ Hp Hq) in ā¢ (??%?); -IH -Hp -Hq
+ <nplus_plus_comm_23 //
+ | <path_head_m_dx <path_head_m_dx #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ >(IH ā¦ Hp Hq) in ā¢ (??%?); -IH -Hp -Hq //
+ | <path_head_L_dx <path_head_L_dx #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ >(IH ā¦ Hp Hq) in ā¢ (??%?); -IH -Hp -Hq //
+ | <path_head_A_dx <path_head_A_dx #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ >(IH ā¦ Hp Hq) in ā¢ (??%?); -IH -Hp -Hq //
+ | <path_head_S_dx <path_head_S_dx #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ >(IH ā¦ Hp Hq) in ā¢ (??%?); -IH -Hp -Hq //
+ ]
+qed.
+
+lemma path_head_refl_append_sn (p) (q) (n):
+ q = ā³[n]q ā q = ā³[n](pāq).
+#p #q elim q -q
+[ #n #Hn <(eq_inv_path_empty_head ā¦ Hn) -Hn //
+| #l #q #IH #n @(nat_ind_succ ā¦ n) -n
+ [ #Hq | #n #_ cases l [ #k ] ]
+ [ lapply (eq_inv_path_head_zero_dx ā¦ Hq) -Hq #Hq destruct
+ | <path_head_d_dx <path_head_d_dx
+ | <path_head_m_dx <path_head_m_dx
+ | <path_head_L_dx <path_head_L_dx
+ | <path_head_A_dx <path_head_A_dx
+ | <path_head_S_dx <path_head_S_dx
+ ] #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ /3 width=1 by eq_f/
+]
+qed-.
+
+(* Inversions with path_append **********************************************)
+
+lemma eq_inv_path_head_refl_append_sn (p) (q) (n):
+ q = ā³[n](pāq) ā q = ā³[n]q.
+#p #q elim q -q
+[ #n #Hn <(eq_inv_path_empty_head ā¦ Hn) -p //
+| #l #q #IH #n @(nat_ind_succ ā¦ n) -n //
+ #n #_ cases l [ #k ]
+ [ <path_head_d_dx <path_head_d_dx
+ | <path_head_m_dx <path_head_m_dx
+ | <path_head_L_dx <path_head_L_dx
+ | <path_head_A_dx <path_head_A_dx
+ | <path_head_S_dx <path_head_S_dx
+ ] #Hq
+ elim (eq_inv_list_lcons_bi ????? Hq) -Hq #_ #Hq
+ /3 width=1 by eq_f/
+]
+qed-.