(* Title: CTT/ex/elim ID: $Id: elim.ML,v 1.7 2005/04/07 07:25:34 wenzelm Exp $ Author: Lawrence C Paulson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory Copyright 1991 University of Cambridge Some examples taken from P. Martin-L\"of, Intuitionistic type theory (Bibliopolis, 1984). by (safe_tac prems 1); by (step_tac prems 1); by (pc_tac prems 1); *) writeln"Examples with elimination rules"; writeln"This finds the functions fst and snd!"; Goal "A type ==> ?a : (A*A) --> A"; by (pc_tac [] 1 THEN fold_tac basic_defs); (*puts in fst and snd*) result(); writeln"first solution is fst; backtracking gives snd"; back(); back() handle ERROR => writeln"And there are indeed no others"; writeln"Double negation of the Excluded Middle"; Goal "A type ==> ?a : ((A + (A-->F)) --> F) --> F"; by (intr_tac []); by (rtac ProdE 1); by (assume_tac 1); by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); Goal "[| A type; B type |] ==> ?a : (A*B) --> (B*A)"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); (*The sequent version (ITT) could produce an interesting alternative by backtracking. No longer.*) writeln"Binary sums and products"; Goal "[| A type; B type; C type |] ==> ?a : (A+B --> C) --> (A-->C) * (B-->C)"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); (*A distributive law*) Goal "[| A type; B type; C type |] ==> ?a : A * (B+C) --> (A*B + A*C)"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); (*more general version, same proof*) val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; !!x. x:A ==> C(x) type|] ==> \ \ ?a : (SUM x:A. B(x) + C(x)) --> (SUM x:A. B(x)) + (SUM x:A. C(x))"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); writeln"Construction of the currying functional"; Goal "[| A type; B type; C type |] ==> ?a : (A*B --> C) --> (A--> (B-->C))"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); (*more general goal with same proof*) val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; \ \ !!z. z: (SUM x:A. B(x)) ==> C(z) type \ \ |] ==> ?a : PROD f: (PROD z : (SUM x:A . B(x)) . C(z)). \ \ (PROD x:A . PROD y:B(x) . C())"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); writeln"Martin-Lof (1984), page 48: axiom of sum-elimination (uncurry)"; Goal "[| A type; B type; C type |] ==> ?a : (A --> (B-->C)) --> (A*B --> C)"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); (*more general goal with same proof*) val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; !!z. z: (SUM x:A . B(x)) ==> C(z) type|] \ \ ==> ?a : (PROD x:A . PROD y:B(x) . C()) \ \ --> (PROD z : (SUM x:A . B(x)) . C(z))"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); writeln"Function application"; Goal "[| A type; B type |] ==> ?a : ((A --> B) * A) --> B"; by (pc_tac [] 1); result(); writeln"Basic test of quantifier reasoning"; val prems = Goal "[| A type; B type; !!x y.[| x:A; y:B |] ==> C(x,y) type |] ==> \ \ ?a : (SUM y:B . PROD x:A . C(x,y)) \ \ --> (PROD x:A . SUM y:B . C(x,y))"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); (*faulty proof attempt, stripping the quantifiers in wrong sequence by (intr_tac[]); by (pc_tac prems 1); ...fails!! *) writeln"Martin-Lof (1984) pages 36-7: the combinator S"; val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; \ \ !!x y.[| x:A; y:B(x) |] ==> C(x,y) type |] \ \ ==> ?a : (PROD x:A. PROD y:B(x). C(x,y)) \ \ --> (PROD f: (PROD x:A. B(x)). PROD x:A. C(x, f`x))"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); writeln"Martin-Lof (1984) page 58: the axiom of disjunction elimination"; val prems = Goal "[| A type; B type; !!z. z: A+B ==> C(z) type|] ==> \ \ ?a : (PROD x:A. C(inl(x))) --> (PROD y:B. C(inr(y))) \ \ --> (PROD z: A+B. C(z))"; by (pc_tac prems 1); result(); (*towards AXIOM OF CHOICE*) Goal "[| A type; B type; C type |] ==> ?a : (A --> B*C) --> (A-->B) * (A-->C)"; by (pc_tac [] 1); by (fold_tac basic_defs); (*puts in fst and snd*) result(); (*Martin-Lof (1984) page 50*) writeln"AXIOM OF CHOICE! Delicate use of elimination rules"; val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; \ \ !!x y.[| x:A; y:B(x) |] ==> C(x,y) type \ \ |] ==> ?a : PROD h: (PROD x:A. SUM y:B(x). C(x,y)). \ \ (SUM f: (PROD x:A. B(x)). PROD x:A. C(x, f`x))"; by (intr_tac prems); by (add_mp_tac 2); by (add_mp_tac 1); by (etac SumE_fst 1); by (rtac replace_type 1); by (rtac subst_eqtyparg 1); by (resolve_tac comp_rls 1); by (rtac SumE_snd 4); by (typechk_tac (SumE_fst::prems)); result(); writeln"Axiom of choice. Proof without fst, snd. Harder still!"; val prems = Goal "[| A type; !!x. x:A ==> B(x) type; \ \ !!x y.[| x:A; y:B(x) |] ==> C(x,y) type \ \ |] ==> ?a : PROD h: (PROD x:A. SUM y:B(x). C(x,y)). \ \ (SUM f: (PROD x:A. B(x)). PROD x:A. C(x, f`x))"; by (intr_tac prems); (*Must not use add_mp_tac as subst_prodE hides the construction.*) by (resolve_tac [ProdE RS SumE] 1 THEN assume_tac 1); by (TRYALL assume_tac); by (rtac replace_type 1); by (rtac subst_eqtyparg 1); by (resolve_tac comp_rls 1); by (etac (ProdE RS SumE) 4); by (typechk_tac prems); by (rtac replace_type 1); by (rtac subst_eqtyparg 1); by (resolve_tac comp_rls 1); by (typechk_tac prems); by (assume_tac 1); by (fold_tac basic_defs); (*puts in fst and snd*) result(); writeln"Example of sequent_style deduction"; (*When splitting z:A*B, the assumption C(z) is affected; ?a becomes lam u. split(u,%v w.split(v,%x y.lam z. >) ` w) *) val prems = Goal "[| A type; B type; !!z. z:A*B ==> C(z) type |] ==> \ \ ?a : (SUM z:A*B. C(z)) --> (SUM u:A. SUM v:B. C())"; by (resolve_tac intr_rls 1); by (biresolve_tac safe_brls 2); (*Now must convert assumption C(z) into antecedent C() *) by (res_inst_tac [ ("a","y") ] ProdE 2); by (typechk_tac prems); by (rtac SumE 1 THEN assume_tac 1); by (intr_tac[]); by (TRYALL assume_tac); by (typechk_tac prems); result(); writeln"Reached end of file.";