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+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "terms/relocating_substitution.ma".
+include "subterms/relocating_substitution.ma".
+
+(* CARRIER (UNDERLYING TERM) ************************************************)
+
+let rec carrier F on F ≝ match F with
+[ SVRef _ i ⇒ #i
+| SAbst _ T ⇒ 𝛌.(carrier T)
+| SAppl _ V T ⇒ @(carrier V).(carrier T)
+].
+
+interpretation "carrier (subterms)"
+ 'ProjectDown F = (carrier F).
+
+notation "hvbox(⇓ term 46 F)"
+ non associative with precedence 46
+ for @{ 'ProjectDown $F }.
+
+lemma carrier_inv_vref: ∀j,F. ⇓F = #j → ∃b. F = {b}#j.
+#j * normalize
+[ #b #i #H destruct /2 width=2/
+| #b #T #H destruct
+| #b #V #T #H destruct
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma carrier_inv_abst: ∀C,F. ⇓F = 𝛌.C → ∃∃b,U. ⇓U = C & F = {b}𝛌.U.
+#C * normalize
+[ #b #i #H destruct
+| #b #T #H destruct /2 width=4/
+| #b #V #T #H destruct
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma carrier_inv_appl: ∀D,C,F. ⇓F = @D.C →
+ ∃∃b,W,U. ⇓W = D & ⇓U = C & F = {b}@W.U.
+#D #C * normalize
+[ #b #i #H destruct
+| #b #T #H destruct
+| #b #V #T #H destruct /2 width=6/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma carrier_lift: ∀h,F,d. ⇓ ↑[d, h] F = ↑[d, h] ⇓F.
+#h #F elim F -F normalize //
+qed.
+
+lemma carrier_dsubst: ∀G,F,d. ⇓ [d ↙ G] F = [d ↙ ⇓G] ⇓F.
+#G #F elim F -F [2,3: normalize // ]
+#b #i #d elim (lt_or_eq_or_gt i d) #Hid
+[ >(sdsubst_vref_lt … Hid) >(dsubst_vref_lt … Hid) //
+| destruct normalize //
+| >(sdsubst_vref_gt … Hid) >(dsubst_vref_gt … Hid) //
+]
+qed.