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(** * IndPrinciples: Induction Principles *)
(** Every time we declare a new [Inductive] datatype, Rocq
automatically generates an _induction principle_ for this type.
This induction principle is a theorem like any other: If [t] is
defined inductively, the corresponding induction principle is
called [t_ind]. *)
Set Warnings "-notation-overridden".
From LF Require Export ProofObjects.
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Basics *)
(** Here is the induction principle for natural numbers: *)
Check nat_ind :
forall P : nat -> Prop,
P 0 ->
(forall n : nat, P n -> P (S n)) ->
forall n : nat, P n.
(** In English: Suppose [P] is a property of natural numbers (that is,
[P n] is a [Prop] for every [n]). To show that [P n] holds of all
[n], it suffices to show:
- [P] holds of [0]
- for any [n], if [P] holds of [n], then [P] holds of [S n]. *)
(** The [induction] tactic is a straightforward wrapper that, at its
core, simply performs [apply t_ind]. To see this more clearly,
let's experiment with directly using [apply nat_ind], instead of
the [induction] tactic, to carry out some proofs. Here, for
example, is an alternate proof of a theorem that we saw in the
[Induction] chapter. *)
Theorem mul_0_r' : forall n:nat,
n * 0 = 0.
Proof.
apply nat_ind.
- (* n = O *) reflexivity.
- (* n = S n' *) simpl. intros n' IHn'. rewrite -> IHn'.
reflexivity. Qed.
(** This proof is basically the same as the earlier one, but a
few minor differences are worth noting.
First, in the induction step of the proof (the [S] case), we
have to do a little bookkeeping manually (the [intros]) that
[induction] does automatically.
Second, we do not introduce [n] into the context before applying
[nat_ind] -- the conclusion of [nat_ind] is a quantified formula,
and [apply] needs this conclusion to exactly match the shape of
the goal state, including the quantifier. By contrast, the
[induction] tactic works either with a variable in the context or
a quantified variable in the goal.
Third, we had to manually supply the name of the induction principle
with [apply], but [induction] figures that out itself.
These conveniences make [induction] nicer to use in practice than
applying induction principles like [nat_ind] directly. But it is
important to realize that, modulo these bits of bookkeeping,
applying [nat_ind] is what we are really doing. *)
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, standard (plus_one_r')
Complete this proof without using the [induction] tactic. *)
Theorem plus_one_r' : forall n:nat,
n + 1 = S n.
Proof.
(* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
(** Rocq generates induction principles for every datatype
defined with [Inductive], including those that aren't recursive.
Although of course we don't need the proof technique of induction
to prove properties of non-recursive datatypes, the idea of an
induction principle still makes sense for them: it gives a way to
prove that a property holds for all values of the type. *)
(** These generated principles follow a similar pattern. If we
define a type [t] with constructors [c1] ... [cn], Rocq generates a
theorem with this shape:
t_ind : forall P : t -> Prop,
... case for c1 ... ->
... case for c2 ... -> ...
... case for cn ... ->
forall n : t, P n
The specific shape of each case depends on the arguments to the
corresponding constructor. *)
(** Before trying to write down a general rule, let's look at
some more examples. First, an example where the constructors take
no arguments: *)
Inductive time : Type :=
| day
| night.
Check time_ind :
forall P : time -> Prop,
P day ->
P night ->
forall t : time, P t.
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (rgb)
Write out the induction principle that Rocq will generate for the
following datatype. Write down your answer on paper or type it
into a comment, and then compare it with what Rocq prints. *)
Inductive rgb : Type :=
| red
| green
| blue.
Check rgb_ind.
(** [] *)
(** Here's another example, this time with one of the constructors
taking some arguments. *)
Inductive natlist : Type :=
| nnil
| ncons (n : nat) (l : natlist).
Check natlist_ind :
forall P : natlist -> Prop,
P nnil ->
(forall (n : nat) (l : natlist),
P l -> P (ncons n l)) ->
forall l : natlist, P l.
(** In general, the automatically generated induction principle for
inductive type [t] is formed as follows:
- Each constructor [c] generates one case of the principle.
- If [c] takes no arguments, that case is:
"P holds of c"
- If [c] takes arguments [x1:a1] ... [xn:an], that case is:
"For all x1:a1 ... xn:an,
if [P] holds of each of the arguments of type [t],
then [P] holds of [c x1 ... xn]"
But that oversimplifies a little. An assumption about [P]
holding of an argument [x] of type [t] actually occurs
immediately after the quantification of [x].
*)
(** For example, suppose we had written the definition of [natlist] a little
differently: *)
Inductive natlist' : Type :=
| nnil'
| nsnoc (l : natlist') (n : nat).
(** Now the induction principle case for [nsnoc] is a bit different
than the earlier case for [ncons]: *)
Check natlist'_ind :
forall P : natlist' -> Prop,
P nnil' ->
(forall l : natlist', P l -> forall n : nat, P (nsnoc l n)) ->
forall n : natlist', P n.
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, standard (booltree_ind)
Here is a type for trees that contain a boolean value at each leaf
and branch. *)
Inductive booltree : Type :=
| bt_empty
| bt_leaf (b : bool)
| bt_branch (b : bool) (t1 t2 : booltree).
(* What is the induction principle for [booltree]? Of course you could
ask Rocq, but try not to do that. Instead, write it down yourself on
paper. Then look at the definition of [booltree_ind_type], below.
It has three missing pieces, which are provided by the definitions
in between here and there. Fill in those definitions based on what
you wrote on paper. *)
Definition booltree_property_type : Type := booltree -> Prop.
Definition base_case (P : booltree_property_type) : Prop
(* REPLACE THIS LINE WITH ":= _your_definition_ ." *). Admitted.
Definition leaf_case (P : booltree_property_type) : Prop
(* REPLACE THIS LINE WITH ":= _your_definition_ ." *). Admitted.
Definition branch_case (P : booltree_property_type) : Prop
(* REPLACE THIS LINE WITH ":= _your_definition_ ." *). Admitted.
Definition booltree_ind_type :=
forall (P : booltree_property_type),
base_case P ->
leaf_case P ->
branch_case P ->
forall (b : booltree), P b.
(** Now check the correctness of your answers by proving the following
theorem. If you have them right, you can complete the proof with
just one tactic: [exact booltree_ind]. That will work because the
automatically generated induction principle [booltree_ind] has the
same type as what you just defined. *)
Theorem booltree_ind_type_correct : booltree_ind_type.
Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, standard (toy_ind)
Here is an induction principle for a toy type:
forall P : Toy -> Prop,
(forall b : bool, P (con1 b)) ->
(forall (n : nat) (t : Toy), P t -> P (con2 n t)) ->
forall t : Toy, P t
Give an [Inductive] definition of [Toy], such that the induction
principle Rocq generates is that given above: *)
Inductive Toy : Type :=
(* FILL IN HERE *)
.
(** Show that your definition is correct by proving the following theorem.
You should be able to instantiate [f] and [g] with your two constructors,
then immediately finish the proof with [exact Toy_ind]. As in the previous
exercise, that will work because the automatically generated induction
principle [Toy_ind] will have the same type. *)
Theorem Toy_correct : exists f g,
forall P : Toy -> Prop,
(forall b : bool, P (f b)) ->
(forall (n : nat) (t : Toy), P t -> P (g n t)) ->
forall t : Toy, P t.
Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Polymorphism *)
(** What about polymorphic datatypes?
The inductive definition of polymorphic lists
Inductive list (X:Type) : Type :=
| nil : list X
| cons : X -> list X -> list X.
is very similar to that of [natlist]. The main difference is
that, here, the whole definition is _parameterized_ on a set [X]:
that is, we are defining a _family_ of inductive types [list X],
one for each [X]. (Note that, wherever [list] appears in the body
of the declaration, it is always applied to the parameter [X].)
*)
(** The induction principle is likewise parameterized on [X]:
list_ind :
forall (X : Type) (P : list X -> Prop),
P [] ->
(forall (x : X) (l : list X), P l -> P (x :: l)) ->
forall l : list X, P l
Note that the _whole_ induction principle is parameterized on
[X]. That is, [list_ind] can be thought of as a polymorphic
function that, when applied to a type [X], gives us back an
induction principle specialized to the type [list X]. *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (tree)
Write out the induction principle that Rocq will generate for
the following datatype. Compare your answer with what Rocq
prints. *)
Inductive tree (X:Type) : Type :=
| leaf (x : X)
| node (t1 t2 : tree X).
Check tree_ind.
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (mytype)
Find an inductive definition that gives rise to the
following induction principle:
mytype_ind :
forall (X : Type) (P : mytype X -> Prop),
(forall x : X, P (constr1 X x)) ->
(forall n : nat, P (constr2 X n)) ->
(forall m : mytype X, P m ->
forall n : nat, P (constr3 X m n)) ->
forall m : mytype X, P m
*)
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (foo)
Find an inductive definition that gives rise to the
following induction principle:
foo_ind :
forall (X Y : Type) (P : foo X Y -> Prop),
(forall x : X, P (bar X Y x)) ->
(forall y : Y, P (baz X Y y)) ->
(forall f1 : nat -> foo X Y,
(forall n : nat, P (f1 n)) -> P (quux X Y f1)) ->
forall f2 : foo X Y, P f2
*)
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (foo')
Consider the following inductive definition: *)
Inductive foo' (X:Type) : Type :=
| C1 (l : list X) (f : foo' X)
| C2.
(** What induction principle will Rocq generate for [foo']? (Fill
in the blanks, then check your answer with Rocq.)
foo'_ind :
forall (X : Type) (P : foo' X -> Prop),
(forall (l : list X) (f : foo' X),
_______________________ ->
_______________________ ) ->
___________________________________________ ->
forall f : foo' X, ________________________
*)
(** [] *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Induction Hypotheses *)
(** Where does the phrase "induction hypothesis" fit into this story?
The induction principle for numbers
forall P : nat -> Prop,
P 0 ->
(forall n : nat, P n -> P (S n)) ->
forall n : nat, P n
is a generic statement that holds for all propositions
[P] (or rather, strictly speaking, for all families of
propositions [P] indexed by a number [n]). Each time we
use this principle, we are choosing [P] to be a particular
expression of type [nat -> Prop].
We can make proofs by induction more explicit by giving
this expression a name. For example, instead of stating
the theorem [mul_0_r] as "[forall n, n * 0 = 0]," we can
write it as "[forall n, P_m0r n]", where [P_m0r] is defined
as... *)
Definition P_m0r (n:nat) : Prop :=
n * 0 = 0.
(** ... or equivalently: *)
Definition P_m0r' : nat -> Prop :=
fun n => n * 0 = 0.
(** Now it is easier to see where [P_m0r] appears in the proof. *)
Theorem mul_0_r'' : forall n:nat,
P_m0r n.
Proof.
apply nat_ind.
- (* n = O *) reflexivity.
- (* n = S n' *)
(* Note the proof state at this point! *)
intros n IHn.
unfold P_m0r in IHn. unfold P_m0r. simpl. apply IHn. Qed.
(** This extra naming step isn't something that we do in
normal proofs, but it is useful to do it explicitly for an example
or two, because it allows us to see exactly what the induction
hypothesis is. If we prove [forall n, P_m0r n] by induction on
[n] (using either [induction] or [apply nat_ind]), we see that the
first subgoal requires us to prove [P_m0r 0] ("[P] holds for
zero"), while the second subgoal requires us to prove [forall n',
P_m0r n' -> P_m0r (S n')] (that is "[P] holds of [S n'] if it
holds of [n']" or, more elegantly, "[P] is preserved by [S]").
The _induction hypothesis_ is the premise of this latter
implication -- the assumption that [P] holds of [n'], which we are
allowed to use in proving that [P] holds for [S n']. *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * More on the [induction] Tactic *)
(** The [induction] tactic actually does even more low-level
bookkeeping for us than we discussed above.
Recall the informal statement of the induction principle for
natural numbers:
- If [P n] is some proposition involving a natural number n, and
we want to show that P holds for _all_ numbers n, we can
reason like this:
- show that [P O] holds
- show that, if [P n'] holds, then so does [P (S n')]
- conclude that [P n] holds for all n.
So, when we begin a proof with [intros n] and then [induction n],
we are first telling Rocq to consider a _particular_ [n] (by
introducing it into the context) and then telling it to prove
something about _all_ numbers (by using induction).
*)
(** What Rocq actually does in this situation, internally, is it
"re-generalizes" the variable we perform induction on. For
example, in our original proof that [plus] is associative... *)
Theorem add_assoc' : forall n m p : nat,
n + (m + p) = (n + m) + p.
Proof.
(* ...we first introduce all 3 variables into the context,
which amounts to saying "Consider an arbitrary [n], [m], and
[p]..." *)
intros n m p.
(* ...We now use the [induction] tactic to prove [P n] (that
is, [n + (m + p) = (n + m) + p]) for _all_ [n],
and hence also for the particular [n] that is in the context
at the moment. *)
induction n as [| n'].
- (* n = O *) reflexivity.
- (* n = S n' *)
simpl. rewrite -> IHn'. reflexivity. Qed.
(** It also works to apply [induction] to a variable that is
quantified in the goal. *)
Theorem add_comm' : forall n m : nat,
n + m = m + n.
Proof.
induction n as [| n'].
- (* n = O *) intros m. rewrite -> add_0_r. reflexivity.
- (* n = S n' *) intros m. simpl. rewrite -> IHn'.
rewrite <- plus_n_Sm. reflexivity. Qed.
(** Note that [induction n] leaves [m] still bound in the goal --
i.e., what we are proving inductively is a statement beginning
with [forall m].
If we do [induction] on a variable that is quantified in the goal
_after_ some other quantifiers, the [induction] tactic will
automatically introduce the variables bound by these quantifiers
into the context. *)
Theorem add_comm'' : forall n m : nat,
n + m = m + n.
Proof.
(* Let's do induction on [m] this time, instead of [n]... *)
induction m as [| m']. (* [n] is already introduced into the context *)
- (* m = O *) simpl. rewrite -> add_0_r. reflexivity.
- (* m = S m' *) simpl. rewrite <- IHm'.
rewrite <- plus_n_Sm. reflexivity. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (plus_explicit_prop)
Rewrite both [add_assoc'] and [add_comm'] and their proofs in
the same style as [mul_0_r''] above -- that is, for each theorem,
give an explicit [Definition] of the proposition being proved by
induction, and state the theorem and proof in terms of this
defined proposition. *)
(* FILL IN HERE
[] *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Induction Principles for Propositions *)
(** Inductive definitions of propositions also cause Rocq to generate
induction priniciples. For example, recall our proposition [ev]
from [IndProp]: *)
Print ev.
(* ===>
Inductive ev : nat -> Prop :=
| ev_0 : ev 0
| ev_SS : forall n : nat, ev n -> ev (S (S n)))
*)
Check ev_ind :
forall P : nat -> Prop,
P 0 ->
(forall n : nat, ev n -> P n -> P (S (S n))) ->
forall n : nat, ev n -> P n.
(** In English, [ev_ind] says: Suppose [P] is a property of natural
numbers. To show that [P n] holds whenever [n] is even, it suffices
to show:
- [P] holds for [0],
- for any [n], if [n] is even and [P] holds for [n], then [P]
holds for [S (S n)]. *)
(** As expected, we can apply [ev_ind] directly instead of using
[induction]. For example, we can use it to show that [ev'] (the
slightly awkward alternate definition of evenness that we saw in
an exercise in the [IndProp] chapter) is equivalent to the
cleaner inductive definition [ev]: *)
Inductive ev' : nat -> Prop :=
| ev'_0 : ev' 0
| ev'_2 : ev' 2
| ev'_sum n m (Hn : ev' n) (Hm : ev' m) : ev' (n + m).
Theorem ev_ev' : forall n, ev n -> ev' n.
Proof.
apply ev_ind.
- (* ev_0 *)
apply ev'_0.
- (* ev_SS *)
intros m Hm IH.
apply (ev'_sum 2 m).
+ apply ev'_2.
+ apply IH.
Qed.
(** The precise form of an [Inductive] definition can affect the
induction principle Rocq generates. *)
Inductive le1 : nat -> nat -> Prop :=
| le1_n : forall n, le1 n n
| le1_S : forall n m, (le1 n m) -> (le1 n (S m)).
Notation "m <=1 n" := (le1 m n) (at level 70).
(** This definition can be streamlined a little by observing that the
left-hand argument [n] is the same everywhere in the definition,
so we can actually make it a "general parameter" to the whole
definition, rather than an argument to each constructor. *)
Inductive le2 (n:nat) : nat -> Prop :=
| le2_n : le2 n n
| le2_S m (H : le2 n m) : le2 n (S m).
Notation "m <=2 n" := (le2 m n) (at level 70).
(** The second one is better, even though it looks less symmetric.
Why? Because it gives us a simpler induction principle. *)
Check le1_ind :
forall P : nat -> nat -> Prop,
(forall n : nat, P n n) ->
(forall n m : nat, n <=1 m -> P n m -> P n (S m)) ->
forall n n0 : nat, n <=1 n0 -> P n n0.
Check le2_ind :
forall (n : nat) (P : nat -> Prop),
P n ->
(forall m : nat, n <=2 m -> P m -> P (S m)) ->
forall n0 : nat, n <=2 n0 -> P n0.
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Another Form of Induction Principles on Propositions (Optional) *)
(** The induction principle that Rocq generated for [ev] was parameterized
on a natural number [n]. It could have additionally been parameterized
on the evidence that [n] was even, which would have led to this
induction principle:
forall P : (forall n : nat, ev'' n -> Prop),
P O ev_0 ->
(forall (m : nat) (E : ev'' m),
P m E -> P (S (S m)) (ev_SS m E)) ->
forall (n : nat) (E : ev'' n), P n E
*)
(** ... because:
- Since [ev] is indexed by a number [n] (every [ev] object [E] is
a piece of evidence that some particular number [n] is even),
the proposition [P] is parameterized by both [n] and [E] --
that is, the induction principle can be used to prove
assertions involving both an even number and the evidence that
it is even.
- Since there are two ways of giving evidence of evenness ([even]
has two constructors), applying the induction principle
generates two subgoals:
- We must prove that [P] holds for [O] and [ev_0].
- We must prove that, whenever [m] is an even number and [E]
is an evidence of its evenness, if [P] holds of [m] and
[E], then it also holds of [S (S m)] and [ev_SS m E].
- If these subgoals can be proved, then the induction principle
tells us that [P] is true for _all_ even numbers [n] and
evidence [E] of their evenness.
This is more flexibility than we normally need or want: it is
giving us a way to prove logical assertions where the assertion
involves properties of some piece of _evidence_ of evenness, while
all we really care about is proving properties of _numbers_ that
are even -- we are interested in assertions about numbers, not
about evidence. It would therefore be more convenient to have an
induction principle for proving propositions [P] that are
parameterized just by [n] and whose conclusion establishes [P] for
all even numbers [n]:
forall P : nat -> Prop,
... ->
forall n : nat,
even n -> P n
That is why Rocq actually generates the induction principle
[ev_ind] that we saw before. *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Formal vs. Informal Proofs by Induction *)
(** Question: What is the relation between a formal proof of a
proposition [P] and an informal proof of the same proposition [P]?
Answer: The latter should _teach_ the reader everything they would
need to understand to be able to produce the former.
Question: How much detail does that require?
Unfortunately, there is no single right answer; rather, there is a
range of choices.
At one end of the spectrum, we can essentially give the reader the
whole formal proof (i.e., the "informal" proof will amount to just
transcribing the formal one into words). This may give the reader
the ability to reproduce the formal one for themselves, but it
probably doesn't _teach_ them anything much.
At the other end of the spectrum, we can say "The theorem is true
and you can figure out why for yourself if you think about it hard
enough." This is also not a good teaching strategy, because often
writing the proof requires one or more significant insights into
the thing we're proving, and most readers will give up before they
rediscover all the same insights as we did.
In the middle is the golden mean -- a proof that includes all of
the essential insights (saving the reader the hard work that we
went through to find the proof in the first place) plus high-level
suggestions for the more routine parts to save the reader from
spending too much time reconstructing these (e.g., what the IH says
and what must be shown in each case of an inductive proof), but not
so much detail that the main ideas are obscured.
Since we've spent much of this chapter looking "under the hood" at
formal proofs by induction, now is a good moment to talk a little
about _informal_ proofs by induction.
In the real world of mathematical communication, written proofs
range from extremely longwinded and pedantic to extremely brief and
telegraphic. Although the ideal is somewhere in between, while one
is getting used to the style it is better to start out at the
pedantic end. Also, during the learning phase, it is probably
helpful to have a clear standard to compare against. With this in
mind, we offer two templates -- one for proofs by induction over
_data_ (i.e., where the thing we're doing induction on lives in
[Type]) and one for proofs by induction over _evidence_ (i.e.,
where the inductively defined thing lives in [Prop]). *)
(* ================================================================= *)
(** ** Induction Over an Inductively Defined Set *)
(** _Template_:
- _Theorem_: <Universally quantified proposition of the form
"For all [n:S], [P(n)]," where [S] is some inductively defined
set.>
_Proof_: By induction on [n].
<one case for each constructor [c] of [S]...>
- Suppose [n = c a1 ... ak], where <...and here we state
the IH for each of the [a]'s that has type [S], if any>.
We must show <...and here we restate [P(c a1 ... ak)]>.
<go on and prove [P(n)] to finish the case...>
- <other cases similarly...> []
_Example_:
- _Theorem_: For all sets [X], lists [l : list X], and numbers
[n], if [length l = n] then [index (S n) l = None].
_Proof_: By induction on [l].
- Suppose [l = []]. We must show, for all numbers [n],
that, if [length [] = n], then [index (S n) [] =
None].
This follows immediately from the definition of [index].
- Suppose [l = x :: l'] for some [x] and [l'], where
[length l' = n'] implies [index (S n') l' = None], for
any number [n']. We must show, for all [n], that, if
[length (x::l') = n] then [index (S n) (x::l') =
None].
Let [n] be a number with [length l = n]. Since
length l = length (x::l') = S (length l'),
it suffices to show that
index (S (length l')) l' = None.
But this follows directly from the induction hypothesis,
picking [n'] to be [length l']. [] *)
(* ================================================================= *)
(** ** Induction Over an Inductively Defined Proposition *)
(** Since inductively defined proof objects are often called
"derivation trees," this form of proof is also known as _induction
on derivations_.
_Template_:
- _Theorem_: <Proposition of the form "[Q -> P]," where [Q] is
some inductively defined proposition (more generally,
"For all [x] [y] [z], [Q x y z -> P x y z]")>
_Proof_: By induction on a derivation of [Q]. <Or, more
generally, "Suppose we are given [x], [y], and [z]. We
show that [Q x y z] implies [P x y z], by induction on a
derivation of [Q x y z]"...>
<one case for each constructor [c] of [Q]...>
- Suppose the final rule used to show [Q] is [c]. Then
<...and here we state the types of all of the [a]'s
together with any equalities that follow from the
definition of the constructor and the IH for each of
the [a]'s that has type [Q], if there are any>. We must
show <...and here we restate [P]>.
<go on and prove [P] to finish the case...>
- <other cases similarly...> []
_Example_
- _Theorem_: The [<=] relation is transitive -- i.e., for all
numbers [n], [m], and [o], if [n <= m] and [m <= o], then
[n <= o].
_Proof_: By induction on a derivation of [m <= o].
- Suppose the final rule used to show [m <= o] is
[le_n]. Then [m = o] and we must show that [n <= m],
which is immediate by hypothesis.
- Suppose the final rule used to show [m <= o] is
[le_S]. Then [o = S o'] for some [o'] with [m <= o'].
We must show that [n <= S o'].
By induction hypothesis, [n <= o'].
But then, by [le_S], [n <= S o']. [] *)
(* ################################################################# *)
(** * Explicit Proof Objects for Induction (Optional) *)
(** Although tactic-based proofs are normally much easier to
work with, the ability to write a proof term directly is sometimes
very handy, particularly when we want Rocq to do something slightly
non-standard. *)
(** Recall again the induction principle on naturals that Rocq generates for
us automatically from the Inductive declaration for [nat]. *)
Check nat_ind :
forall P : nat -> Prop,
P 0 ->
(forall n : nat, P n -> P (S n)) ->
forall n : nat, P n.
(** There's nothing magic about this induction lemma: it's just
another Rocq lemma that requires a proof. Rocq generates the proof
automatically too... *)
Print nat_ind.
(** We can rewrite that more tidily as follows: *)
Fixpoint build_proof
(P : nat -> Prop)
(evPO : P 0)
(evPS : forall n : nat, P n -> P (S n))
(n : nat) : P n :=
match n with
| 0 => evPO
| S k => evPS k (build_proof P evPO evPS k)
end.
Definition nat_ind_tidy := build_proof.
(** We can read [build_proof] as follows: Suppose we have
evidence [evPO] that [P] holds on 0, and evidence [evPS] that [forall
n:nat, P n -> P (S n)]. Then we can prove that [P] holds of an
arbitrary nat [n] using recursive function [build_proof], which
pattern matches on [n]:
- If [n] is 0, [build_proof] returns [evPO] to show that [P n]
holds.
- If [n] is [S k], [build_proof] applies itself recursively on
[k] to obtain evidence that [P k] holds; then it applies
[evPS] on that evidence to show that [P (S n)] holds. *)
(** Recursive function [build_proof] thus pattern matches against
[n], recursing all the way down to 0, and building up a proof
as it returns. *)
(** The actual [nat_ind] that Rocq generates uses a recursive
function [F] defined with [fix] instead of [Fixpoint]. *)
(** We can adapt this approach to proving [nat_ind] to help prove
_non-standard_ induction principles too. As a motivating example,
suppose that we want to prove the following lemma, directly
relating the [ev] predicate we defined in [IndProp]
to the [even] function defined in [Basics]. *)
Lemma even_ev : forall n: nat, even n = true -> ev n.
Proof.
induction n; intros.
- apply ev_0.
- destruct n.
+ simpl in H. inversion H.
+ simpl in H.
apply ev_SS.
Abort.
(** Attempts to prove this by standard induction on [n] fail in the case for
[S (S n)], because the induction hypothesis only tells us something about
[S n], which is useless. There are various ways to hack around this problem;
for example, we _can_ use ordinary induction on [n] to prove this (try it!):
[Lemma even_ev' : forall n : nat,
(even n = true -> ev n) /\ (even (S n) = true -> ev (S n))].
But we can make a much better proof by defining and proving a
non-standard induction principle that goes "by twos":
*)
Definition nat_ind2 :
forall (P : nat -> Prop),
P 0 ->
P 1 ->
(forall n : nat, P n -> P (S(S n))) ->
forall n : nat , P n :=
fun P => fun P0 => fun P1 => fun PSS =>
fix f (n:nat) := match n with
0 => P0
| 1 => P1
| S (S n') => PSS n' (f n')
end.
(** Once you get the hang of it, it is entirely straightforward to
give an explicit proof term for induction principles like this.
Proving this as a lemma using tactics is much less intuitive.
The [induction ... using] tactic variant gives a convenient way to
utilize a non-standard induction principle like this. *)
Lemma even_ev : forall n, even n = true -> ev n.
Proof.
intros.
induction n as [ | |n'] using nat_ind2.
- apply ev_0.
- simpl in H.
inversion H.
- simpl in H.
apply ev_SS.
apply IHn'.
apply H.
Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 4 stars, standard, optional (t_tree)
What if we wanted to define binary trees as follows, using a
constructor that bundles the children and value at a node into a
tuple? *)
Notation "( x , y , .. , z )" := (pair .. (pair x y) .. z) : core_scope.
Inductive t_tree (X : Type) : Type :=
| t_leaf
| t_branch : (t_tree X * X * t_tree X) -> t_tree X.
Arguments t_leaf {X}.
Arguments t_branch {X}.
(** Unfortunately, the automatically-generated induction principle is
not as strong as we need. It doesn't introduce induction hypotheses
for the subtrees. *)
Check t_tree_ind.
(** That will get us in trouble if we want to prove something by
induction, such as that [reflect] is an involution. *)
Fixpoint reflect {X : Type} (t : t_tree X) : t_tree X :=
match t with
| t_leaf => t_leaf
| t_branch (l, v, r) => t_branch (reflect r, v, reflect l)
end.
Theorem reflect_involution : forall (X : Type) (t : t_tree X),
reflect (reflect t) = t.
Proof.
intros X t. induction t.
- reflexivity.
- destruct p as [[l v] r]. simpl. Abort.
(** We get stuck, because we have no inductive hypothesis for [l] or
[r]. So, we need to define our own custom induction principle, and
use it to complete the proof.
First, define the type of the induction principle that you want to
use. There are many possible answers. Recall that you can use
[match] as part of the definition. *)
Definition better_t_tree_ind_type : Prop
(* REPLACE THIS LINE WITH ":= _your_definition_ ." *). Admitted.
(** Second, define the induction principle by giving a term of that
type. Use the examples about [nat], above, as models. *)
Definition better_t_tree_ind : better_t_tree_ind_type
(* REPLACE THIS LINE WITH ":= _your_definition_ ." *). Admitted.
(** Finally, prove the theorem. If [induction...using] gives you an
error about "Cannot recognize an induction scheme", don't worry
about it. The [induction] tactic is picky about the shape of the
theorem you pass to it, but it doesn't give you much information
to debug what is wrong about that shape. You can use [apply]
instead, as we saw at the beginning of this file. *)
Theorem reflect_involution : forall (X : Type) (t : t_tree X),
reflect (reflect t) = t.
Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
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