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+(* v GNU General Public License Version 2 *)
+(* *)
+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "ground/notation/functions/one_0.ma".
+include "ground/notation/functions/uparrow_1.ma".
+include "ground/lib/relations.ma".
+
+(* POSITIVE INTEGERS ********************************************************)
+
+inductive pnat: Type[0] ≝
+| punit: pnat
+| psucc: pnat → pnat
+.
+
+interpretation
+ "unit (positive integers)"
+ 'One = (punit).
+
+interpretation
+ "successor (positive integers)"
+ 'UpArrow p = (psucc p).
+
+(* Basic inversions *********************************************************)
+
+(* Note: destruct *)
+lemma eq_inv_psucc_bi: injective … psucc.
+#p #q #H destruct //
+qed.
+
+(* Basic constructions ******************************************************)
+
+lemma eq_pnat_dec (p1,p2:pnat): Decidable (p1 = p2).
+#p1 elim p1 -p1 [| #p1 #IH ] * [2,4: #p2 ]
+[1,4: @or_intror #H destruct
+| elim (IH p2) -IH #H destruct
+ /4 width=1 by eq_inv_psucc_bi, or_intror, or_introl/
+| /2 width=1 by or_introl/
+]
+qed-.