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+(* v GNU General Public License Version 2 *)
+(* *)
+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "ground/xoa/ex_1_2.ma".
+include "ground/notation/functions/tuple_4.ma".
+include "ground/notation/functions/zerozero_0.ma".
+include "ground/notation/functions/zeroone_0.ma".
+include "ground/notation/functions/onezero_0.ma".
+include "ground/lib/arith.ma".
+
+(* RT-TRANSITION COUNTER ****************************************************)
+
+record rtc: Type[0] ≝ {
+ ri: nat; (* Note: inner r-steps *)
+ rs: nat; (* Note: spine r-steps *)
+ ti: nat; (* Note: inner t-steps *)
+ ts: nat (* Note: spine t-steps *)
+}.
+
+interpretation "constructor (rtc)"
+ 'Tuple ri rs ti ts = (mk_rtc ri rs ti ts).
+
+interpretation "one structural step (rtc)"
+ 'ZeroZero = (mk_rtc O O O O).
+
+interpretation "one r-step (rtc)"
+ 'OneZero = (mk_rtc O (S O) O O).
+
+interpretation "one t-step (rtc)"
+ 'ZeroOne = (mk_rtc O O O (S O)).
+
+definition eq_f: relation rtc ≝ λc1,c2. ⊤.
+
+inductive eq_t: relation rtc ≝
+| eq_t_intro: ∀ri1,ri2,rs1,rs2,ti,ts.
+ eq_t (〈ri1,rs1,ti,ts〉) (〈ri2,rs2,ti,ts〉)
+.
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma eq_t_refl: reflexive … eq_t.
+* // qed.
+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+fact eq_t_inv_dx_aux: ∀x,y. eq_t x y →
+ ∀ri1,rs1,ti,ts. x = 〈ri1,rs1,ti,ts〉 →
+ ∃∃ri2,rs2. y = 〈ri2,rs2,ti,ts〉.
+#x #y * -x -y
+#ri1 #ri #rs1 #rs #ti1 #ts1 #ri2 #rs2 #ti2 #ts2 #H destruct -ri2 -rs2
+/2 width=3 by ex1_2_intro/
+qed-.
+
+lemma eq_t_inv_dx: ∀ri1,rs1,ti,ts,y. eq_t (〈ri1,rs1,ti,ts〉) y →
+ ∃∃ri2,rs2. y = 〈ri2,rs2,ti,ts〉.
+/2 width=5 by eq_t_inv_dx_aux/ qed-.