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(*  Title:      HOL/Power.ML
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    ID:         $Id$
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    Author:     Lawrence C Paulson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory
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    Copyright   1997  University of Cambridge
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The (overloaded) exponentiation operator, ^ :: [nat,nat]=>nat
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Also binomial coefficents
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*)
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(*** Simple laws about Power ***)
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Goal "!!i::nat. i ^ (j+k) = (i^j) * (i^k)";
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by (induct_tac "k" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS (asm_simp_tac (simpset() addsimps mult_ac)));
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qed "power_add";
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Goal "!!i::nat. i ^ (j*k) = (i^j) ^ k";
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by (induct_tac "k" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS (asm_simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [power_add])));
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qed "power_mult";
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Goal "!!i::nat. 0 < i ==> 0 < i^n";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS Asm_simp_tac);
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qed "zero_less_power";
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Addsimps [zero_less_power];
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Goal "i^n = 0 ==> i = (0::nat)";
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by (etac contrapos_pp 1); 
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by Auto_tac;  
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qed "power_eq_0D";
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Goal "!!i::nat. 1 <= i ==> Suc 0 <= i^n";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by Auto_tac;
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qed "one_le_power";
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Addsimps [one_le_power];
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Goal "!!i::nat. 1 < i ==> !m. (i^n = i^m) = (n=m)";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by Auto_tac;
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by (ALLGOALS (case_tac "m"));
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by Auto_tac;
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qed_spec_mp "power_inject";
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Addsimps [power_inject];
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Goalw [dvd_def] "!!i::nat. m<=n ==> i^m dvd i^n";
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by (etac (not_less_iff_le RS iffD2 RS add_diff_inverse RS subst) 1);
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by (asm_simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [power_add]) 1);
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qed "le_imp_power_dvd";
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Goal "(1::nat) < i ==> \\<forall>n. i ^ m <= i ^ n --> m <= n";
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by (induct_tac "m" 1);
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by Auto_tac;  
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by (case_tac "na" 1); 
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by Auto_tac;
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by (subgoal_tac "Suc 1 * 1 <= i * i^n" 1);
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by (Asm_full_simp_tac 1); 
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by (rtac mult_le_mono 1);
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by Auto_tac;   
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qed_spec_mp "power_le_imp_le";
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Goal "!!i::nat. [| 0 < i; i^m < i^n |] ==> m < n";
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by (rtac ccontr 1);
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by (dtac (leI RS le_imp_power_dvd RS dvd_imp_le RS leD) 1);
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by (etac zero_less_power 1);
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by (contr_tac 1);
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qed "power_less_imp_less";
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Goal "k^j dvd n --> i<=j --> k^i dvd (n::nat)";
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by (induct_tac "j" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS (simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [le_Suc_eq])));
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by (blast_tac (claset() addSDs [dvd_mult_right]) 1);
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qed_spec_mp "power_le_dvd";
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Goal "[|i^m dvd i^n;  (1::nat) < i|] ==> m <= n";
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by (rtac power_le_imp_le 1); 
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by (assume_tac 1); 
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by (etac dvd_imp_le 1); 
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by (Asm_full_simp_tac 1); 
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qed "power_dvd_imp_le";
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(*** Binomial Coefficients, following Andy Gordon and Florian Kammueller ***)
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Goal "(n choose 0) = 1";
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by (case_tac "n" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS Asm_simp_tac);
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qed "binomial_n_0";
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Goal "(0 choose Suc k) = 0";
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by (Simp_tac 1);
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qed "binomial_0_Suc";
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Goal "(Suc n choose Suc k) = (n choose k) + (n choose Suc k)";
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by (Simp_tac 1);
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qed "binomial_Suc_Suc";
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Goal "ALL k. n < k --> (n choose k) = 0";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by Auto_tac;
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by (etac allE 1);
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by (etac mp 1);
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by (arith_tac 1);
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qed_spec_mp "binomial_eq_0";
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Addsimps [binomial_n_0, binomial_0_Suc, binomial_Suc_Suc];
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Delsimps [binomial_0, binomial_Suc];
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Goal "(n choose n) = 1";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS (asm_simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [binomial_eq_0])));
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qed "binomial_n_n";
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Addsimps [binomial_n_n];
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Goal "(Suc n choose n) = Suc n";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS Asm_simp_tac);
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qed "binomial_Suc_n";
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Addsimps [binomial_Suc_n];
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Goal "(n choose Suc 0) = n";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by (ALLGOALS Asm_simp_tac);
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qed "binomial_1";
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Addsimps [binomial_1];
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Goal "k <= n --> 0 < (n choose k)";
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by (res_inst_tac [("m","n"),("n","k")] diff_induct 1);
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by (ALLGOALS Asm_simp_tac);
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qed_spec_mp "zero_less_binomial";
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Goal "(n choose k = 0) = (n<k)";
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by (safe_tac (claset() addSIs [binomial_eq_0]));
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by (etac contrapos_pp 1);
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by (asm_full_simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [zero_less_binomial]) 1); 
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qed "binomial_eq_0_iff";
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Goal "(0 < n choose k) = (k<=n)";
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by (simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [linorder_not_less RS sym, 
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                                  binomial_eq_0_iff RS sym]) 1); 
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qed "zero_less_binomial_iff";
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(*Might be more useful if re-oriented*)
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Goal "ALL k. k <= n --> Suc n * (n choose k) = (Suc n choose Suc k) * Suc k";
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by (induct_tac "n" 1);
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by (simp_tac (simpset() addsimps [binomial_0]) 1);
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by (Clarify_tac 1);
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by (case_tac "k" 1);
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by (auto_tac (claset(),
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	      simpset() addsimps [add_mult_distrib, add_mult_distrib2,
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				  le_Suc_eq, binomial_eq_0]));
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qed_spec_mp "Suc_times_binomial_eq";
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(*This is the well-known version, but it's harder to use because of the
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  need to reason about division.*)
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Goal "k <= n ==> (Suc n choose Suc k) = (Suc n * (n choose k)) div Suc k";
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by (asm_simp_tac
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    (simpset_of NatDef.thy addsimps [Suc_times_binomial_eq, 
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				  div_mult_self_is_m]) 1);
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qed "binomial_Suc_Suc_eq_times";
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(*Another version, with -1 instead of Suc.*)
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Goal "[|k <= n;  0<k|] ==> (n choose k) * k = n * ((n - 1) choose (k - 1))";
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by (cut_inst_tac [("n","n - 1"),("k","k - 1")] Suc_times_binomial_eq 1);
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by (asm_full_simp_tac (simpset() addsplits [nat_diff_split]) 1); 
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by Auto_tac;  
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qed "times_binomial_minus1_eq";
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