src/ZF/Induct/Acc.thy

proper Symbol.decode -- especially relevant for Proof General;

(*  Title:      ZF/Induct/Acc.thy
    Author:     Lawrence C Paulson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory
    Copyright   1994  University of Cambridge
*)

header {* The accessible part of a relation *}

theory Acc imports Main begin

text {*
  Inductive definition of @{text "acc(r)"}; see \cite{paulin-tlca}.
*}

consts
  acc :: "i => i"

inductive
  domains "acc(r)" \<subseteq> "field(r)"
  intros
    vimage:  "[| r-``{a}: Pow(acc(r)); a \<in> field(r) |] ==> a \<in> acc(r)"
  monos      Pow_mono

text {*
  The introduction rule must require @{prop "a \<in> field(r)"},
  otherwise @{text "acc(r)"} would be a proper class!

  \medskip
  The intended introduction rule:
*}

lemma accI: "[| !!b. <b,a>:r ==> b \<in> acc(r);  a \<in> field(r) |] ==> a \<in> acc(r)"
  by (blast intro: acc.intros)

lemma acc_downward: "[| b \<in> acc(r);  <a,b>: r |] ==> a \<in> acc(r)"
  by (erule acc.cases) blast

lemma acc_induct [consumes 1, case_names vimage, induct set: acc]:
    "[| a \<in> acc(r);
        !!x. [| x \<in> acc(r);  \<forall>y. <y,x>:r \<longrightarrow> P(y) |] ==> P(x)
     |] ==> P(a)"
  by (erule acc.induct) (blast intro: acc.intros)

lemma wf_on_acc: "wf[acc(r)](r)"
  apply (rule wf_onI2)
  apply (erule acc_induct)
  apply fast
  done

lemma acc_wfI: "field(r) \<subseteq> acc(r) \<Longrightarrow> wf(r)"
  by (erule wf_on_acc [THEN wf_on_subset_A, THEN wf_on_field_imp_wf])

lemma acc_wfD: "wf(r) ==> field(r) \<subseteq> acc(r)"
  apply (rule subsetI)
  apply (erule wf_induct2, assumption)
   apply (blast intro: accI)+
  done

lemma wf_acc_iff: "wf(r) \<longleftrightarrow> field(r) \<subseteq> acc(r)"
  by (rule iffI, erule acc_wfD, erule acc_wfI)

end