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+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "ground/notation/functions/oplus_3.ma".
+include "ground/lib/list.ma".
+
+(* APPEND FOR LISTS *********************************************************)
+
+rec definition list_append A (l1:list A) (l2:list A) on l1 ≝ match l1 with
+[ list_empty ⇒ l2
+| list_lcons hd tl ⇒ hd ⨮ (list_append A tl l2)
+].
+
+interpretation
+ "append (lists)"
+ 'OPlus A l1 l2 = (list_append A l1 l2).
+
+(* Basic constructions ******************************************************)
+
+lemma list_append_empty_sn (A):
+ ∀l2. l2 = Ⓔ ⨁{A} l2.
+// qed.
+
+lemma list_append_lcons_sn (A):
+ ∀a,l1,l2. a ⨮ l1 ⨁ l2 = (a⨮l1) ⨁{A} l2.
+// qed.
+
+(* Advanced constructions ***************************************************)
+
+lemma list_append_empty_dx (A):
+ ∀l1. l1 = l1 ⨁{A} Ⓔ.
+#A #l1 elim l1 -l1
+[ <list_append_empty_sn //
+| #hd #tl #IH <list_append_lcons_sn <IH //
+]
+qed.
+
+lemma list_append_assoc (A):
+ associative … (list_append A).
+#A #l1 elim l1 -l1
+[ <list_append_empty_sn //
+| #a1 #l1 #IH *
+ [ #l3 <list_append_empty_dx <list_append_empty_sn //
+ | #a2 #l2 #l3 <list_append_lcons_sn <list_append_lcons_sn <IH //
+ ]
+]
+qed.