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+
+include "ground/arith/pnat_pred.ma".
+include "ground/arith/pnat_lt.ma".
+include "ground/relocation/pr_pat.ma".
+
+(* POSITIVE APPLICATION FOR PARTIAL RELOCATION MAPS *************************)
+
+(* Destructions with plt and ple ********************************************)
+
+(*** at_increasing *)
+lemma pr_pat_increasing (i2) (i1) (f):
+ @❪i1,f❫ ≘ i2 → i1 ≤ i2.
+#i2 elim i2 -i2
+[ #i1 #f #Hf elim (pr_pat_inv_unit_dx … Hf) -Hf //
+| #i2 #IH * //
+ #i1 #f #Hf elim (pr_pat_inv_succ_bi … Hf) -Hf [1,4: * |*: // ]
+ /3 width=2 by ple_succ_bi, ple_succ_dx/
+]
+qed-.
+
+(*** at_increasing_strict *)
+lemma pr_pat_increasing_strict (g) (i1) (i2):
+ @❪i1,g❫ ≘ i2 → ∀f. ↑f = g →
+ ∧∧ i1 < i2 & @❪i1,f❫ ≘ ↓i2.
+#g #i1 #i2 #Hg #f #H elim (pr_pat_inv_next … Hg … H) -Hg -H
+/4 width=2 by conj, pr_pat_increasing, ple_succ_bi/
+qed-.
+
+(*** at_fwd_id_ex *)
+lemma pr_pat_des_id (f) (i): @❪i,f❫ ≘ i → ⫯⫰f = f.
+#f elim (pr_map_split_tl f) //
+#H #i #Hf elim (pr_pat_inv_next … Hf … H) -Hf -H
+#j2 #Hg #H destruct lapply (pr_pat_increasing … Hg) -Hg
+#H elim (plt_ge_false … H) -H //
+qed-.
+
+(* Constructions with ple ***************************************************)
+
+(*** at_le_ex *)
+lemma pr_pat_le_ex (j2) (i2) (f):
+ @❪i2,f❫ ≘ j2 → ∀i1. i1 ≤ i2 →
+ ∃∃j1. @❪i1,f❫ ≘ j1 & j1 ≤ j2.
+#j2 elim j2 -j2 [2: #j2 #IH ] #i2 #f #Hf
+[ elim (pr_pat_inv_succ_dx … Hf) -Hf [1,3: * |*: // ]
+ #g [ #x2 ] #Hg [ #H2 ] #H0
+ [ * /3 width=3 by pr_pat_refl, ex2_intro/
+ #i1 #Hi12 destruct lapply (ple_inv_succ_bi … Hi12) -Hi12
+ #Hi12 elim (IH … Hg … Hi12) -x2 -IH
+ /3 width=7 by pr_pat_push, ex2_intro, ple_succ_bi/
+ | #i1 #Hi12 elim (IH … Hg … Hi12) -IH -i2
+ /3 width=5 by pr_pat_next, ex2_intro, ple_succ_bi/
+ ]
+| elim (pr_pat_inv_unit_dx … Hf) -Hf //
+ #g * -i2 #H2 #i1 #Hi12 <(ple_inv_unit_dx … Hi12)
+ /3 width=3 by pr_pat_refl, ex2_intro/
+]
+qed-.
+
+(*** at_id_le *)
+lemma pr_pat_id_le (i1) (i2):
+ i1 ≤ i2 → ∀f. @❪i2,f❫ ≘ i2 → @❪i1,f❫ ≘ i1.
+#i1 #i2 #H
+@(ple_ind_alt … H) -i1 -i2 [ #i2 | #i1 #i2 #_ #IH ] #f #Hf
+lapply (pr_pat_des_id … Hf) #H <H in Hf; -H
+/4 width=7 by pr_pat_inv_succ_push_succ, pr_pat_push, pr_pat_refl/
+qed-.