src/HOL/Complex/ex/Sqrt.thy
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+(*  Title:      HOL/Hyperreal/ex/Sqrt.thy
+    ID:         $Id$
+    Author:     Markus Wenzel, TU Muenchen
+    License:    GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE)
+*)
+
+header {*  Square roots of primes are irrational *}
+
+theory Sqrt = Primes + Hyperreal:
+
+subsection {* Preliminaries *}
+
+text {*
+  The set of rational numbers, including the key representation
+  theorem.
+*}
+
+constdefs
+  rationals :: "real set"    ("\<rat>")
+  "\<rat> \<equiv> {x. \<exists>m n. n \<noteq> 0 \<and> \<bar>x\<bar> = real (m::nat) / real (n::nat)}"
+
+theorem rationals_rep: "x \<in> \<rat> \<Longrightarrow>
+  \<exists>m n. n \<noteq> 0 \<and> \<bar>x\<bar> = real m / real n \<and> gcd (m, n) = 1"
+proof -
+  assume "x \<in> \<rat>"
+  then obtain m n :: nat where
+      n: "n \<noteq> 0" and x_rat: "\<bar>x\<bar> = real m / real n"
+    by (unfold rationals_def) blast
+  let ?gcd = "gcd (m, n)"
+  from n have gcd: "?gcd \<noteq> 0" by (simp add: gcd_zero)
+  let ?k = "m div ?gcd"
+  let ?l = "n div ?gcd"
+  let ?gcd' = "gcd (?k, ?l)"
+  have "?gcd dvd m" .. then have gcd_k: "?gcd * ?k = m"
+    by (rule dvd_mult_div_cancel)
+  have "?gcd dvd n" .. then have gcd_l: "?gcd * ?l = n"
+    by (rule dvd_mult_div_cancel)
+
+  from n and gcd_l have "?l \<noteq> 0"
+    by (auto iff del: neq0_conv)
+  moreover
+  have "\<bar>x\<bar> = real ?k / real ?l"
+  proof -
+    from gcd have "real ?k / real ?l =
+        real (?gcd * ?k) / real (?gcd * ?l)"
+      by (simp add: real_mult_div_cancel1)
+    also from gcd_k and gcd_l have "\<dots> = real m / real n" by simp
+    also from x_rat have "\<dots> = \<bar>x\<bar>" ..
+    finally show ?thesis ..
+  qed
+  moreover
+  have "?gcd' = 1"
+  proof -
+    have "?gcd * ?gcd' = gcd (?gcd * ?k, ?gcd * ?l)"
+      by (rule gcd_mult_distrib2)
+    with gcd_k gcd_l have "?gcd * ?gcd' = ?gcd" by simp
+    with gcd show ?thesis by simp
+  qed
+  ultimately show ?thesis by blast
+qed
+
+lemma [elim?]: "r \<in> \<rat> \<Longrightarrow>
+  (\<And>m n. n \<noteq> 0 \<Longrightarrow> \<bar>r\<bar> = real m / real n \<Longrightarrow> gcd (m, n) = 1 \<Longrightarrow> C)
+    \<Longrightarrow> C"
+  using rationals_rep by blast
+
+
+subsection {* Main theorem *}
+
+text {*
+  The square root of any prime number (including @{text 2}) is
+  irrational.
+*}
+
+theorem sqrt_prime_irrational: "p \<in> prime \<Longrightarrow> sqrt (real p) \<notin> \<rat>"
+proof
+  assume p_prime: "p \<in> prime"
+  then have p: "1 < p" by (simp add: prime_def)
+  assume "sqrt (real p) \<in> \<rat>"
+  then obtain m n where
+      n: "n \<noteq> 0" and sqrt_rat: "\<bar>sqrt (real p)\<bar> = real m / real n"
+    and gcd: "gcd (m, n) = 1" ..
+  have eq: "m\<twosuperior> = p * n\<twosuperior>"
+  proof -
+    from n and sqrt_rat have "real m = \<bar>sqrt (real p)\<bar> * real n" by simp
+    then have "real (m\<twosuperior>) = (sqrt (real p))\<twosuperior> * real (n\<twosuperior>)"
+      by (auto simp add: power_two real_power_two)
+    also have "(sqrt (real p))\<twosuperior> = real p" by simp
+    also have "\<dots> * real (n\<twosuperior>) = real (p * n\<twosuperior>)" by simp
+    finally show ?thesis ..
+  qed
+  have "p dvd m \<and> p dvd n"
+  proof
+    from eq have "p dvd m\<twosuperior>" ..
+    with p_prime show "p dvd m" by (rule prime_dvd_power_two)
+    then obtain k where "m = p * k" ..
+    with eq have "p * n\<twosuperior> = p\<twosuperior> * k\<twosuperior>" by (auto simp add: power_two mult_ac)
+    with p have "n\<twosuperior> = p * k\<twosuperior>" by (simp add: power_two)
+    then have "p dvd n\<twosuperior>" ..
+    with p_prime show "p dvd n" by (rule prime_dvd_power_two)
+  qed
+  then have "p dvd gcd (m, n)" ..
+  with gcd have "p dvd 1" by simp
+  then have "p \<le> 1" by (simp add: dvd_imp_le)
+  with p show False by simp
+qed
+
+corollary "sqrt (real (2::nat)) \<notin> \<rat>"
+  by (rule sqrt_prime_irrational) (rule two_is_prime)
+
+
+subsection {* Variations *}
+
+text {*
+  Here is an alternative version of the main proof, using mostly
+  linear forward-reasoning.  While this results in less top-down
+  structure, it is probably closer to proofs seen in mathematics.
+*}
+
+theorem "p \<in> prime \<Longrightarrow> sqrt (real p) \<notin> \<rat>"
+proof
+  assume p_prime: "p \<in> prime"
+  then have p: "1 < p" by (simp add: prime_def)
+  assume "sqrt (real p) \<in> \<rat>"
+  then obtain m n where
+      n: "n \<noteq> 0" and sqrt_rat: "\<bar>sqrt (real p)\<bar> = real m / real n"
+    and gcd: "gcd (m, n) = 1" ..
+  from n and sqrt_rat have "real m = \<bar>sqrt (real p)\<bar> * real n" by simp
+  then have "real (m\<twosuperior>) = (sqrt (real p))\<twosuperior> * real (n\<twosuperior>)"
+    by (auto simp add: power_two real_power_two)
+  also have "(sqrt (real p))\<twosuperior> = real p" by simp
+  also have "\<dots> * real (n\<twosuperior>) = real (p * n\<twosuperior>)" by simp
+  finally have eq: "m\<twosuperior> = p * n\<twosuperior>" ..
+  then have "p dvd m\<twosuperior>" ..
+  with p_prime have dvd_m: "p dvd m" by (rule prime_dvd_power_two)
+  then obtain k where "m = p * k" ..
+  with eq have "p * n\<twosuperior> = p\<twosuperior> * k\<twosuperior>" by (auto simp add: power_two mult_ac)
+  with p have "n\<twosuperior> = p * k\<twosuperior>" by (simp add: power_two)
+  then have "p dvd n\<twosuperior>" ..
+  with p_prime have "p dvd n" by (rule prime_dvd_power_two)
+  with dvd_m have "p dvd gcd (m, n)" by (rule gcd_greatest)
+  with gcd have "p dvd 1" by simp
+  then have "p \<le> 1" by (simp add: dvd_imp_le)
+  with p show False by simp
+qed
+
+end