src/HOL/Real_Asymp/multiseries_expansion.ML
changeset 68630 c55f6f0b3854
child 69064 5840724b1d71
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/HOL/Real_Asymp/multiseries_expansion.ML	Sun Jul 15 14:46:57 2018 +0200
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+signature MULTISERIES_EXPANSION = sig
+
+type expansion_thm = thm
+type trimmed_thm = thm
+type expr = Exp_Log_Expression.expr
+type basis = Asymptotic_Basis.basis
+
+datatype trim_mode = Simple_Trim | Pos_Trim | Neg_Trim | Sgn_Trim
+
+datatype zeroness = IsZero | IsNonZero | IsPos | IsNeg
+
+datatype intyness = Nat of thm | Neg_Nat of thm | No_Nat
+datatype parity = Even of thm | Odd of thm | Unknown_Parity
+
+datatype limit =
+   Zero_Limit of bool option
+ | Finite_Limit of term
+ | Infinite_Limit of bool option
+
+datatype trim_result =
+    Trimmed of zeroness * trimmed_thm option
+  | Aborted of order
+
+val get_intyness : Proof.context -> cterm -> intyness
+val get_parity : cterm -> parity
+
+val get_expansion : thm -> term
+val get_coeff : term -> term
+val get_exponent : term -> term
+val get_expanded_fun : thm -> term
+val get_eval : term -> term
+val expands_to_hd : thm -> thm
+
+val mk_eval_ctxt : Proof.context -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt
+val expand : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expr -> basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val expand_term : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term -> basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val expand_terms : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term list -> basis -> expansion_thm list * basis
+
+val limit_of_expansion : bool * bool -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> limit * thm
+val compute_limit : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term -> limit * thm
+val compare_expansions : 
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * expansion_thm * basis -> 
+    order * thm * expansion_thm * expansion_thm
+
+(* TODO DEBUG *)
+datatype comparison_result =
+  Cmp_Dominated of order * thm list * zeroness * trimmed_thm * expansion_thm * expansion_thm 
+| Cmp_Asymp_Equiv of thm * thm
+val compare_expansions' :
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt ->
+      thm * thm * Asymptotic_Basis.basis ->
+        comparison_result
+
+val prove_at_infinity : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_at_top : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_at_bot : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_nhds : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_at_0 : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_at_left_0 : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_at_right_0 : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+
+val prove_smallo : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_bigo : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_bigtheta : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_asymp_equiv : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+
+val prove_asymptotic_relation : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> order * thm
+val prove_eventually_less : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_eventually_greater : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * thm * basis -> thm
+val prove_eventually_nonzero : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> thm * basis -> thm
+
+val extract_terms : int * bool -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> basis -> term -> term * term option
+
+(* Internal functions *)
+val check_expansion : Exp_Log_Expression.expr -> expansion_thm -> expansion_thm
+
+val zero_expansion : basis -> expansion_thm
+val const_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> basis -> term -> expansion_thm
+val ln_expansion :
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> trimmed_thm -> expansion_thm -> basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val exp_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm -> basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val powr_expansion :
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val powr_const_expansion :
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * term * basis -> expansion_thm
+val powr_nat_expansion :
+  Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm * basis
+val power_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * term * basis -> expansion_thm
+val root_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * term * basis -> expansion_thm
+
+val sgn_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm
+val min_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm
+val max_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm
+val arctan_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> basis -> expansion_thm -> expansion_thm
+
+val ev_zeroness_oracle : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term -> thm option
+val zeroness_oracle : bool -> trim_mode option -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term -> zeroness * thm option
+
+val whnf_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm -> term option * expansion_thm * thm
+val simplify_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm -> expansion_thm 
+val simplify_term : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term -> term
+
+val trim_expansion_while_greater :
+  bool -> term list option -> bool -> trim_mode option -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt ->
+    thm * Asymptotic_Basis.basis -> thm * trim_result * (zeroness * thm) list
+val trim_expansion : bool -> trim_mode option -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * basis -> 
+  expansion_thm * zeroness * trimmed_thm option
+val try_drop_leading_term_ex : bool -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm -> expansion_thm option
+
+val try_prove_real_eq : bool -> Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term * term -> thm option
+val try_prove_ev_eq : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> term * term -> thm option
+val prove_compare_expansions : order -> thm list -> thm
+
+val simplify_trimmed_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * trimmed_thm -> 
+  expansion_thm * trimmed_thm
+val retrim_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * basis -> expansion_thm * thm
+val retrim_pos_expansion : Lazy_Eval.eval_ctxt -> expansion_thm * basis * trimmed_thm ->
+  expansion_thm * thm * trimmed_thm
+
+val register_sign_oracle : 
+  binding * (Proof.context -> int -> tactic) -> Context.generic -> Context.generic
+val get_sign_oracles :
+  Context.generic -> (string * (Proof.context -> int -> tactic)) list
+
+val solve_eval_eq : thm -> thm
+
+end
+
+structure Multiseries_Expansion : MULTISERIES_EXPANSION = struct
+
+open Asymptotic_Basis
+open Exp_Log_Expression
+open Lazy_Eval
+
+structure Data = Generic_Data
+(
+  type T = (Proof.context -> int -> tactic) Name_Space.table;
+  val empty : T = Name_Space.empty_table "sign oracle tactics";
+  val extend = I;
+  fun merge (tactics1, tactics2) : T = Name_Space.merge_tables (tactics1, tactics2);
+);
+
+fun register_sign_oracle (s, tac) ctxt =
+  Data.map (Name_Space.define ctxt false (s, tac) #> snd) ctxt
+
+fun get_sign_oracles ctxt = Name_Space.fold_table cons (Data.get ctxt) []
+
+fun apply_sign_oracles ctxt tac =
+  let
+    val oracles = get_sign_oracles (Context.Proof ctxt)
+    fun tac' {context = ctxt, concl, ...} =
+      if Thm.term_of concl = @{term "HOL.Trueprop HOL.False"} then
+        no_tac
+      else
+        FIRST (map (fn tac => HEADGOAL (snd tac ctxt)) oracles)
+  in
+    tac THEN_ALL_NEW (Subgoal.FOCUS_PREMS tac' ctxt)
+  end
+    
+
+type expansion_thm = thm
+type trimmed_thm = thm
+
+val dest_fun = dest_comb #> fst
+val dest_arg = dest_comb #> snd
+val concl_of' = Thm.concl_of #> HOLogic.dest_Trueprop
+
+fun get_expansion thm =
+  thm |> Thm.concl_of |> HOLogic.dest_Trueprop |> Term.dest_comb |> fst |> Term.dest_comb |> snd
+
+fun get_expanded_fun thm = thm |> concl_of' |> dest_fun |> dest_fun |> dest_arg
+
+(*
+  The following function is useful in order to detect whether a given real constant is
+  an integer, which allows us to use the "f(x) ^ n" operation instead of "f(x) powr n".
+  This usually leads to nicer results.
+*)
+datatype intyness = Nat of thm | Neg_Nat of thm | No_Nat
+
+fun get_intyness ctxt ct =
+  if Thm.typ_of_cterm ct = @{typ Real.real} then
+    let
+      val ctxt' = put_simpset HOL_basic_ss ctxt addsimps @{thms intyness_simps}
+      val conv = 
+        Simplifier.rewrite ctxt then_conv Simplifier.rewrite ctxt'
+      fun flip (Nat thm) = Neg_Nat (thm RS @{thm intyness_uminus})
+        | flip _ = No_Nat
+      fun get_intyness' ct =
+        case Thm.term_of ct of
+          @{term "0::real"} => Nat @{thm intyness_0}
+        | @{term "1::real"} => Nat @{thm intyness_1}
+        | Const (@{const_name numeral}, _) $ _ => 
+            Nat (Thm.reflexive (Thm.dest_arg ct) RS @{thm intyness_numeral})
+        | Const (@{const_name uminus}, _) $ _ => flip (get_intyness' (Thm.dest_arg ct))
+        | Const (@{const_name of_nat}, _) $ _ => 
+            Nat (Thm.reflexive (Thm.dest_arg ct) RS @{thm intyness_of_nat})
+        | _ => No_Nat
+      val thm = conv ct
+      val ct' = thm |> Thm.cprop_of |> Thm.dest_equals_rhs
+    in
+      case get_intyness' ct' of
+        Nat thm' => Nat (Thm.transitive thm thm' RS @{thm HOL.meta_eq_to_obj_eq})
+      | Neg_Nat thm' => Neg_Nat (Thm.transitive thm thm' RS @{thm HOL.meta_eq_to_obj_eq})
+      | No_Nat => No_Nat
+    end
+      handle CTERM _ => No_Nat
+  else
+    No_Nat
+
+datatype parity = Even of thm | Odd of thm | Unknown_Parity
+
+(* TODO: powers *)
+fun get_parity ct =
+  let
+    fun inst thm cts =
+      let
+        val tvs = Term.add_tvars (Thm.concl_of thm) []
+      in
+        case tvs of
+          [v] =>
+            let
+              val thm' = Thm.instantiate ([(v, Thm.ctyp_of_cterm ct)], []) thm
+              val vs = take (length cts) (rev (Term.add_vars (Thm.concl_of thm') []))
+            in
+              Thm.instantiate ([], vs ~~ cts) thm'
+            end
+        | _ => raise THM ("get_parity", 0, [thm])
+      end
+    val get_num = Thm.dest_arg o Thm.dest_arg
+  in
+    case Thm.term_of ct of
+      Const (@{const_name Groups.zero}, _) => Even (inst @{thm even_zero} [])
+    | Const (@{const_name Groups.one}, _) => Odd (inst @{thm odd_one} [])
+    | Const (@{const_name Num.numeral_class.numeral}, _) $ @{term "Num.One"} =>
+        Odd (inst @{thm odd_Numeral1} [])
+    | Const (@{const_name Num.numeral_class.numeral}, _) $ (@{term "Num.Bit0"} $ _) =>
+        Even (inst @{thm even_numeral} [get_num ct])
+    | Const (@{const_name Num.numeral_class.numeral}, _) $ (@{term "Num.Bit1"} $ _) =>
+        Odd (inst @{thm odd_numeral} [get_num ct])
+    | Const (@{const_name Groups.uminus}, _) $ _ => (
+        case get_parity (Thm.dest_arg ct) of
+          Even thm => Even (@{thm even_uminusI} OF [thm])
+        | Odd thm => Odd (@{thm odd_uminusI} OF [thm])
+        | _ => Unknown_Parity)
+    | Const (@{const_name Groups.plus}, _) $ _ $ _ => (
+        case apply2 get_parity (Thm.dest_binop ct) of
+          (Even thm1, Even thm2) => Even (@{thm even_addI(1)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Odd thm1, Odd thm2) => Even (@{thm even_addI(2)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Even thm1, Odd thm2) => Odd (@{thm odd_addI(1)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Odd thm1, Even thm2) => Odd (@{thm odd_addI(2)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | _ => Unknown_Parity)
+    | Const (@{const_name Groups.minus}, _) $ _ $ _ => (
+        case apply2 get_parity (Thm.dest_binop ct) of
+          (Even thm1, Even thm2) => Even (@{thm even_diffI(1)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Odd thm1, Odd thm2) => Even (@{thm even_diffI(2)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Even thm1, Odd thm2) => Odd (@{thm odd_diffI(1)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | (Odd thm1, Even thm2) => Odd (@{thm odd_diffI(2)} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | _ => Unknown_Parity)
+    | Const (@{const_name Groups.times}, _) $ _ $ _ => (
+        case apply2 get_parity (Thm.dest_binop ct) of
+          (Even thm1, _) => Even (@{thm even_multI(1)} OF [thm1])
+        | (_, Even thm2) => Even (@{thm even_multI(2)} OF [thm2])
+        | (Odd thm1, Odd thm2) => Odd (@{thm odd_multI} OF [thm1, thm2])
+        | _ => Unknown_Parity)
+    | Const (@{const_name Power.power}, _) $ _ $ _ =>
+        let
+          val (a, n) = Thm.dest_binop ct
+        in
+          case get_parity a of
+            Odd thm => Odd (inst @{thm odd_powerI} [a, n] OF [thm])
+          | _ => Unknown_Parity
+        end
+    | _ => Unknown_Parity
+  end
+
+fun simplify_term' facts ctxt =
+  let
+    val ctxt = Simplifier.add_prems facts ctxt
+  in
+    Thm.cterm_of ctxt #> Simplifier.rewrite ctxt #> 
+    Thm.concl_of #> Logic.dest_equals #> snd
+  end
+
+fun simplify_term ectxt = simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) (get_ctxt ectxt)
+
+fun simplify_eval ctxt =
+  simplify_term' [] (put_simpset HOL_basic_ss ctxt addsimps @{thms eval_simps})
+
+datatype zeroness = IsZero | IsNonZero | IsPos | IsNeg
+
+
+(* Caution: The following functions assume that the given expansion is in normal form already
+   as far as needed. *)
+
+(* Returns the leading coefficient of the given expansion. This coefficient is a multiseries. *)
+fun try_get_coeff expr =
+  case expr of
+    Const (@{const_name MS}, _) $ (
+      Const (@{const_name MSLCons}, _) $ (
+        Const (@{const_name Pair}, _) $ c $ _) $ _) $ _ =>
+      SOME c
+  | _ => NONE
+
+fun get_coeff expr = 
+  expr |> dest_comb |> fst |> dest_comb |> snd |> dest_comb |> fst |> dest_comb |> snd
+    |> dest_comb |> fst |> dest_comb |> snd
+
+(* Returns the coefficient of the leading term in the expansion (i.e. a real number) *)
+fun get_lead_coeff expr =
+  case try_get_coeff expr of
+    NONE => expr
+  | SOME c => get_lead_coeff c
+
+(* Returns the exponent (w.r.t. the fastest-growing basis element) of the leading term *)
+fun get_exponent expr = 
+  expr |> dest_comb |> fst |> dest_comb |> snd |> dest_comb |> fst |> dest_comb |> snd
+    |> dest_comb |> snd
+
+(* Returns the list of exponents of the leading term *)
+fun get_exponents exp =
+  if fastype_of exp = @{typ real} then
+    []
+  else
+    get_exponent exp :: get_exponents (get_coeff exp)
+
+(* Returns the function that the expansion corresponds to *)
+fun get_eval expr =
+  if fastype_of expr = @{typ real} then
+    Abs ("x", @{typ real}, expr)
+  else
+    expr |> dest_comb |> snd
+
+val eval_simps = @{thms eval_simps [THEN eq_reflection]}
+
+(* Tries to prove that the given function is eventually zero *)
+fun ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt t = 
+  let
+    val ctxt = Lazy_Eval.get_ctxt ectxt
+    val goal = 
+      betapply (@{term "\<lambda>f::real \<Rightarrow> real. eventually (\<lambda>x. f x = 0) at_top"}, t)
+      |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop
+    fun tac {context = ctxt, ...} =
+      HEADGOAL (Method.insert_tac ctxt (get_facts ectxt))
+      THEN Local_Defs.unfold_tac ctxt eval_simps
+      THEN HEADGOAL (Simplifier.asm_full_simp_tac ctxt)
+  in
+    try (Goal.prove ctxt [] [] goal) tac
+  end
+
+(* 
+  Encodes the kind of trimming/zeroness checking operation to be performed.
+  Simple_Trim only checks for zeroness/non-zeroness. Pos_Trim/Neg_Trim try to prove either
+  zeroness or positivity (resp. negativity). Sgn_Trim tries all three possibilities (positive,
+  negative, zero). *)
+datatype trim_mode = Simple_Trim | Pos_Trim | Neg_Trim | Sgn_Trim
+
+(*
+  Checks (and proves) whether the given term (assumed to be a real number) is zero, positive,
+  or negative, depending on given flags. The "fail" flag determines whether an exception is
+  thrown if this fails.
+*)
+fun zeroness_oracle fail mode ectxt exp = 
+  let
+    val ctxt = Lazy_Eval.get_ctxt ectxt
+    val eq = (exp, @{term "0::real"}) |> HOLogic.mk_eq
+    val goal1 = (IsZero, eq |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)
+    val goal2 = 
+      case mode of
+        SOME Pos_Trim => 
+          (IsPos, @{term "(<) (0::real)"} $ exp |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)
+      | SOME Sgn_Trim => 
+          (IsPos, @{term "(<) (0::real)"} $ exp |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)
+      | SOME Neg_Trim => 
+          (IsNeg, betapply (@{term "\<lambda>x. x < (0::real)"}, exp) |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)
+      | _ =>
+          (IsNonZero, eq |> HOLogic.mk_not |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)
+    val goals =
+      (if mode = SOME Sgn_Trim then 
+         [(IsNeg, betapply (@{term "\<lambda>x. x < (0::real)"}, exp) |> HOLogic.mk_Trueprop)] 
+       else 
+         [])
+    val goals = goal2 :: goals
+    fun tac {context = ctxt, ...} =
+      HEADGOAL (Method.insert_tac ctxt (get_facts ectxt))
+      THEN Local_Defs.unfold_tac ctxt eval_simps
+      THEN HEADGOAL (apply_sign_oracles ctxt (Simplifier.asm_full_simp_tac ctxt))
+    fun prove (res, goal) = try (fn goal => (res, SOME (Goal.prove ctxt [] [] goal tac))) goal
+    fun err () =
+      let
+        val mode_msg =
+          case mode of
+            SOME Simple_Trim => "whether the following constant is zero"
+          | SOME Pos_Trim => "whether the following constant is zero or positive"
+          | SOME Neg_Trim => "whether the following constant is zero or negative"
+          | SOME Sgn_Trim => "the sign of the following constant"
+          | _ => raise Match
+        val t = simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt exp
+        val _ =
+          if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+            let
+              val p = Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to determine " ^ mode_msg ^ ":")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t)]
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end else ()
+      in
+        raise TERM ("zeroness_oracle", [t])
+      end
+  in
+    case prove goal1 of
+      SOME res => res
+    | NONE => 
+        if mode = NONE then 
+          (IsNonZero, NONE)
+        else
+          case get_first prove (goal2 :: goals) of
+            NONE => if fail then err () else (IsNonZero, NONE)
+          | SOME res => res
+  end
+
+(* Tries to prove a given equality of real numbers. *)
+fun try_prove_real_eq fail ectxt (lhs, rhs) =
+  case zeroness_oracle false NONE ectxt (@{term "(-) :: real => _"} $ lhs $ rhs) of
+    (IsZero, SOME thm) => SOME (thm RS @{thm real_eqI})
+  | _ => 
+    if not fail then NONE else
+      let
+        val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+        val ts = map (simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt) [lhs, rhs]
+        val _ =
+          if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+            let
+              val p = 
+                Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to prove that the following two numbers are equal:")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks (p :: map (Pretty.indent 2 o Syntax.pretty_term ctxt) ts)
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end else ()
+      in
+        raise TERM ("try_prove_real_eq", [lhs, rhs])
+      end
+
+(* Tries to prove a given eventual equality of real functions. *)
+fun try_prove_ev_eq ectxt (f, g) =
+  let
+    val t = Envir.beta_eta_contract (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real=>real) g x. f x - g x"} $ f $ g)
+  in
+    Option.map (fn thm => thm RS @{thm eventually_diff_zero_imp_eq}) (ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt t)
+  end
+
+fun real_less a b = @{term "(<) :: real \<Rightarrow> real \<Rightarrow> bool"} $ a $ b
+fun real_eq a b = @{term "(=) :: real \<Rightarrow> real \<Rightarrow> bool"} $ a $ b
+fun real_neq a b = @{term "(\<noteq>) :: real \<Rightarrow> real \<Rightarrow> bool"} $ a $ b
+
+(* The hook that is called by the Lazy_Eval module whenever two real numbers have to be compared *)
+fun real_sgn_hook ({pctxt = ctxt, facts, verbose, ...}) t =
+  let
+    val get_rhs = Thm.concl_of #> Logic.dest_equals #> snd
+    fun tac {context = ctxt, ...} = 
+      HEADGOAL (Method.insert_tac ctxt (Net.content facts) 
+        THEN' (apply_sign_oracles ctxt (Simplifier.asm_full_simp_tac ctxt)))
+    fun prove_first err [] [] =
+          if not verbose then raise TERM ("real_sgn_hook", [t])
+            else let val _ = err () in raise TERM ("real_sgn_hook", [t]) end
+      | prove_first err (goal :: goals) (thm :: thms) =
+          (case try (Goal.prove ctxt [] [] goal) tac of
+             SOME thm' => 
+               let val thm'' = thm' RS thm in SOME (get_rhs thm'', Conv.rewr_conv thm'') end
+           | NONE => prove_first err goals thms)
+      | prove_first _ _ _ = raise Match
+  in
+    case t of
+      @{term "(=) :: real => _"} $ a $ @{term "0 :: real"} =>
+        let
+          val goals =
+            map (fn c => HOLogic.mk_Trueprop (c a @{term "0 :: real"})) [real_neq, real_eq]
+          fun err () = 
+            let
+              val facts' = Net.content facts
+              val a' = simplify_term' facts' ctxt a
+              val p = Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to determine whether the following " ^
+                                    "constant is zero: ")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt a')]
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end
+        in
+          prove_first err goals @{thms Eq_FalseI Eq_TrueI}
+        end
+    | Const (@{const_name COMPARE}, _) $ a $ b =>
+        let
+          val goals = map HOLogic.mk_Trueprop [real_less a b, real_less b a, real_eq a b]
+          fun err () = 
+            let
+              val facts' = Net.content facts
+              val (a', b') = apply2 (simplify_term' facts' ctxt) (a, b)
+              val p = Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to compare" ^
+                        "the following two constants: ")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks (p :: map (Pretty.indent 2 o Syntax.pretty_term ctxt) [a', b'])
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end
+        in
+          prove_first err goals @{thms COMPARE_intros}
+        end
+    | _ => NONE
+  end
+
+(* 
+  Returns the datatype constructors registered for use with the Lazy_Eval package.
+  All constructors on which pattern matching is performed need to be registered for evaluation
+  to work. It should be rare for users to add additional ones.
+*)
+fun get_constructors ctxt =
+  let
+    val thms = Named_Theorems.get ctxt @{named_theorems exp_log_eval_constructor}
+    fun go _ [] acc = rev acc
+      | go f (x :: xs) acc =
+          case f x of
+            NONE => go f xs acc
+          | SOME y => go f xs (y :: acc)
+    fun map_option f xs = go f xs []
+    fun dest_constructor thm =
+      case Thm.concl_of thm of
+        Const (@{const_name HOL.Trueprop}, _) $
+            (Const (@{const_name REAL_ASYMP_EVAL_CONSTRUCTOR}, _) $ Const (c, T)) =>
+          SOME (c, length (fst (strip_type T)))
+     | _ => NONE
+  in
+    thms |> map_option dest_constructor
+  end
+
+(*
+  Creates an evaluation context with the correct setup of constructors,  equations, and hooks.
+*)
+fun mk_eval_ctxt ctxt =
+  let
+    val eval_eqs = (Named_Theorems.get ctxt @{named_theorems real_asymp_eval_eqs})
+    val constructors = get_constructors ctxt
+  in
+    Lazy_Eval.mk_eval_ctxt ctxt constructors eval_eqs
+    |> add_hook real_sgn_hook
+  end
+
+(* A pattern for determining the leading coefficient of a multiseries *)
+val exp_pat = 
+  let
+    val anypat = AnyPat ("_", 0)
+  in
+    ConsPat (@{const_name MS}, 
+      [ConsPat (@{const_name MSLCons}, 
+         [ConsPat (@{const_name Pair}, [anypat, anypat]), anypat]), anypat])
+  end
+
+(*
+  Evaluates an expansion to (weak) head normal form, so that the leading coefficient and
+  exponent can be read off.
+*)
+fun whnf_expansion ectxt thm =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+    val (_, _, conv) = match ectxt exp_pat exp (SOME [])
+    val eq_thm = conv (Thm.cterm_of ctxt exp)
+    val exp' = eq_thm |> Thm.concl_of |> Logic.dest_equals |> snd
+  in
+    case exp' of
+      Const (@{const_name MS}, _) $ (Const (@{const_name MSLCons}, _) $ 
+        (Const (@{const_name Pair}, _) $ c $ _) $ _) $ _ =>
+          (SOME c, @{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong} OF [thm, eq_thm], eq_thm)
+    | Const (@{const_name MS}, _) $ Const (@{const_name MSLNil}, _) $ _ =>
+        (NONE, @{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong} OF [thm, eq_thm], eq_thm)
+    | _ => raise TERM ("whnf_expansion", [exp'])
+  end
+
+fun try_lift_function ectxt (thm, SEmpty) _ = (NONE, thm)
+  | try_lift_function ectxt (thm, basis) cont =
+  case whnf_expansion ectxt thm of
+    (SOME c, thm, _) =>
+      let
+        val f = get_expanded_fun thm
+        val T = fastype_of c
+        val t = Const (@{const_name eval}, T --> @{typ "real \<Rightarrow> real"}) $ c
+        val t = Term.betapply (Term.betapply (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) g x. f x - g x"}, f), t)
+      in
+        case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt t of
+          NONE => (NONE, thm)
+        | SOME zero_thm =>
+            let
+              val thm' = cont ectxt (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}, tl_basis basis)
+              val thm'' = @{thm expands_to_lift_function} OF [zero_thm, thm']
+            in
+              (SOME (lift basis thm''), thm)
+            end
+      end
+  | _ => (NONE, thm)
+
+(* Turns an expansion theorem into an expansion theorem for the leading coefficient. *)
+fun expands_to_hd thm = thm RS
+  (if fastype_of (get_expansion thm) = @{typ "real ms"} then 
+     @{thm expands_to_hd'}
+   else 
+     @{thm expands_to_hd})
+
+fun simplify_expansion ectxt thm =
+  let
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val eq_thm = Simplifier.rewrite ctxt (Thm.cterm_of ctxt exp)
+  in
+    @{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong} OF [thm, eq_thm]
+  end
+
+(*
+  Simplifies a trimmed expansion and returns the simplified expansion theorem and
+  the trimming theorem for that simplified expansion.
+*)
+fun simplify_trimmed_expansion ectxt (thm, trimmed_thm) =
+  let
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val eq_thm = Simplifier.rewrite ctxt (Thm.cterm_of ctxt exp)
+    val trimmed_cong_thm =
+      case trimmed_thm |> concl_of' |> dest_fun of
+        Const (@{const_name trimmed}, _) => @{thm trimmed_eq_cong}
+      | Const (@{const_name trimmed_pos}, _) => @{thm trimmed_pos_eq_cong}
+      | Const (@{const_name trimmed_neg}, _) => @{thm trimmed_neg_eq_cong}
+      | _ => raise THM ("simplify_trimmed_expansion", 2, [thm, trimmed_thm])
+  in
+    (@{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong} OF [thm, eq_thm], 
+      trimmed_cong_thm OF [trimmed_thm, eq_thm])     
+  end
+
+(*
+  Re-normalises a trimmed expansion (so that the leading term with its (real) coefficient and
+  all exponents can be read off. This may be necessary after lifting a trimmed expansion to
+  a larger basis.
+*)
+fun retrim_expansion ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    val (c, thm, eq_thm) = whnf_expansion ectxt thm
+  in
+    case c of
+      NONE => (thm, eq_thm)
+    | SOME c =>
+      if fastype_of c = @{typ real} then 
+        (thm, eq_thm) 
+      else
+        let
+          val c_thm = thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}
+          val (c_thm', eq_thm') = retrim_expansion ectxt (c_thm, tl_basis basis)
+          val thm = @{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm, c_thm']
+        in
+          (thm, @{thm trim_lift_eq} OF [eq_thm, eq_thm'])
+        end
+  end
+
+fun retrim_pos_expansion ectxt (thm, basis, trimmed_thm) =
+  let
+    val (thm', eq_thm) = retrim_expansion ectxt (thm, basis)
+  in
+    (thm', eq_thm, @{thm trimmed_pos_eq_cong} OF [trimmed_thm, eq_thm])
+  end
+
+(*
+  Tries to determine whether the leading term is (identically) zero and drops it if it is.
+  If "fail" is set, an exception is thrown when that term is a real number and zeroness cannot
+  be determined. (Which typically indicates missing facts or case distinctions)
+*)
+fun try_drop_leading_term_ex fail ectxt thm =
+  let
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+  in
+    if fastype_of exp = @{typ real} then
+      NONE
+    else if fastype_of (get_coeff exp) = @{typ real} then
+      case zeroness_oracle fail (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (get_coeff exp) of
+        (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) => SOME (@{thm drop_zero_ms'} OF [zero_thm, thm])
+      | _ => NONE
+    else
+      let
+        val c = get_coeff exp
+        val T = fastype_of c
+        val t = Const (@{const_name eval}, T --> @{typ "real \<Rightarrow> real"}) $ c
+      in
+        case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt t of
+          SOME zero_thm => SOME (@{thm expands_to_drop_zero} OF [zero_thm, thm])
+        | _ => NONE
+      end
+  end
+
+(*
+  Tries to drop the leading term of an expansion. If this is not possible, an exception 
+  is thrown and an informative error message is printed.
+*)
+fun try_drop_leading_term ectxt thm =
+  let
+    fun err () =
+      let
+        val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+        val exp = get_expansion thm
+        val c = get_coeff exp
+        val t = 
+          if fastype_of c = @{typ real} then c else c |> dest_arg
+        val t = simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt t
+        val _ =
+          if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+            let
+              val p = Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to prove that the following term is zero: ")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t)]
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end else ()
+      in
+        raise TERM ("try_drop_leading_term", [t])
+      end
+  in
+    case try_drop_leading_term_ex true ectxt thm of
+      NONE => err ()
+    | SOME thm => thm
+  end
+
+
+datatype trim_result =
+    Trimmed of zeroness * trimmed_thm option
+  | Aborted of order
+
+fun cstrip_assms ct =
+  case Thm.term_of ct of
+    @{term "(==>)"} $ _ $ _ => cstrip_assms (snd (Thm.dest_implies ct))
+  | _ => ct
+
+(*
+  Trims an expansion (i.e. drops leading zero terms) and provides a trimmedness theorem.
+  Optionally, a list of exponents can be given to instruct the function to only trim until
+  the exponents of the leading term are lexicographically less than (or less than or equal) than
+  the given ones. This is useful to avoid unnecessary trimming.
+
+  The "strict" flag indicates whether the trimming should already be aborted when the 
+  exponents are lexicographically equal or not.
+
+  The "fail" flag is passed on to the zeroness oracle and determines whether a failure to determine
+  the sign of a real number leads to an exception.
+
+  "mode" indicates what kind of trimmedness theorem will be returned: Simple_Trim only gives the
+  default trimmedness theorem, whereas Pos_Trim/Neg_Trim/Sgn_Trim will give trimmed_pos or
+  trimmed_neg. Giving "None" as mode will produce no trimmedness theorem; it will only drop 
+  leading zero terms until zeroness cannot be proven anymore, upon which it will stop.
+
+  The main result of the function is the trimmed expansion theorem.
+
+  The function returns whether the trimming has been aborted or not. If was aborted, either
+  LESS or EQUAL will be returned, indicating whether the exponents of the leading term are
+  now lexicographically smaller or equal to the given ones. In the other case, the zeroness
+  of the leading coefficient is returned (zero, non-zero, positive, negative) together with a
+  trimmedness theorem.
+
+  Lastly, a list of the exponent comparison results and associated theorems is also returned, so
+  that the caller can reconstruct the result of the lexicographic ordering without doing the
+  exponent comparisons again.
+*)
+fun trim_expansion_while_greater strict es fail mode ectxt (thm, basis) = 
+  let
+    val (_, thm, _) = whnf_expansion ectxt thm
+    val thm = simplify_expansion ectxt thm
+    val cexp = thm |> Thm.cprop_of |> cstrip_assms |> Thm.dest_arg |> Thm.dest_fun |> Thm.dest_arg
+    val c = try_get_coeff (get_expansion thm)
+    fun lift_trimmed_thm nz thm =
+      let
+        val cexp = thm |> Thm.cprop_of |> cstrip_assms |> Thm.dest_arg |> Thm.dest_fun |> Thm.dest_arg
+        val lift_thm =
+          case nz of
+            IsNonZero => @{thm trimmed_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed]}
+          | IsPos => @{thm trimmed_pos_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed_pos]}
+          | IsNeg => @{thm trimmed_neg_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed_neg]}
+          | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in trim_expansion", [])
+      in 
+        Thm.reflexive cexp RS lift_thm
+      end        
+    fun trimmed_real_thm nz = Thm.reflexive cexp RS (
+      case nz of
+        IsNonZero => @{thm trimmed_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed[OF trimmed_realI]]}
+      | IsPos => @{thm trimmed_pos_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed_pos[OF trimmed_pos_realI]]}
+      | IsNeg => @{thm trimmed_neg_eq_cong[rotated, OF _ lift_trimmed_neg[OF trimmed_neg_realI]]}
+      | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in trim_expansion", []))
+    fun do_trim es =
+      let
+        val c = the c
+        val T = fastype_of c
+        val t = Const (@{const_name eval}, T --> @{typ "real \<Rightarrow> real"}) $ c
+      in
+        if T = @{typ real} then (
+          case zeroness_oracle fail mode ectxt c of
+            (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) => 
+              trim_expansion_while_greater strict es fail mode ectxt
+                (@{thm drop_zero_ms'} OF [zero_thm, thm], basis)
+          | (nz, SOME nz_thm) => (thm, Trimmed (nz, SOME (nz_thm RS trimmed_real_thm nz)), [])
+          | (nz, NONE) => (thm, Trimmed (nz, NONE), []))
+        else
+          case trim_expansion_while_greater strict (Option.map tl es) fail mode ectxt
+                 (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}, tl_basis basis) of
+            (c_thm', Aborted ord, thms) =>
+              (@{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm, c_thm'], Aborted ord, thms)
+          | (c_thm', Trimmed (nz, trimmed_thm), thms) =>
+              let
+                val thm = (@{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm, c_thm'])
+                fun err () =
+                  raise TERM ("trim_expansion: zero coefficient should have been trimmed", [c])
+              in
+                case (nz, trimmed_thm) of
+                  (IsZero, _) => 
+                    if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+                      let
+                        val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+                        val t' = t |> simplify_eval ctxt |> simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt
+                        val p = Pretty.str ("trim_expansion failed to recognise zeroness of " ^
+                          "the following term:")
+                        val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t')]
+                        val _ = Pretty.writeln p
+                      in
+                        err ()
+                      end
+                    else err ()
+                | (_, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+                      (thm, Trimmed (nz, SOME (trimmed_thm RS lift_trimmed_thm nz thm)), thms)
+                | (_, NONE) => (thm, Trimmed (nz, NONE), thms)
+              end
+      end
+    val minus = @{term "(-) :: real => real => real"}
+  in
+    case (c, es) of
+      (NONE, _) => (thm, Trimmed (IsZero, NONE), [])
+    | (SOME c, SOME (e' :: _)) =>
+        let
+          val e = get_exponent (get_expansion thm)
+        in
+          case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (minus $ e $ e') of
+            (IsPos, SOME pos_thm) => (
+              case try_drop_leading_term_ex false ectxt thm of
+                SOME thm =>
+                  trim_expansion_while_greater strict es fail mode ectxt (thm, basis)
+              | NONE => do_trim NONE |> @{apply 3(3)} (fn thms => (IsPos, pos_thm) :: thms))
+          | (IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) => (thm, Aborted LESS, [(IsNeg, neg_thm)])
+          | (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) =>
+              if not strict andalso fastype_of c = @{typ real} then
+                (thm, Aborted EQUAL, [(IsZero, zero_thm)])
+              else (
+                case try_drop_leading_term_ex false ectxt thm of
+                  SOME thm => trim_expansion_while_greater strict es fail mode ectxt (thm, basis)
+                | NONE => (do_trim es |> @{apply 3(3)} (fn thms => (IsZero, zero_thm) :: thms)))
+          | _ => do_trim NONE
+        end
+    | _ => (
+      case try_drop_leading_term_ex false ectxt thm of
+          SOME thm => trim_expansion_while_greater strict es fail mode ectxt (thm, basis)
+        | NONE => do_trim NONE)
+  end
+
+(*
+  Trims an expansion without any stopping criterion.
+*)
+fun trim_expansion fail mode ectxt (thm, basis) = 
+  case trim_expansion_while_greater false NONE fail mode ectxt (thm, basis) of
+    (thm, Trimmed (zeroness, trimmed_thm), _) => (thm, zeroness, trimmed_thm)
+  | _ => raise Match
+
+(*
+  Determines the sign of an expansion that has already been trimmed.
+*)
+fun determine_trimmed_sgn ectxt exp =
+  if fastype_of exp = @{typ real} then
+    (case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt exp of
+       (IsPos, SOME thm) => (IsPos, thm RS @{thm trimmed_pos_realI})
+     | (IsNeg, SOME thm) => (IsNeg, thm RS @{thm trimmed_neg_realI})
+     | _ => raise TERM ("determine_trimmed_sgn", []))
+  else
+    let
+      val ct = Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) exp
+    in
+      (case determine_trimmed_sgn ectxt (get_coeff exp) of
+         (IsPos, thm) => (IsPos, @{thm lift_trimmed_pos'} OF [thm, Thm.reflexive ct])
+       | (IsNeg, thm) => (IsNeg, @{thm lift_trimmed_neg'} OF [thm, Thm.reflexive ct])
+       | _ => raise TERM ("determine_trimmed_sgn", []))
+    end
+
+fun mk_compare_expansions_const T =
+      Const (@{const_name compare_expansions}, 
+        T --> T --> @{typ "cmp_result \<times> real \<times> real"})
+
+datatype comparison_result =
+  Cmp_Dominated of order * thm list * zeroness * trimmed_thm * expansion_thm * expansion_thm 
+| Cmp_Asymp_Equiv of thm * thm
+
+fun compare_expansions' _ (thm1, thm2, SEmpty) = Cmp_Asymp_Equiv (thm1, thm2)
+  | compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  let
+    fun lift_trimmed_thm nz =
+      case nz of
+        IsPos => @{thm lift_trimmed_pos}
+      | IsNeg => @{thm lift_trimmed_neg}
+      | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in compare_expansions'", [])
+    val (e1, e2) = apply2 (get_expansion #> get_exponent) (thm1, thm2)
+    val e = @{term "(-) :: real => _"} $ e1 $ e2
+    fun trim thm = trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis)
+    val try_drop = Option.map (whnf_expansion ectxt #> #2) o try_drop_leading_term_ex false ectxt
+    fun handle_result ord zeroness trimmed_thm thm1 thm2 =
+      let
+        val (e1, e2) = apply2 (get_expansion #> get_exponent) (thm1, thm2)
+        val e = @{term "(-) :: real => _"} $ e1 $ e2
+        val mode = if ord = LESS then Neg_Trim else Pos_Trim
+      in
+        case zeroness_oracle true (SOME mode) ectxt e of
+          (_, SOME e_thm) => Cmp_Dominated (ord, [e_thm], zeroness, trimmed_thm, thm1, thm2)
+        | _ => raise Match
+      end
+    fun recurse e_zero_thm =
+      case basis of
+        SNE (SSng _) => Cmp_Asymp_Equiv (thm1, thm2)
+      | _ =>
+        let
+          val (thm1', thm2') = apply2 (fn thm => thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}) (thm1, thm2)
+          val (thm1', thm2') = apply2 (whnf_expansion ectxt #> #2) (thm1', thm2')
+        in
+          case compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1', thm2', tl_basis basis) of
+            Cmp_Dominated (order, e_thms, zeroness, trimmed_thm, thm1', thm2') =>
+              Cmp_Dominated (order, e_zero_thm :: e_thms, zeroness,
+                trimmed_thm RS lift_trimmed_thm zeroness,
+                @{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm1, thm1'],
+                @{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm2, thm2'])
+          | Cmp_Asymp_Equiv (thm1', thm2') => Cmp_Asymp_Equiv
+              (@{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm1, thm1'],
+                @{thm expands_to_trim_cong} OF [thm2, thm2'])
+        end
+  in
+    case zeroness_oracle false (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt e of
+      (IsPos, SOME _) => (
+        case try_drop thm1 of
+          SOME thm1 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+        | NONE => (
+            case trim thm1 of
+              (thm1, zeroness, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+                handle_result GREATER zeroness trimmed_thm thm1 thm2
+            | _ => raise TERM ("compare_expansions", map get_expansion [thm1, thm2])))
+    | (IsNeg, SOME _) => (
+        case try_drop thm2 of
+          SOME thm2 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+        | NONE => (
+            case trim thm2 of
+              (thm2, zeroness, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+                handle_result LESS zeroness trimmed_thm thm1 thm2
+            | _ => raise TERM ("compare_expansions", map get_expansion [thm1, thm2])))
+    | (IsZero, SOME e_zero_thm) => (
+        case try_drop thm1 of
+          SOME thm1 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+        | NONE => (
+            case try_drop thm2 of
+              SOME thm2 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+            | NONE => recurse e_zero_thm))
+    | _ =>
+        case try_drop thm1 of
+          SOME thm1 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+        | NONE => (
+            case try_drop thm2 of
+              SOME thm2 => compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis)
+            | NONE => raise TERM ("compare_expansions", [e1, e2]))
+  end
+
+(* Uses a list of exponent comparison results to show that compare_expansions has a given result.*)
+fun prove_compare_expansions ord [thm] = (
+      case ord of
+        LESS => @{thm compare_expansions_LT_I} OF [thm]
+      | GREATER => @{thm compare_expansions_GT_I} OF [thm]
+      | EQUAL => @{thm compare_expansions_same_exp[OF _ compare_expansions_real]} OF [thm])
+  | prove_compare_expansions ord (thm :: thms) =
+      @{thm compare_expansions_same_exp} OF [thm, prove_compare_expansions ord thms]
+  | prove_compare_expansions _ [] = raise Match
+
+val ev_zero_pos_thm = Eventuallize.eventuallize @{context}
+  @{lemma "\<forall>x::real. f x = 0 \<longrightarrow> g x > 0 \<longrightarrow> f x < g x" by auto} NONE
+  OF @{thms _ expands_to_imp_eventually_pos}
+
+val ev_zero_neg_thm = Eventuallize.eventuallize @{context}
+  @{lemma "\<forall>x::real. f x = 0 \<longrightarrow> g x < 0 \<longrightarrow> f x > g x" by auto} NONE
+  OF @{thms _ expands_to_imp_eventually_neg}
+
+val ev_zero_zero_thm = Eventuallize.eventuallize @{context}
+  @{lemma "\<forall>x::real. f x = 0 \<longrightarrow> g x = 0 \<longrightarrow> f x = g x" by auto} NONE
+
+fun compare_expansions_trivial ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  case try_prove_ev_eq ectxt (apply2 get_expanded_fun (thm1, thm2)) of
+    SOME thm => SOME (EQUAL, thm, thm1, thm2)
+  | NONE =>
+      case apply2 (ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt o get_expanded_fun) (thm1, thm2) of
+        (NONE, NONE) => NONE
+      | (SOME zero1_thm, NONE) => (
+          case trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm2, basis) of
+            (thm2, IsPos, SOME trimmed2_thm) =>
+              SOME (LESS, ev_zero_pos_thm OF
+                [zero1_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm2, trimmed2_thm], thm1, thm2)
+          | (thm2, IsNeg, SOME trimmed2_thm) =>
+              SOME (GREATER, ev_zero_neg_thm OF
+                [zero1_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm2, trimmed2_thm], thm1, thm2)
+          | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in compare_expansions", []))
+      | (NONE, SOME zero2_thm) => (
+          case trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm1, basis) of
+            (thm1, IsPos, SOME trimmed1_thm) =>
+              SOME (GREATER, ev_zero_pos_thm OF
+                [zero2_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, trimmed1_thm], thm1, thm2)
+          | (thm1, IsNeg, SOME trimmed1_thm) =>
+              SOME (LESS, ev_zero_neg_thm OF
+                [zero2_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, trimmed1_thm], thm1, thm2)
+          | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in compare_expansions", []))
+      | (SOME zero1_thm, SOME zero2_thm) =>
+          SOME (EQUAL, ev_zero_zero_thm OF [zero1_thm, zero2_thm] , thm1, thm2)
+
+fun compare_expansions ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  case compare_expansions_trivial ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) of
+    SOME res => res
+  | NONE =>
+    let
+      val (_, thm1, _) = whnf_expansion ectxt thm1
+      val (_, thm2, _) = whnf_expansion ectxt thm2
+    in
+      case compare_expansions' ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) of
+        Cmp_Dominated (order, e_thms, zeroness, trimmed_thm, thm1, thm2) =>
+          let
+            val wf_thm = get_basis_wf_thm basis
+            val cmp_thm = prove_compare_expansions order e_thms
+            val trimmed_thm' = trimmed_thm RS
+              (if zeroness = IsPos then @{thm trimmed_pos_imp_trimmed}
+                 else @{thm trimmed_neg_imp_trimmed})
+            val smallo_thm = 
+              (if order = LESS then @{thm compare_expansions_LT} else @{thm compare_expansions_GT}) OF
+                [cmp_thm, trimmed_thm', thm1, thm2, wf_thm]
+            val thm' = 
+              if zeroness = IsPos then @{thm smallo_trimmed_imp_eventually_less} 
+              else @{thm smallo_trimmed_imp_eventually_greater}
+            val result_thm =
+              thm' OF [smallo_thm, if order = LESS then thm2 else thm1, wf_thm, trimmed_thm]
+          in
+            (order, result_thm, thm1, thm2)
+          end
+       | Cmp_Asymp_Equiv (thm1, thm2) =>
+          let
+            val thm = @{thm expands_to_minus} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, thm2]
+            val (order, result_thm) =
+              case trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+                (thm, IsPos, SOME pos_thm) => (GREATER,
+                  @{thm expands_to_imp_eventually_gt} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, pos_thm])
+              | (thm, IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) => (LESS,
+                  @{thm expands_to_imp_eventually_lt} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, neg_thm])
+              | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in prove_eventually_less", [])
+          in
+            (order, result_thm, thm1, thm2)
+          end
+    end
+
+
+
+(*
+  Throws an exception and prints an error message indicating that the leading term could 
+  not be determined to be either zero or non-zero.
+*)
+fun raise_trimming_error ectxt thm =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    fun lead_coeff exp =
+      if fastype_of exp = @{typ real} then exp else lead_coeff (get_coeff exp)
+    val c = lead_coeff (get_expansion thm)
+    fun err () =
+      let
+        val t = simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt c
+        val _ =
+          if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+            let
+              val p = Pretty.str 
+                ("real_asymp failed to determine whether the following constant is zero:")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t)]
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end else ()
+      in
+        raise TERM ("zeroness_oracle", [t])
+      end
+  in
+    err ()
+  end
+    
+
+(* TODO Here be dragons *)
+fun solve_eval_eq thm =
+  case try (fn _ => @{thm refl} RS thm) () of
+    SOME thm' => thm'
+  | NONE => 
+      case try (fn _ => @{thm eval_real_def} RS thm) () of
+        SOME thm' => thm'
+      | NONE => @{thm eval_ms.simps} RS thm
+
+(*
+  Returns an expansion theorem for the logarithm of the given expansion.
+  May add one additional element to the basis at the end.
+*)
+fun ln_expansion _ _ _ SEmpty = raise TERM ("ln_expansion: empty basis", [])
+  | ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm thm (SNE basis) =
+  let
+    fun trailing_exponent expr (SSng _) = get_exponent expr
+      | trailing_exponent expr (SCons (_, _, tl)) = trailing_exponent (get_coeff expr) tl
+    val e = trailing_exponent (get_expansion thm) basis
+    fun ln_expansion_aux trimmed_thm zero_thm thm basis =
+      let
+        val t = betapply (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real \<Rightarrow> real) x. f x - 1 :: real"}, get_expanded_fun thm)
+      in
+        case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt t of
+          NONE => ln_expansion_aux' trimmed_thm zero_thm thm basis
+        | SOME zero_thm =>
+            @{thm expands_to_ln_eventually_1} OF 
+              [get_basis_wf_thm' basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm' basis, zero_thm]
+      end
+    and ln_expansion_aux' trimmed_thm zero_thm thm (SSng {wf_thm, ...}) =
+          ( @{thm expands_to_ln} OF
+            [trimmed_thm, wf_thm, thm, 
+              @{thm expands_to_ln_aux_0} OF [zero_thm, @{thm expands_to_ln_const}]])
+          |> solve_eval_eq
+      | ln_expansion_aux' trimmed_thm zero_thm thm (SCons ({wf_thm, ...}, {ln_thm, ...}, basis')) =
+          let
+            val c_thm = 
+              ln_expansion_aux (trimmed_thm RS @{thm trimmed_pos_hd_coeff}) zero_thm 
+                (expands_to_hd thm) basis'
+            val e = get_exponent (get_expansion thm)
+            val c_thm' =
+              case zeroness_oracle true NONE ectxt e of
+                (IsZero, SOME thm) =>
+                  @{thm expands_to_ln_to_expands_to_ln_eval [OF expands_to_ln_aux_0]} OF [thm,c_thm]
+              | _ => 
+                case try_prove_real_eq false ectxt (e, @{term "1::real"}) of
+                  SOME thm => 
+                    @{thm expands_to_ln_to_expands_to_ln_eval [OF expands_to_ln_aux_1]}
+                      OF [thm, wf_thm, c_thm, ln_thm]
+                | NONE => 
+                    @{thm expands_to_ln_to_expands_to_ln_eval [OF expands_to_ln_aux]} 
+                      OF [wf_thm, c_thm, ln_thm]
+          in
+            (@{thm expands_to_ln} OF [trimmed_thm, wf_thm, thm, c_thm'])
+            |> solve_eval_eq
+          end
+  in
+    case zeroness_oracle true NONE ectxt e of
+      (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) => (ln_expansion_aux trimmed_thm zero_thm thm basis, SNE basis)
+    | _ => 
+        let
+          val basis' = insert_ln (SNE basis)
+          val lifting = mk_lifting (get_basis_list' basis) basis'
+          val thm' = lift_expands_to_thm lifting thm
+          val trimmed_thm' = lift_trimmed_pos_thm lifting trimmed_thm
+          val (thm'', eq_thm) = retrim_expansion ectxt (thm', basis')
+          val trimmed_thm'' = @{thm trimmed_pos_eq_cong} OF [trimmed_thm', eq_thm]
+        in
+          ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm'' thm'' basis'
+        end
+  end
+
+(*
+  Handles a possible basis change after expanding exp(c(x)) for an expansion of the form
+  f(x) = c(x) + g(x). Expanding exp(c(x)) may have inserted an additional basis element. If the 
+  old basis was b :: bs (i.e. c is an expansion w.r.t. bs) and the updated one is bs' (which
+  agrees with bs except for one additional element b'), we need to argue that b :: bs' is still
+  well-formed. This may require us to show that ln(b') is o(ln(b)), which the function takes
+  as an argument.
+*)
+fun adjust_exp_basis basis basis' ln_smallo_thm =
+  if length (get_basis_list basis) = length (get_basis_list basis') + 1 then
+    basis
+  else
+    let
+      val SNE (SCons (info, ln_info, tail)) = basis
+      val SNE tail' = basis'
+      val wf_thms = map get_basis_wf_thm [basis, basis']
+      val wf_thm' = 
+        case
+          get_first (fn f => try f ())
+            [fn _ => @{thm basis_wf_lift_modification} OF wf_thms,
+             fn _ => @{thm basis_wf_insert_exp_near} OF (wf_thms @ [ln_smallo_thm]),
+             fn _ => @{thm basis_wf_insert_exp_near} OF (wf_thms @ 
+               [ln_smallo_thm RS @{thm basis_wf_insert_exp_uminus'}])] of
+          SOME wf_thm => wf_thm
+        | _ => raise TERM ("Lifting basis modification in exp_expansion failed.", map Thm.concl_of (wf_thms @ [ln_smallo_thm]))
+      val info' = {wf_thm = wf_thm', head = #head info}
+      val lifting = mk_lifting (get_basis_list' tail) basis'
+      val ln_info' = 
+        {trimmed_thm = lift_trimmed_pos_thm lifting (#trimmed_thm ln_info),
+         ln_thm = lift_expands_to_thm lifting (#ln_thm ln_info)}
+    in
+      SNE (SCons (info', ln_info', tail'))
+    end
+
+(* inserts the exponential of a given function at the beginning of the given basis *)
+fun insert_exp _ _ _ _ _ SEmpty = raise TERM ("insert_exp", [])
+  | insert_exp t ln_thm ln_smallo_thm ln_trimmed_thm lim_thm (SNE basis) =
+      let
+        val head = Envir.beta_eta_contract (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) x. exp (f x)"} $ t)
+        val ln_smallo_thm = ln_smallo_thm RS @{thm ln_smallo_ln_exp}
+        val wf_thm = @{thm basis_wf_manyI} OF [lim_thm, ln_smallo_thm, get_basis_wf_thm' basis]
+        val basis' = SNE (SCons ({wf_thm = wf_thm, head = head}, 
+          {ln_thm = ln_thm, trimmed_thm = ln_trimmed_thm} , basis))
+      in
+        check_basis basis'
+      end 
+
+(* 
+  Returns an expansion of the exponential of the given expansion. This may add several
+  new basis elements at any position of the basis (except at the very end
+*)
+fun exp_expansion _ thm SEmpty = (thm RS @{thm expands_to_exp_real}, SEmpty)
+  | exp_expansion ectxt thm basis =
+    let
+      val (_, thm, _) = whnf_expansion ectxt thm
+    in
+      case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_eval (get_expansion thm)) of
+        SOME zero_thm => 
+          (@{thm expands_to_exp_zero} OF 
+             [thm, zero_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis], basis)
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val ln =
+              Option.map (fn x => (#ln_thm x, #trimmed_thm x)) (get_ln_info basis)
+            val ln = Option.map (fn (x, y) => retrim_pos_expansion ectxt (x, basis, y)) ln
+            val es' = @{term "0::real"} :: (
+              case ln of
+                NONE => []
+              | SOME (ln_thm, _, _) => get_exponents (get_expansion ln_thm))
+            val trim_result =
+              trim_expansion_while_greater true (SOME es') false (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis)
+          in
+            exp_expansion' ectxt trim_result ln basis
+          end
+    end
+and exp_expansion' _ (thm, _, _) _ SEmpty = (thm RS @{thm expands_to_exp_real}, SEmpty)
+  | exp_expansion' ectxt (thm, trim_result, e_thms) ln basis =
+  let
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+    val wf_thm = get_basis_wf_thm basis
+    val f = get_expanded_fun thm
+    fun exp_expansion_insert ln_smallo_thm = (
+      case determine_trimmed_sgn ectxt exp of
+        (IsPos, trimmed_thm) =>
+          let
+            val [lim_thm, ln_thm', thm'] =
+              @{thms expands_to_exp_insert_pos}
+              |> map (fn thm' => thm' OF [thm, wf_thm, trimmed_thm, ln_smallo_thm])
+            val basis' = insert_exp f ln_thm' ln_smallo_thm trimmed_thm lim_thm basis
+          in
+            (thm', basis')
+          end
+      | (IsNeg, trimmed_thm) =>
+          let
+            val [lim_thm, ln_thm', ln_trimmed_thm, thm'] = 
+              @{thms expands_to_exp_insert_neg}
+              |> map (fn thm' => thm' OF [thm, wf_thm, trimmed_thm, ln_smallo_thm])
+            val ln_smallo_thm = ln_smallo_thm RS @{thm basis_wf_insert_exp_uminus}
+            val f' = Envir.beta_eta_contract (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) x. -f x"} $ f)
+            val basis' = insert_exp f' ln_thm' ln_smallo_thm ln_trimmed_thm lim_thm basis
+          in
+            (thm', basis')
+          end
+      | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in exp_expansion", []))
+    fun lexord (IsNeg :: _) = LESS
+      | lexord (IsPos :: _) = GREATER
+      | lexord (IsZero :: xs) = lexord xs
+      | lexord [] = EQUAL
+      | lexord _ = raise Match
+    val compare_result = lexord (map fst e_thms)
+  in
+    case (trim_result, e_thms, compare_result) of
+      (Aborted _, (IsNeg, e_neg_thm) :: _, _) =>
+        (* leading exponent is negative; we can simply Taylor-expand exp(x) around 0 *)
+        (@{thm expands_to_exp_neg} OF [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, e_neg_thm], basis)
+    | (Trimmed (_, SOME trimmed_thm), (IsPos, e_pos_thm) :: _, GREATER) =>
+        (* leading exponent is positive; exp(f(x)) or exp(-f(x)) is new basis element *)
+        let
+          val ln_smallo_thm =
+            @{thm basis_wf_insert_exp_pos} OF [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, trimmed_thm, e_pos_thm]
+        in
+          exp_expansion_insert ln_smallo_thm
+        end
+    | (Trimmed (_, SOME trimmed_thm), _, GREATER) =>
+        (* leading exponent is zero, but f(x) grows faster than ln(b(x)), so 
+           exp(f(x)) or exp(-f(x)) must still be new basis elements *)
+        let
+          val ln_thm =
+            case ln of
+              SOME (ln_thm, _, _) => ln_thm
+            | NONE => raise TERM ("TODO blubb", [])
+          val ln_thm = @{thm expands_to_lift''} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, ln_thm]
+          val ln_smallo_thm = 
+             @{thm compare_expansions_GT} OF [prove_compare_expansions GREATER (map snd e_thms),
+               trimmed_thm, thm, ln_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis]
+        in
+          exp_expansion_insert ln_smallo_thm
+        end
+    | (Aborted LESS, (IsZero, e_zero_thm) :: e_thms', _) =>
+        (* leading exponent is zero and f(x) grows more slowly than ln(b(x)), so 
+           we can write f(x) = c(x) + g(x) and therefore exp(f(x)) = exp(c(x)) * exp(g(x)).
+           The former is treated by a recursive call; the latter by Taylor expansion. *)
+        let
+          val (ln_thm, trimmed_thm) =
+            case ln of
+              SOME (ln_thm, _, trimmed_thm) =>
+                (ln_thm, trimmed_thm RS @{thm trimmed_pos_imp_trimmed})
+            | NONE => raise TERM ("TODO foo", [])
+          val c_thm = expands_to_hd thm
+          val ln_smallo_thm =
+            @{thm compare_expansions_LT} OF [prove_compare_expansions LESS (map snd e_thms'),
+              trimmed_thm, c_thm, ln_thm, get_basis_wf_thm (tl_basis basis)]
+          val (c_thm, c_basis) = exp_expansion ectxt c_thm (tl_basis basis)
+          val basis' = adjust_exp_basis basis c_basis ln_smallo_thm
+          val wf_thm = get_basis_wf_thm basis'
+          val thm' = lift basis' thm
+          val (thm'', _) = retrim_expansion ectxt (thm', basis')
+        in
+          (@{thm expands_to_exp_0} OF [thm'', wf_thm, e_zero_thm, c_thm], basis')
+        end
+    | (Trimmed _, [(IsZero, e_zero_thm)], EQUAL) =>
+        (* f(x) can be written as c + g(x) where c is just a real constant.
+           We can therefore write exp(f(x)) = exp(c) * exp(g(x)), where the latter is
+           a simple Taylor expansion. *)
+        (@{thm expands_to_exp_0_real} OF [thm, wf_thm, e_zero_thm], basis)
+    | (Trimmed _, (_, e_zero_thm) :: _, EQUAL) =>
+        (* f(x) is asymptotically equivalent to c * ln(b(x)), so we can write f(x) as
+           c * ln(b(x)) + g(x) and therefore exp(f(x)) = b(x)^c * exp(g(x)). The second
+           factor is handled by a recursive call *)
+        let
+          val ln_thm =
+            case ln of
+              SOME (ln_thm, _, _) => ln_thm
+            | NONE => raise TERM ("TODO blargh", [])
+          val c =
+            case (thm, ln_thm) |> apply2 (get_expansion #> get_lead_coeff) of
+              (c1, c2) => @{term "(/) :: real => _"} $ c1 $ c2
+          val c = Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) c
+          
+          val thm' = 
+            @{thm expands_to_exp_0_pull_out1} 
+                OF [thm, ln_thm, wf_thm, e_zero_thm, Thm.reflexive c]
+          val (thm'', basis') = exp_expansion ectxt thm' basis
+          val pat = ConsPat ("MS", [AnyPat ("_", 0), AnyPat ("_", 0)])
+          val (_, _, conv) = match ectxt pat (get_expansion thm'') (SOME [])
+          val eq_thm = conv (Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) (get_expansion thm''))
+          val thm''' = @{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong} OF [thm'', eq_thm]
+          val thm'''' = 
+            case get_intyness (get_ctxt ectxt) c of
+              No_Nat =>
+                @{thm expands_to_exp_0_pull_out2} OF [thm''', get_basis_wf_thm basis']
+             | Nat nat_thm =>
+                @{thm expands_to_exp_0_pull_out2_nat} OF 
+                  [thm''', get_basis_wf_thm basis', nat_thm]
+             | Neg_Nat nat_thm =>
+                @{thm expands_to_exp_0_pull_out2_neg_nat} OF 
+                  [thm''', get_basis_wf_thm basis', nat_thm]
+        in
+          (thm'''', basis')
+        end
+    | (Trimmed (IsZero, _), [], _) =>
+        (* Expansion is empty, i.e. f(x) is identically zero *)
+        (@{thm expands_to_exp_MSLNil} OF [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis], basis)
+    | (Trimmed (_, NONE), _, GREATER) =>
+        (* We could not determine whether f(x) grows faster than ln(b(x)) or not. *)
+        raise_trimming_error ectxt thm
+    | _ => raise Match
+  end
+
+fun powr_expansion ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+      case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm1) of
+        SOME zero_thm =>
+          (@{thm expands_to_powr_0} OF
+             [zero_thm, Thm.reflexive (Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) (get_expanded_fun thm2)),
+              get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis],
+           basis)
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val (thm1, _, SOME trimmed_thm) =
+              trim_expansion true (SOME Pos_Trim) ectxt (thm1, basis)
+            val (ln_thm, basis') = ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm thm1 basis
+            val thm2' = lift basis' thm2 |> simplify_expansion ectxt
+            val mult_thm = @{thm expands_to_mult} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis', ln_thm, thm2']
+            val (exp_thm, basis'') = exp_expansion ectxt mult_thm basis'
+            val thm = @{thm expands_to_powr} OF 
+              [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, exp_thm]
+          in  
+            (thm, basis'')
+          end
+
+fun powr_nat_expansion ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+      case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm1) of
+        SOME zero_thm => (
+          case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm2) of
+            SOME zero'_thm => (@{thm expands_to_powr_nat_0_0} OF
+             [zero_thm, zero'_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis], basis)
+          | NONE => (
+              case trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm2, basis) of
+                (thm2, _, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+                  (@{thm expands_to_powr_nat_0} OF [zero_thm, thm2, trimmed_thm, 
+                     get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis], basis)))
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val (thm1, _, SOME trimmed_thm) =
+              trim_expansion true (SOME Pos_Trim) ectxt (thm1, basis)
+            val (ln_thm, basis') = ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm thm1 basis
+            val thm2' = lift basis' thm2 |> simplify_expansion ectxt
+            val mult_thm = @{thm expands_to_mult} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis', ln_thm, thm2']
+            val (exp_thm, basis'') = exp_expansion ectxt mult_thm basis'
+            val thm = @{thm expands_to_powr_nat} OF 
+              [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, exp_thm]
+          in  
+            (thm, basis'')
+          end
+
+fun is_numeral t =
+  let
+    val _ = HOLogic.dest_number t
+  in
+    true
+  end
+    handle TERM _ => false
+
+fun power_expansion ectxt (thm, n, basis) =
+      case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+        SOME zero_thm => @{thm expands_to_power_0} OF
+          [zero_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis,
+             Thm.reflexive (Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) n)]
+      | NONE => (
+          case trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+            (thm', _, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+              let
+                val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+                val thm =
+                  if is_numeral n then @{thm expands_to_power[where abort = True]}
+                    else @{thm expands_to_power[where abort = False]}
+                val thm = 
+                  Drule.infer_instantiate' ctxt [NONE, NONE, NONE, SOME (Thm.cterm_of ctxt n)] thm
+              in                
+                thm OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm']
+              end
+          | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in power_expansion", []))
+
+fun powr_const_expansion ectxt (thm, p, basis) =
+  let
+    val pthm = Thm.reflexive (Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) p)
+  in
+    case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+      SOME zero_thm => @{thm expands_to_powr_const_0} OF 
+        [zero_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis, pthm]
+    | NONE =>
+        case trim_expansion true (SOME Pos_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+          (_, _, NONE) => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result for powr", [])
+        | (thm, _, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+            (if is_numeral p then @{thm expands_to_powr_const[where abort = True]}
+                 else @{thm expands_to_powr_const[where abort = False]})
+               OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, pthm]
+  end
+
+fun sgn_expansion ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    val thms = [get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis]
+  in
+    case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+      SOME zero_thm => @{thm expands_to_sgn_zero} OF (zero_thm :: thms)
+    | NONE =>
+        case trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+          (thm, IsPos, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_sgn_pos} OF ([trimmed_thm, thm] @ thms)
+        | (thm, IsNeg, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_sgn_neg} OF ([trimmed_thm, thm] @ thms)
+        | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in sgn_expansion", [])
+  end
+
+(*
+  Returns an expansion of the sine and cosine of the given expansion. Fails if that function
+  goes to infinity.
+*)
+fun sin_cos_expansion _ thm SEmpty =
+      (thm RS @{thm expands_to_sin_real}, thm RS @{thm expands_to_cos_real})
+  | sin_cos_expansion ectxt thm basis =
+      let
+        val exp = get_expansion thm
+        val e = get_exponent exp
+      in
+        case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt e of
+          (IsPos, _) => raise THM ("sin_cos_expansion", 0, [thm])
+        | (IsNeg, SOME e_thm) =>
+            let
+              val [thm1, thm2] = 
+                map (fn thm' => thm' OF [e_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]) 
+                  @{thms expands_to_sin_ms_neg_exp expands_to_cos_ms_neg_exp}
+            in
+              (thm1, thm2)
+            end
+        | (IsZero, SOME e_thm) =>
+            let
+              val (sin_thm, cos_thm) = (sin_cos_expansion ectxt (expands_to_hd thm) (tl_basis basis))
+              fun mk_thm thm' = 
+                (thm' OF [e_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, sin_thm, cos_thm]) |> solve_eval_eq
+              val [thm1, thm2] = 
+                map mk_thm @{thms expands_to_sin_ms_zero_exp expands_to_cos_ms_zero_exp}
+            in
+              (thm1, thm2)
+            end
+        | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in sin_exp_expansion", [])
+      end
+
+fun abconv (t, t') = Envir.beta_eta_contract t aconv Envir.beta_eta_contract t'
+
+(*
+  Makes sure that an expansion theorem really talks about the right function.
+  This is basically a sanity check to make things fail early and in the right place.
+*)
+fun check_expansion e thm =
+  if abconv (expr_to_term e, get_expanded_fun thm) then 
+    thm 
+  else
+(* TODO Remove Debugging stuff *)
+let val _ = @{print} e
+val _ = @{print} (get_expanded_fun thm)
+in
+    raise TERM ("check_expansion", [Thm.concl_of thm, expr_to_term e])
+end
+
+fun minmax_expansion max [less_thm, eq_thm, gt_thm] ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) = (
+      case compare_expansions ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) of
+        (LESS, less_thm', thm1, thm2) => less_thm OF [if max then thm2 else thm1, less_thm']
+      | (GREATER, gt_thm', thm1, thm2) => gt_thm OF [if max then thm1 else thm2, gt_thm']
+      | (EQUAL, eq_thm', thm1, _) => eq_thm OF [thm1, eq_thm'])
+  | minmax_expansion _ _ _ _ = raise Match
+
+val min_expansion =
+  minmax_expansion false @{thms expands_to_min_lt expands_to_min_eq expands_to_min_gt}
+val max_expansion =
+  minmax_expansion true @{thms expands_to_max_lt expands_to_max_eq expands_to_max_gt}
+
+fun zero_expansion basis =
+  @{thm expands_to_zero} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis]
+
+fun const_expansion _ basis @{term "0 :: real"} = zero_expansion basis
+  | const_expansion ectxt basis t =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val thm = Drule.infer_instantiate' ctxt [NONE, SOME (Thm.cterm_of ctxt t)] 
+                @{thm expands_to_const}
+  in
+    thm OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis]
+  end
+
+fun root_expansion ectxt (thm, n, basis) =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    fun tac {context = ctxt, ...} =
+      HEADGOAL (Method.insert_tac ctxt (get_facts ectxt))
+      THEN Local_Defs.unfold_tac ctxt eval_simps
+      THEN HEADGOAL (Simplifier.asm_full_simp_tac ctxt)
+    fun prove goal =
+      try (Goal.prove ctxt [] [] (HOLogic.mk_Trueprop (Term.betapply (goal, n)))) tac
+    fun err () =
+      let
+        val t = simplify_term' (get_facts ectxt) ctxt n
+        val _ =
+          if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+            let
+              val p = Pretty.str ("real_asymp failed to determine whether the following constant " ^
+                "is zero or not:")
+              val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t)]
+            in
+              Pretty.writeln p
+            end else ()
+      in
+        raise TERM ("zeroness_oracle", [n])
+      end
+    fun aux nz_thm =
+      case trim_expansion true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+        (thm, IsPos, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+          @{thm expands_to_root} OF [nz_thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]
+      | (thm, IsNeg, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+          @{thm expands_to_root_neg} OF [nz_thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]
+      | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in root_expansion", [])
+  in
+    case prove @{term "\<lambda>n::nat. n = 0"} of
+      SOME zero_thm =>
+        @{thm expands_to_0th_root} OF
+          [zero_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis, 
+             Thm.reflexive (Thm.cterm_of ctxt (get_expanded_fun thm))]
+    | NONE =>
+        case prove @{term "\<lambda>n::nat. n > 0"} of
+          NONE => err ()
+        | SOME nz_thm =>
+            case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+              SOME zero_thm => @{thm expands_to_root_0} OF
+                [nz_thm, zero_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, mk_expansion_level_eq_thm basis]
+            | NONE => aux nz_thm
+  end
+
+
+fun arctan_expansion _ SEmpty thm =
+      @{thm expands_to_real_compose[where g = arctan]} OF [thm]
+  | arctan_expansion ectxt basis thm =
+      case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+        SOME zero_thm => @{thm expands_to_arctan_zero} OF [zero_expansion basis, zero_thm]
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val (thm, _, _) = trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis)
+            val e = get_exponent (get_expansion thm)
+            fun cont ectxt (thm, basis) = arctan_expansion ectxt basis thm
+          in
+            case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt e of
+                (IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) =>
+                  @{thm expands_to_arctan_ms_neg_exp} OF [neg_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]
+              | (IsPos, SOME e_pos_thm) => (
+                  case determine_trimmed_sgn ectxt (get_expansion thm) of
+                    (IsPos, trimmed_thm) =>
+                      @{thm expands_to_arctan_ms_pos_exp_pos} OF 
+                        [e_pos_thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]
+                  | (IsNeg, trimmed_thm) =>
+                      @{thm expands_to_arctan_ms_pos_exp_neg} OF 
+                        [e_pos_thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm]
+                  | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected trim result during expansion of arctan", []))
+              | (IsZero, _) => (
+                  case try_lift_function ectxt (thm, basis) cont of
+                    (SOME thm', _) => thm'
+                  | _ =>
+                      let
+                        val _ = if get_verbose ectxt then 
+                          writeln "Unsupported occurrence of arctan" else ()
+                      in
+                        raise TERM ("Unsupported occurence of arctan", [])
+                      end)
+              | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected trim result during expansion of arctan", [])
+          end
+
+(* Returns an expansion theorem for a function that is already a basis element *)
+fun expand_basic _ t SEmpty = raise TERM ("expand_basic", [t])
+  | expand_basic thm t basis =
+      if abconv (get_basis_head basis, t) then
+        thm (get_basis_wf_thm basis) (mk_expansion_level_eq_thm (tl_basis basis))
+      else
+        @{thm expands_to_lift'} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, expand_basic thm t (tl_basis basis)]
+  
+fun expand_unary ectxt thm e basis =
+      let
+        val (thm', basis') = expand' ectxt e basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        (thm OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis', thm'], basis')
+      end
+and expand_binary ectxt thm (e1, e2) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm1, basis') = expand' ectxt e1 basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val (thm2, basis'') = expand' ectxt e2 basis' |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val thm1 = lift basis'' thm1 |> simplify_expansion ectxt
+      in
+        (thm OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis'', thm1, thm2], basis'')
+      end
+and trim_nz mode ectxt e basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val (thm', nz, trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME mode) ectxt (thm, basis')
+      in
+        case trimmed_thm of
+          NONE => raise TERM ("expand: zero denominator", [get_expansion thm])
+        | SOME trimmed_thm => (thm', basis', nz, trimmed_thm)
+      end
+and expand'' ectxt (ConstExpr c) basis = (const_expansion ectxt basis c, basis)
+  | expand'' _ X basis = (lift basis @{thm expands_to_X}, basis)
+  | expand'' ectxt (Uminus e) basis = expand_unary ectxt @{thm expands_to_uminus} e basis
+  | expand'' ectxt (Add e12) basis = expand_binary ectxt @{thm expands_to_add} e12 basis
+  | expand'' ectxt (Minus e12) basis = expand_binary ectxt @{thm expands_to_minus} e12 basis
+  | expand'' ectxt (Mult e12) basis = expand_binary ectxt @{thm expands_to_mult} e12 basis
+  | expand'' ectxt (Powr' (e, p)) basis = (* TODO zero basis *)
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        (powr_const_expansion ectxt (thm, p, basis'), basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Powr (e1, e2)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm2, basis1) = expand' ectxt e2 basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val (thm1, basis2) = expand' ectxt e1 basis1 |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        powr_expansion ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis2)
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Powr_Nat (e1, e2)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm2, basis1) = expand' ectxt e2 basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val (thm1, basis2) = expand' ectxt e1 basis1 |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        powr_nat_expansion ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis2)
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (LnPowr (e1, e2)) basis =
+      let (* TODO zero base *)
+        val (thm2, basis1) = expand' ectxt e2 basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+        val (thm1, basis2, _, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Pos_Trim ectxt e1 basis1
+        val (ln_thm, basis3) = ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm thm1 basis2
+        val thm2' = lift basis3 thm2 |> simplify_expansion ectxt
+        val mult_thm = @{thm expands_to_mult} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis3, ln_thm, thm2']
+        val thm = @{thm expands_to_ln_powr} OF 
+          [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis2, thm1, mult_thm]
+      in  
+        (thm, basis3)
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (ExpLn e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis', _, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Pos_Trim ectxt e basis
+        val thm = @{thm expands_to_exp_ln} OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis', thm]
+      in  
+        (thm, basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Power (e, n)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        (power_expansion ectxt (thm, n, basis'), basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Root (e, n)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt)
+      in
+        (root_expansion ectxt (thm, n, basis'), basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Inverse e) basis = 
+      (case trim_nz Simple_Trim ectxt e basis of
+         (thm, basis', _, trimmed_thm) => 
+           (@{thm expands_to_inverse} OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis', thm], basis'))
+  | expand'' ectxt (Div (e1, e2)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm1, basis') = expand' ectxt e1 basis
+        val (thm2, basis'', _, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Simple_Trim ectxt e2 basis'
+        val thm1 = lift basis'' thm1
+      in
+        (@{thm expands_to_divide} OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis'', thm1, thm2], basis'')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Ln e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis', _, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Pos_Trim ectxt e basis
+      in
+        ln_expansion ectxt trimmed_thm thm basis'
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Exp e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis
+      in
+        exp_expansion ectxt thm basis'
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Absolute e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis', nz, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Sgn_Trim ectxt e basis
+        val thm' =
+          case nz of 
+            IsPos => @{thm expands_to_abs_pos} 
+          | IsNeg => @{thm expands_to_abs_neg}
+          | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected trim result during expansion of abs", [])
+      in
+        (thm' OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis', thm], basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Sgn e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis
+      in
+        (sgn_expansion ectxt (thm, basis'), basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Min (e1, e2)) basis = (
+      case try_prove_ev_eq ectxt (apply2 expr_to_term (e1, e2)) of
+        SOME eq_thm =>
+          expand' ectxt e1 basis
+          |> apfst (fn thm => @{thm expands_to_min_eq} OF [thm, eq_thm])
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val (thm1, basis') = expand' ectxt e1 basis
+            val (thm2, basis'') = expand' ectxt e2 basis'
+            val thm1' = lift basis'' thm1
+          in
+            (min_expansion ectxt (thm1', thm2, basis''), basis'')
+          end)
+  | expand'' ectxt (Max (e1, e2)) basis = (
+      case try_prove_ev_eq ectxt (apply2 expr_to_term (e1, e2)) of
+        SOME eq_thm =>
+          expand' ectxt e1 basis
+          |> apfst (fn thm => @{thm expands_to_max_eq} OF [thm, eq_thm])
+      | NONE =>
+          let
+            val (thm1, basis') = expand' ectxt e1 basis
+            val (thm2, basis'') = expand' ectxt e2 basis'
+            val thm1' = lift basis'' thm1
+          in
+            (max_expansion ectxt (thm1', thm2, basis''), basis'')
+          end)
+  | expand'' ectxt (Sin e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis', _, _) = trim_nz Simple_Trim ectxt e basis (* TODO could be relaxed *)
+      in
+        (sin_cos_expansion ectxt thm basis' |> fst, basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Cos e) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis', _, _) = trim_nz Simple_Trim ectxt e basis (* TODO could be relaxed *)
+      in
+        (sin_cos_expansion ectxt thm basis' |> snd, basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' _ (Floor _) _ =
+      raise TERM ("floor not supported.", [])
+  | expand'' _ (Ceiling _) _ =
+      raise TERM ("ceiling not supported.", [])
+  | expand'' _ (Frac _) _ =
+      raise TERM ("frac not supported.", [])
+  | expand'' _ (NatMod _) _ =
+      raise TERM ("mod not supported.", [])
+  | expand'' ectxt (ArcTan e) basis =
+      let
+        (* TODO: what if it's zero *)
+        val (thm, basis') = expand' ectxt e basis
+      in
+        (arctan_expansion ectxt basis' thm, basis')
+      end
+  | expand'' ectxt (Custom (name, t, args)) basis =
+      let
+        fun expand_args acc basis [] = (rev acc, basis)
+          | expand_args acc basis (arg :: args) =
+              case expand' ectxt arg basis of
+                (thm, basis') => expand_args (thm :: acc) basis' args          
+      in
+        case expand_custom (get_ctxt ectxt) name of
+          NONE => raise TERM ("Unsupported custom function: " ^ name, [t])
+        | SOME e => e ectxt t (expand_args [] basis args)
+      end
+
+and expand' ectxt (e' as (Inverse e)) basis =
+      let
+        val t = expr_to_term e
+        fun thm wf_thm len_thm =
+          @{thm expands_to_basic_inverse} OF [wf_thm, len_thm]
+      in
+        if member abconv (get_basis_list basis) t then
+          (expand_basic thm t basis, basis) |> apfst (check_expansion e')
+        else
+          expand'' ectxt e' basis |> apfst (check_expansion e')
+      end
+  | expand' ectxt (Div (e1, e2)) basis =
+      let
+        val (thm1, basis') = expand' ectxt e1 basis
+        val t = expr_to_term e2
+        fun thm wf_thm len_thm =
+          @{thm expands_to_basic_inverse} OF [wf_thm, len_thm]
+      in
+        if member abconv (get_basis_list basis') t then
+          (@{thm expands_to_div'} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis', thm1, expand_basic thm t basis'], 
+             basis')
+        else
+          let
+            val (thm2, basis'', _, trimmed_thm) = trim_nz Simple_Trim ectxt e2 basis'
+            val thm1 = lift basis'' thm1
+          in
+            (@{thm expands_to_divide} OF [trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis'', thm1, thm2], 
+               basis'')
+          end
+      end
+  | expand' ectxt (e' as (Powr' (e, p))) basis =
+      let
+        val t = expr_to_term e
+        val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+        fun thm wf_thm len_thm =
+          (Drule.infer_instantiate' ctxt [NONE, NONE, SOME (Thm.cterm_of ctxt p)]
+            @{thm expands_to_basic_powr}) OF [wf_thm, len_thm]
+      in
+        if member abconv (get_basis_list basis) t then
+          (expand_basic thm t basis, basis) |> apfst (check_expansion e')
+        else
+          expand'' ectxt e' basis |> apfst (check_expansion e')
+      end
+  | expand' ectxt e basis =
+      let
+        val t = expr_to_term e
+        fun thm wf_thm len_thm = @{thm expands_to_basic} OF [wf_thm, len_thm]
+      in
+        if member abconv (get_basis_list basis) t then
+          (expand_basic thm t basis, basis) |> apfst (check_expansion e)
+        else
+          expand'' ectxt e basis |> apfst (check_expansion e)
+      end
+
+fun expand ectxt e basis = 
+  expand' ectxt e basis
+  |> apfst (simplify_expansion ectxt) 
+  |> apfst (check_expansion e)
+
+fun expand_term ectxt t basis =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val (e, eq_thm) = reify ctxt t
+    val (thm,  basis) = expand ectxt e basis
+  in
+    (@{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong'} OF [thm, eq_thm], basis)
+  end
+
+fun expand_terms ectxt ts basis =
+  let
+    val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+    val e_eq_thms = map (reify ctxt) ts
+    fun step (e, eq_thm) (thms, basis) =
+      let
+        val (thm, basis) = expand' ectxt e basis
+        val thm = @{thm expands_to_meta_eq_cong'} OF [simplify_expansion ectxt thm, eq_thm]
+      in
+        (thm :: thms, basis)
+      end
+    val (thms, basis) = fold step e_eq_thms ([], basis)
+    fun lift thm = lift_expands_to_thm (mk_lifting (extract_basis_list thm) basis) thm
+  in
+    (map lift (rev thms), basis)
+  end
+
+datatype limit =
+   Zero_Limit of bool option
+ | Finite_Limit of term
+ | Infinite_Limit of bool option
+
+fun is_empty_expansion (Const (@{const_name MS}, _) $ Const (@{const_name MSLNil}, _) $ _) = true
+  | is_empty_expansion _ = false
+
+fun limit_of_expansion_aux ectxt basis thm =
+  let
+    val n = length (get_basis_list basis)
+    val (thm, res, e_thms) =
+      trim_expansion_while_greater false (SOME (replicate n @{term "0::real"})) true
+        (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis)
+    val trimmed_thm = case res of Trimmed (_, trimmed_thm) => trimmed_thm | _ => NONE
+    val res = case res of Trimmed _ => GREATER | Aborted res => res
+    val exp = get_expansion thm
+    val _ = if res = GREATER andalso is_none trimmed_thm andalso not (is_empty_expansion exp) then
+              raise TERM ("limit_of_expansion", [get_expansion thm]) else ()
+    fun go thm _ _ [] = (
+          case zeroness_oracle false (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (get_expansion thm) of
+            (IsZero, _) => (Zero_Limit NONE, @{thm expands_to_real_imp_filterlim} OF [thm])
+          | _ => (Finite_Limit @{term "0::real"}, @{thm expands_to_real_imp_filterlim} OF [thm]))
+      | go thm _ basis ((IsNeg, neg_thm) :: _) = (Zero_Limit NONE,
+          @{thm expands_to_neg_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+            [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, neg_thm RS @{thm compare_reals_diff_sgnD(1)}])
+      | go thm trimmed_thm basis ((IsPos, pos_thm) :: _) = (Infinite_Limit NONE,
+          @{thm expands_to_pos_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+            [thm, the trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis,
+             pos_thm RS @{thm compare_reals_diff_sgnD(3)}])
+      | go thm trimmed_thm basis ((IsZero, zero_thm) :: e_thms) =
+          let
+             val thm' = thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}
+             val trimmed_thm' = Option.map (fn thm => thm RS @{thm trimmed_hd}) trimmed_thm
+             val (lim, lim_thm) = go thm' trimmed_thm' (tl_basis basis) e_thms
+             val lim_lift_thm =
+                case lim of
+                  Infinite_Limit _ => @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(1)}
+                | _ => @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(2)}
+             val lim_thm' = 
+               lim_lift_thm OF [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, 
+                 zero_thm RS @{thm compare_reals_diff_sgnD(2)}, lim_thm]
+          in
+              (lim, lim_thm')
+          end
+      | go _ _ _ _ = raise Match
+  in
+    if is_empty_expansion exp then
+      (Zero_Limit NONE, thm RS @{thm expands_to_MSLNil_imp_filterlim}, thm)
+    else
+      case go thm trimmed_thm basis e_thms of
+        (lim, lim_thm) => (lim, lim_thm, thm)
+  end
+
+(* 
+  Determines the limit of a function from its expansion. The two flags control whether the
+  the sign of the approach should be determined for the infinite case (i.e. at_top/at_bot instead
+  of just at_infinity) and the zero case (i.e. at_right 0/at_left 0 instead of just nhds 0)
+*)
+fun limit_of_expansion (sgn_zero, sgn_inf) ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    val (lim, lim_thm, thm) = limit_of_expansion_aux ectxt basis thm
+  in
+    case lim of
+      Zero_Limit _ => (
+        if sgn_zero then
+          case trim_expansion false (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+            (thm, IsPos, SOME pos_thm) => (Zero_Limit (SOME true),
+              @{thm tendsto_imp_filterlim_at_right[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_pos]} OF
+                [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, pos_thm])
+          | (thm, IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) => (Zero_Limit (SOME false),
+              @{thm tendsto_imp_filterlim_at_left[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_neg]} OF
+                [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, neg_thm])
+          | _ => (Zero_Limit NONE, lim_thm)
+        else (Zero_Limit NONE, lim_thm))
+    | Infinite_Limit _ => (
+        if sgn_inf then
+          case trim_expansion false (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+            (thm, IsPos, SOME pos_thm) => (Infinite_Limit (SOME true),
+              (@{thm filterlim_at_infinity_imp_filterlim_at_top[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_pos]} OF
+                 [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, pos_thm]))
+          | (thm, IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) => (Infinite_Limit (SOME false),
+              @{thm filterlim_at_infinity_imp_filterlim_at_bot[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_neg]} OF
+                [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, neg_thm])
+          | _ => (Infinite_Limit NONE, lim_thm)
+        else (Infinite_Limit NONE, lim_thm))
+    | Finite_Limit c => (Finite_Limit c, lim_thm)
+  end
+
+fun compute_limit ectxt t =
+  case expand_term ectxt t default_basis of
+    (thm, basis) => limit_of_expansion (true, true) ectxt (thm, basis)
+
+fun prove_at_infinity ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    fun err () = raise TERM ("prove_at_infinity", [get_expanded_fun thm])
+    val (thm, _, SOME trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis)
+    fun go basis thm trimmed_thm =
+      if fastype_of (get_expansion thm) = @{typ "real"} then
+        err ()
+      else
+        case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Pos_Trim) ectxt (get_exponent (get_expansion thm)) of
+          (IsPos, SOME pos_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_pos_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+              [thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, pos_thm]
+        | (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(1)} OF
+              [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, zero_thm,
+                 go (tl_basis basis) (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''})
+                   (trimmed_thm RS @{thm trimmed_hd})]
+        | _ => err ()
+  in
+    go basis thm trimmed_thm
+  end
+
+fun prove_at_top_at_bot mode ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    val s = if mode = Pos_Trim then "prove_at_top" else "prove_at_bot"
+    fun err () = raise TERM (s, [get_expanded_fun thm])
+    val (thm, _, SOME trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME mode) ectxt (thm, basis)
+    val trimmed_thm' = trimmed_thm RS
+      (if mode = Pos_Trim then @{thm trimmed_pos_imp_trimmed} else @{thm trimmed_neg_imp_trimmed})
+    fun go basis thm trimmed_thm =
+      if fastype_of (get_expansion thm) = @{typ "real"} then
+        err ()
+      else
+        case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Pos_Trim) ectxt (get_exponent (get_expansion thm)) of
+          (IsPos, SOME pos_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_pos_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+              [thm, trimmed_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, pos_thm]
+        | (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(1)} OF
+              [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, zero_thm,
+                 go (tl_basis basis) (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''})
+                   (trimmed_thm RS @{thm trimmed_hd})]
+        | _ => err ()
+    val lim_thm = go basis thm trimmed_thm'
+    val add_sign_thm =
+      if mode = Pos_Trim then
+        @{thm filterlim_at_infinity_imp_filterlim_at_top[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_pos]}
+      else
+        @{thm filterlim_at_infinity_imp_filterlim_at_bot[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_neg]}
+  in
+    add_sign_thm OF [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, trimmed_thm]
+  end
+
+val prove_at_top = prove_at_top_at_bot Pos_Trim
+val prove_at_bot = prove_at_top_at_bot Neg_Trim
+
+
+fun prove_at_aux mode ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    val (s, add_sign_thm) =
+      case mode of
+        Simple_Trim =>
+          ("prove_at_0", @{thm Topological_Spaces.filterlim_atI[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_nz]})
+      | Pos_Trim =>
+          ("prove_at_right_0",
+             @{thm tendsto_imp_filterlim_at_right[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_pos]})
+      | Neg_Trim =>
+          ("prove_at_left_0",
+             @{thm tendsto_imp_filterlim_at_left[OF _ expands_to_imp_eventually_neg]})
+    fun err () = raise TERM (s, [get_expanded_fun thm])
+    val (thm, _, SOME trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME mode) ectxt (thm, basis)
+    fun go basis thm =
+      if fastype_of (get_expansion thm) = @{typ "real"} then
+        err ()
+      else
+        case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Neg_Trim) ectxt (get_exponent (get_expansion thm)) of
+          (IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_neg_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+              [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, neg_thm]
+        | (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) =>
+            @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(2)} OF
+              [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, zero_thm,
+                 go (tl_basis basis) (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''})]
+        | _ => err ()
+    val lim_thm = go basis thm
+  in
+    add_sign_thm OF [lim_thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, trimmed_thm]
+  end
+
+val prove_at_0 = prove_at_aux Simple_Trim
+val prove_at_left_0 = prove_at_aux Neg_Trim
+val prove_at_right_0 = prove_at_aux Pos_Trim
+
+
+fun prove_nhds ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  let
+    fun simplify (a, b, c) = (a, simplify_expansion ectxt b, c)
+    fun go thm basis =
+      if fastype_of (get_expansion thm) = @{typ "real"} then
+        @{thm expands_to_real_imp_filterlim} OF [thm]
+      else
+        case whnf_expansion ectxt thm |> simplify of
+          (NONE, thm, _) => @{thm expands_to_MSLNil_imp_filterlim} OF [thm]
+        | (SOME _, thm, _) => (
+            case zeroness_oracle true (SOME Sgn_Trim) ectxt (get_exponent (get_expansion thm)) of
+              (IsZero, SOME zero_thm) =>
+                @{thm expands_to_zero_exponent_imp_filterlim(2)} OF
+                  [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, zero_thm,
+                    go (thm RS @{thm expands_to_hd''}) (tl_basis basis)]
+            | (IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) =>
+                @{thm expands_to_neg_exponent_imp_filterlim} OF
+                  [thm, get_basis_wf_thm basis, neg_thm]
+            | (IsPos, _) =>
+                go (try_drop_leading_term ectxt thm) basis
+            | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in prove_nhds",
+                     [get_exponent (get_expansion thm)]))
+  in
+    go thm basis
+  end
+
+fun prove_equivalent theta ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  let
+    val ((thm1, _, SOME trimmed_thm1), (thm2, _, SOME trimmed_thm2)) =
+      apply2 (trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt) ((thm1, basis), (thm2, basis))
+    val pat = ConsPat (@{const_name Pair}, [ConsPat (@{const_name Lazy_Eval.cmp_result.EQ}, []), 
+                ConsPat (@{const_name Pair}, [AnyPat ("_", 0), AnyPat ("_", 0)])])
+    val (exp1, exp2) = apply2 get_expansion (thm1, thm2)
+    val T = fastype_of exp1
+    val t = mk_compare_expansions_const T $ exp1 $ exp2
+    fun eq_thm conv = HOLogic.mk_obj_eq (conv (Thm.cterm_of (get_ctxt ectxt) t))
+    val imp_thm =
+      if theta then @{thm compare_expansions_EQ_imp_bigtheta}
+      else @{thm compare_expansions_EQ_same}
+  in
+    case match ectxt pat t (SOME []) of
+      (SOME _, t, conv) =>
+        let
+          val [_, c1, c2] = HOLogic.strip_tuple t
+          val c12_thm = if theta then [] else [the (try_prove_real_eq true ectxt (c1, c2))]
+        in
+          imp_thm OF ([eq_thm conv, trimmed_thm1, trimmed_thm2, thm1, thm2, get_basis_wf_thm basis] 
+            @ c12_thm)
+        end
+    | _ => raise TERM ("prove_equivalent", map get_expanded_fun [thm1, thm2])
+  end
+
+val prove_bigtheta = prove_equivalent true
+val prove_asymp_equiv = prove_equivalent false
+
+fun print_trimming_error s ectxt exp =
+  let
+    val c = get_coeff exp
+    val t = if fastype_of c = @{typ real} then c else get_eval c
+  in
+    if #verbose (#ctxt ectxt) then
+      let
+        val ctxt = get_ctxt ectxt
+        val p = Pretty.str "real_asymp failed to show zeroness of the following expression:"
+        val p = Pretty.chunks [p, Pretty.indent 2 (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt t)]
+        val _ = Pretty.writeln p
+      in
+        raise TERM (s, [t])
+      end
+    else
+      raise TERM (s, [t])
+  end
+
+fun prove_smallo ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  let
+    val (thm2, _, SOME trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm2, basis)
+    val es = get_exponents (get_expansion thm2)
+  in
+    case trim_expansion_while_greater true (SOME es) false NONE ectxt (thm1, basis) of
+      (thm1, Aborted LESS, thms) =>
+        @{thm compare_expansions_LT} OF [prove_compare_expansions LESS (map snd thms),
+          trimmed_thm, thm1, thm2, get_basis_wf_thm basis]
+    | (thm1, Aborted _, _) =>
+        print_trimming_error "prove_smallo" ectxt (get_expansion thm1)
+    | (thm1, Trimmed _, _) =>
+        print_trimming_error "prove_smallo" ectxt (get_expansion thm1)
+  end
+
+fun prove_bigo ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) =
+  let
+    val (thm2, _, SOME trimmed_thm) = trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm2, basis)
+    val es = get_exponents (get_expansion thm2)
+  in
+    case trim_expansion_while_greater false (SOME es) false NONE ectxt (thm1, basis) of
+      (thm1, Aborted LESS, thms) =>
+        @{thm landau_o.small_imp_big[OF compare_expansions_LT]} OF
+          [prove_compare_expansions LESS (map snd thms), trimmed_thm, thm1, thm2,
+           get_basis_wf_thm basis]
+    | (thm1, Aborted EQ, thms) =>
+        @{thm compare_expansions_EQ_imp_bigo} OF [prove_compare_expansions EQ (map snd thms),
+          trimmed_thm, thm1, thm2, get_basis_wf_thm basis]
+    | (thm1, Trimmed _, _) =>
+        print_trimming_error "prove_bigo" ectxt (get_expansion thm1)
+  end
+
+
+fun prove_asymptotic_relation_aux mode f ectxt (thm1, thm2, basis) = f (
+  let
+    val thm = @{thm expands_to_minus} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm1, thm2]
+  in
+    case ev_zeroness_oracle ectxt (get_expanded_fun thm) of
+      SOME zero_thm => (EQUAL, zero_thm RS @{thm eventually_diff_zero_imp_eq})
+    | _ => (
+      case trim_expansion true (SOME mode) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+        (thm, IsPos, SOME pos_thm) =>
+          (GREATER, @{thm expands_to_imp_eventually_gt} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, pos_thm])
+      | (thm, IsNeg, SOME neg_thm) =>
+          (LESS, @{thm expands_to_imp_eventually_lt} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, neg_thm])
+      | _ => raise TERM ("Unexpected zeroness result in prove_asymptotic_relation", []))
+  end)
+
+val prove_eventually_greater = prove_asymptotic_relation_aux Pos_Trim snd
+val prove_eventually_less = prove_asymptotic_relation_aux Neg_Trim snd
+val prove_asymptotic_relation = prove_asymptotic_relation_aux Sgn_Trim I
+
+fun prove_eventually_nonzero ectxt (thm, basis) =
+  case trim_expansion true (SOME Simple_Trim) ectxt (thm, basis) of
+    (thm, _, SOME trimmed_thm) =>
+      @{thm expands_to_imp_eventually_nz} OF [get_basis_wf_thm basis, thm, trimmed_thm]
+  | _ => raise TERM ("prove_eventually_nonzero", [get_expanded_fun thm])
+
+fun extract_terms (n, strict) ectxt basis t =
+  let
+    val bs = get_basis_list basis
+    fun mk_constfun c = (Abs ("x", @{typ real}, c))
+    val const_0 = mk_constfun @{term "0 :: real"}
+    val const_1 = mk_constfun @{term "1 :: real"}
+    fun uminus t = Term.betapply (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) x. -f x"}, t)
+    fun betapply2 a b c = Term.betapply (Term.betapply (a, b), c)
+
+    fun mk_sum' [] acc = acc
+      | mk_sum' ((t, sgn) :: ts) acc = mk_sum' ts (
+          if sgn then
+            betapply2 @{term "%(f::real=>real) g x. f x - g x"} acc t
+          else
+            betapply2 @{term "%(f::real=>real) g x. f x + g x"} acc t)
+    fun mk_sum [] = const_0
+      | mk_sum ((t, sgn) :: ts) = mk_sum' ts (if sgn then uminus t else t) 
+
+    fun mk_mult a b =
+      if a aconv const_0 then
+        const_0
+      else if b aconv const_0 then
+        const_0
+      else if a aconv @{term "\<lambda>_::real. 1 :: real"} then
+        b
+      else if b aconv @{term "\<lambda>_::real. 1 :: real"} then
+        a
+      else if a aconv @{term "\<lambda>_::real. -1 :: real"} then
+        Term.betapply (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) x. -f x"}, b)
+      else if b aconv @{term "\<lambda>_::real. -1 :: real"} then
+        Term.betapply (@{term "\<lambda>(f::real\<Rightarrow>real) x. -f x"}, a)
+      else
+        Abs ("x", @{typ real}, @{term "( *) :: real => _"} $
+          (Term.betapply (a, Bound 0)) $ (Term.betapply (b, Bound 0)))
+
+    fun mk_powr b e =
+      if e = @{term "0 :: real"} then
+        const_1
+      else
+        let
+          val n = HOLogic.dest_number e |> snd
+        in
+          if n >= 0 then
+            Term.betapply (Term.betapply (@{term "%(b::real=>real) e x. b x ^ e"}, b),
+              HOLogic.mk_number @{typ nat} n)
+          else
+            Term.betapply (Term.betapply (@{term "%(b::real=>real) e x. b x powr e"}, b), e)
+        end
+      handle TERM _ =>
+        Term.betapply (Term.betapply (@{term "%(b::real=>real) e x. b x powr e"}, b), e)
+
+    fun mk_scale_elem b e acc =
+      let
+        val e = simplify_term ectxt e
+      in
+        if e = @{term "0 :: real"} then
+          acc
+        else if e = @{term "1 :: real"} then
+          mk_mult acc b
+        else
+          mk_mult acc (mk_powr b e)
+      end
+
+    fun mk_scale_elems [] _ acc = acc
+      | mk_scale_elems (b :: bs) (e :: es) acc =
+          mk_scale_elems bs es (mk_scale_elem b e acc)
+      | mk_scale_elems _ _ _ = raise Match
+
+    fun mk_summand c es =
+      let
+        val es = mk_scale_elems bs es @{term "\<lambda>_::real. 1 :: real"}
+      in
+        case c of
+          Const (@{const_name uminus}, _) $ c => ((c, true), es)
+        | _ => ((c, false), es)
+      end
+
+    fun go _ _ _ acc 0 = (acc, 0)
+      | go 0 es t acc n =
+          let
+            val c = simplify_term ectxt t
+          in
+            if strict andalso c = @{term "0 :: real"} then
+              (acc, n)
+            else
+              (mk_summand c (rev es) :: acc, n - 1)
+          end
+      | go m es t acc n =
+          case Lazy_Eval.whnf ectxt t |> fst of
+            Const (@{const_name MS}, _) $ cs $ _ =>
+              go' m es (simplify_term ectxt cs) acc n
+          | _ => raise TERM("extract_terms", [t])
+    and go' _ _ _ acc 0 = (acc, 0)
+      | go' m es cs acc n =
+          case Lazy_Eval.whnf ectxt cs |> fst of
+            Const (@{const_name MSLNil}, _) => (acc, n)
+          | Const (@{const_name MSLCons}, _) $ c $ cs => (
+              case Lazy_Eval.whnf ectxt c |> fst |> HOLogic.dest_prod of
+                (c, e) =>
+                  case go (m - 1) (e :: es) c acc n of
+                   (acc, n) => go' m es (simplify_term ectxt cs) acc n)
+          | _ => raise TERM("extract_terms", [t])
+    val (summands, remaining) = go (basis_size basis) [] t [] (n + 1)
+    val (summands, error) =
+      if remaining = 0 then (rev (tl summands), SOME (snd (hd summands))) else (rev summands, NONE)
+    val summands = map (fn ((c, sgn), es) => (mk_mult (mk_constfun c) es, sgn)) summands
+    val error = Option.map (fn err => Term.betapply (@{term "\<lambda>f::real\<Rightarrow>real. O(f)"}, err)) error
+    val expansion = mk_sum summands 
+  in
+    (expansion, error)
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+structure Multiseries_Expansion_Basic : EXPANSION_INTERFACE =
+struct
+open Multiseries_Expansion;
+
+type T = expansion_thm
+
+val expand_term = expand_term
+val expand_terms = expand_terms
+
+val prove_nhds = prove_nhds
+val prove_at_infinity = prove_at_infinity
+val prove_at_top = prove_at_top
+val prove_at_bot = prove_at_bot
+val prove_at_0 = prove_at_0
+val prove_at_right_0 = prove_at_right_0
+val prove_at_left_0 = prove_at_left_0
+val prove_eventually_nonzero = prove_eventually_nonzero
+
+val prove_eventually_less = prove_eventually_less
+val prove_eventually_greater = prove_eventually_greater
+
+val prove_smallo = prove_smallo
+val prove_bigo = prove_bigo
+val prove_bigtheta = prove_bigtheta
+val prove_asymp_equiv = prove_asymp_equiv
+
+end