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+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path.ma".
+include "delayed_updating/notation/functions/nec_r_1.ma".
+
+(* REVERSE FOR PATH *********************************************************)
+
+rec definition reverse (p) on p: path ≝
+match p with
+[ list_empty ⇒ 𝐞
+| list_lcons l q ⇒ (reverse q)◖l
+].
+
+interpretation
+ "reverse (path)"
+ 'NEcR p = (reverse p).
+
+(* Basic constructions ******************************************************)
+
+lemma reverse_empty: 𝐞 = 𝐞ᴿ.
+// qed.
+
+lemma reverse_lcons (p) (l): pᴿ◖l = (l◗p)ᴿ.
+// qed.
+
+(* Main constructions *******************************************************)
+
+theorem reverse_append (p1) (p2):
+ (p2ᴿ)●(p1ᴿ) = (p1●p2)ᴿ.
+#p1 elim p1 -p1 //
+#l1 #p1 #IH #p2
+<list_append_lcons_sn <reverse_lcons <reverse_lcons //
+qed.
+
+(* Constructions with list_rcons ********************************************)
+
+lemma reverse_rcons (p) (l):
+ l◗(pᴿ) = (p◖l)ᴿ.
+#p #l
+<reverse_append //
+qed.
+
+(* Main constructions *******************************************************)
+
+theorem reverse_reverse (p):
+ p = pᴿᴿ.
+#p elim p -p //
+#l #p #IH
+<reverse_lcons <reverse_rcons //
+qed.