src/HOL/Isar_Examples/Knaster_Tarski.thy
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+(*  Title:      HOL/Isar_Examples/Knaster_Tarski.thy
+    Author:     Markus Wenzel, TU Muenchen
+
+Typical textbook proof example.
+*)
+
+header {* Textbook-style reasoning: the Knaster-Tarski Theorem *}
+
+theory Knaster_Tarski
+imports Main Lattice_Syntax
+begin
+
+
+subsection {* Prose version *}
+
+text {*
+  According to the textbook \cite[pages 93--94]{davey-priestley}, the
+  Knaster-Tarski fixpoint theorem is as follows.\footnote{We have
+  dualized the argument, and tuned the notation a little bit.}
+
+  \textbf{The Knaster-Tarski Fixpoint Theorem.}  Let @{text L} be a
+  complete lattice and @{text "f: L \<rightarrow> L"} an order-preserving map.
+  Then @{text "\<Sqinter>{x \<in> L | f(x) \<le> x}"} is a fixpoint of @{text f}.
+
+  \textbf{Proof.} Let @{text "H = {x \<in> L | f(x) \<le> x}"} and @{text "a =
+  \<Sqinter>H"}.  For all @{text "x \<in> H"} we have @{text "a \<le> x"}, so @{text
+  "f(a) \<le> f(x) \<le> x"}.  Thus @{text "f(a)"} is a lower bound of @{text
+  H}, whence @{text "f(a) \<le> a"}.  We now use this inequality to prove
+  the reverse one (!) and thereby complete the proof that @{text a} is
+  a fixpoint.  Since @{text f} is order-preserving, @{text "f(f(a)) \<le>
+  f(a)"}.  This says @{text "f(a) \<in> H"}, so @{text "a \<le> f(a)"}.
+*}
+
+
+subsection {* Formal versions *}
+
+text {*
+  The Isar proof below closely follows the original presentation.
+  Virtually all of the prose narration has been rephrased in terms of
+  formal Isar language elements.  Just as many textbook-style proofs,
+  there is a strong bias towards forward proof, and several bends in
+  the course of reasoning.
+*}
+
+theorem Knaster_Tarski:
+  fixes f :: "'a::complete_lattice \<Rightarrow> 'a"
+  assumes "mono f"
+  shows "\<exists>a. f a = a"
+proof
+  let ?H = "{u. f u \<le> u}"
+  let ?a = "\<Sqinter>?H"
+  show "f ?a = ?a"
+  proof -
+    {
+      fix x
+      assume "x \<in> ?H"
+      then have "?a \<le> x" by (rule Inf_lower)
+      with `mono f` have "f ?a \<le> f x" ..
+      also from `x \<in> ?H` have "\<dots> \<le> x" ..
+      finally have "f ?a \<le> x" .
+    }
+    then have "f ?a \<le> ?a" by (rule Inf_greatest)
+    {
+      also presume "\<dots> \<le> f ?a"
+      finally (order_antisym) show ?thesis .
+    }
+    from `mono f` and `f ?a \<le> ?a` have "f (f ?a) \<le> f ?a" ..
+    then have "f ?a \<in> ?H" ..
+    then show "?a \<le> f ?a" by (rule Inf_lower)
+  qed
+qed
+
+text {*
+  Above we have used several advanced Isar language elements, such as
+  explicit block structure and weak assumptions.  Thus we have
+  mimicked the particular way of reasoning of the original text.
+
+  In the subsequent version the order of reasoning is changed to
+  achieve structured top-down decomposition of the problem at the
+  outer level, while only the inner steps of reasoning are done in a
+  forward manner.  We are certainly more at ease here, requiring only
+  the most basic features of the Isar language.
+*}
+
+theorem Knaster_Tarski':
+  fixes f :: "'a::complete_lattice \<Rightarrow> 'a"
+  assumes "mono f"
+  shows "\<exists>a. f a = a"
+proof
+  let ?H = "{u. f u \<le> u}"
+  let ?a = "\<Sqinter>?H"
+  show "f ?a = ?a"
+  proof (rule order_antisym)
+    show "f ?a \<le> ?a"
+    proof (rule Inf_greatest)
+      fix x
+      assume "x \<in> ?H"
+      then have "?a \<le> x" by (rule Inf_lower)
+      with `mono f` have "f ?a \<le> f x" ..
+      also from `x \<in> ?H` have "\<dots> \<le> x" ..
+      finally show "f ?a \<le> x" .
+    qed
+    show "?a \<le> f ?a"
+    proof (rule Inf_lower)
+      from `mono f` and `f ?a \<le> ?a` have "f (f ?a) \<le> f ?a" ..
+      then show "f ?a \<in> ?H" ..
+    qed
+  qed
+qed
+
+end