src/HOL/Binomial.thy
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+(*  Title       : Binomial.thy
+    Author      : Jacques D. Fleuriot
+    Copyright   : 1998  University of Cambridge
+    Conversion to Isar and new proofs by Lawrence C Paulson, 2004
+    The integer version of factorial and other additions by Jeremy Avigad.
+*)
+
+section{*Factorial Function, Binomial Coefficients and Binomial Theorem*}
+
+theory Binomial
+imports Main
+begin
+
+class fact =
+  fixes fact :: "'a \<Rightarrow> 'a"
+
+instantiation nat :: fact
+begin
+
+fun
+  fact_nat :: "nat \<Rightarrow> nat"
+where
+  fact_0_nat: "fact_nat 0 = Suc 0"
+| fact_Suc: "fact_nat (Suc x) = Suc x * fact x"
+
+instance ..
+
+end
+
+(* definitions for the integers *)
+
+instantiation int :: fact
+
+begin
+
+definition
+  fact_int :: "int \<Rightarrow> int"
+where
+  "fact_int x = (if x >= 0 then int (fact (nat x)) else 0)"
+
+instance proof qed
+
+end
+
+
+subsection {* Set up Transfer *}
+
+lemma transfer_nat_int_factorial:
+  "(x::int) >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact (nat x) = nat (fact x)"
+  unfolding fact_int_def
+  by auto
+
+
+lemma transfer_nat_int_factorial_closure:
+  "x >= (0::int) \<Longrightarrow> fact x >= 0"
+  by (auto simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+declare transfer_morphism_nat_int[transfer add return:
+    transfer_nat_int_factorial transfer_nat_int_factorial_closure]
+
+lemma transfer_int_nat_factorial:
+  "fact (int x) = int (fact x)"
+  unfolding fact_int_def by auto
+
+lemma transfer_int_nat_factorial_closure:
+  "is_nat x \<Longrightarrow> fact x >= 0"
+  by (auto simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+declare transfer_morphism_int_nat[transfer add return:
+    transfer_int_nat_factorial transfer_int_nat_factorial_closure]
+
+
+subsection {* Factorial *}
+
+lemma fact_0_int [simp]: "fact (0::int) = 1"
+  by (simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+lemma fact_1_nat [simp]: "fact (1::nat) = 1"
+  by simp
+
+lemma fact_Suc_0_nat [simp]: "fact (Suc 0) = Suc 0"
+  by simp
+
+lemma fact_1_int [simp]: "fact (1::int) = 1"
+  by (simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+lemma fact_plus_one_nat: "fact ((n::nat) + 1) = (n + 1) * fact n"
+  by simp
+
+lemma fact_plus_one_int:
+  assumes "n >= 0"
+  shows "fact ((n::int) + 1) = (n + 1) * fact n"
+  using assms unfolding fact_int_def
+  by (simp add: nat_add_distrib algebra_simps int_mult)
+
+lemma fact_reduce_nat: "(n::nat) > 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact n = n * fact (n - 1)"
+  apply (subgoal_tac "n = Suc (n - 1)")
+  apply (erule ssubst)
+  apply (subst fact_Suc)
+  apply simp_all
+  done
+
+lemma fact_reduce_int: "(n::int) > 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact n = n * fact (n - 1)"
+  apply (subgoal_tac "n = (n - 1) + 1")
+  apply (erule ssubst)
+  apply (subst fact_plus_one_int)
+  apply simp_all
+  done
+
+lemma fact_nonzero_nat [simp]: "fact (n::nat) \<noteq> 0"
+  apply (induct n)
+  apply (auto simp add: fact_plus_one_nat)
+  done
+
+lemma fact_nonzero_int [simp]: "n >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact (n::int) ~= 0"
+  by (simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+lemma fact_gt_zero_nat [simp]: "fact (n :: nat) > 0"
+  by (insert fact_nonzero_nat [of n], arith)
+
+lemma fact_gt_zero_int [simp]: "n >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact (n :: int) > 0"
+  by (auto simp add: fact_int_def)
+
+lemma fact_ge_one_nat [simp]: "fact (n :: nat) >= 1"
+  by (insert fact_nonzero_nat [of n], arith)
+
+lemma fact_ge_Suc_0_nat [simp]: "fact (n :: nat) >= Suc 0"
+  by (insert fact_nonzero_nat [of n], arith)
+
+lemma fact_ge_one_int [simp]: "n >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact (n :: int) >= 1"
+  apply (auto simp add: fact_int_def)
+  apply (subgoal_tac "1 = int 1")
+  apply (erule ssubst)
+  apply (subst zle_int)
+  apply auto
+  done
+
+lemma dvd_fact_nat [rule_format]: "1 <= m \<longrightarrow> m <= n \<longrightarrow> m dvd fact (n::nat)"
+  apply (induct n)
+  apply force
+  apply (auto simp only: fact_Suc)
+  apply (subgoal_tac "m = Suc n")
+  apply (erule ssubst)
+  apply (rule dvd_triv_left)
+  apply auto
+  done
+
+lemma dvd_fact_int [rule_format]: "1 <= m \<longrightarrow> m <= n \<longrightarrow> m dvd fact (n::int)"
+  apply (case_tac "1 <= n")
+  apply (induct n rule: int_ge_induct)
+  apply (auto simp add: fact_plus_one_int)
+  apply (subgoal_tac "m = i + 1")
+  apply auto
+  done
+
+lemma interval_plus_one_nat: "(i::nat) <= j + 1 \<Longrightarrow>
+  {i..j+1} = {i..j} Un {j+1}"
+  by auto
+
+lemma interval_Suc: "i <= Suc j \<Longrightarrow> {i..Suc j} = {i..j} Un {Suc j}"
+  by auto
+
+lemma interval_plus_one_int: "(i::int) <= j + 1 \<Longrightarrow> {i..j+1} = {i..j} Un {j+1}"
+  by auto
+
+lemma fact_altdef_nat: "fact (n::nat) = (PROD i:{1..n}. i)"
+  apply (induct n)
+  apply force
+  apply (subst fact_Suc)
+  apply (subst interval_Suc)
+  apply auto
+done
+
+lemma fact_altdef_int: "n >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> fact (n::int) = (PROD i:{1..n}. i)"
+  apply (induct n rule: int_ge_induct)
+  apply force
+  apply (subst fact_plus_one_int, assumption)
+  apply (subst interval_plus_one_int)
+  apply auto
+done
+
+lemma fact_dvd: "n \<le> m \<Longrightarrow> fact n dvd fact (m::nat)"
+  by (auto simp add: fact_altdef_nat intro!: setprod_dvd_setprod_subset)
+
+lemma fact_mod: "m \<le> (n::nat) \<Longrightarrow> fact n mod fact m = 0"
+  by (auto simp add: dvd_imp_mod_0 fact_dvd)
+
+lemma fact_div_fact:
+  assumes "m \<ge> (n :: nat)"
+  shows "(fact m) div (fact n) = \<Prod>{n + 1..m}"
+proof -
+  obtain d where "d = m - n" by auto
+  from assms this have "m = n + d" by auto
+  have "fact (n + d) div (fact n) = \<Prod>{n + 1..n + d}"
+  proof (induct d)
+    case 0
+    show ?case by simp
+  next
+    case (Suc d')
+    have "fact (n + Suc d') div fact n = Suc (n + d') * fact (n + d') div fact n"
+      by simp
+    also from Suc.hyps have "... = Suc (n + d') * \<Prod>{n + 1..n + d'}"
+      unfolding div_mult1_eq[of _ "fact (n + d')"] by (simp add: fact_mod)
+    also have "... = \<Prod>{n + 1..n + Suc d'}"
+      by (simp add: atLeastAtMostSuc_conv setprod.insert)
+    finally show ?case .
+  qed
+  from this `m = n + d` show ?thesis by simp
+qed
+
+lemma fact_mono_nat: "(m::nat) \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> fact m \<le> fact n"
+apply (drule le_imp_less_or_eq)
+apply (auto dest!: less_imp_Suc_add)
+apply (induct_tac k, auto)
+done
+
+lemma fact_neg_int [simp]: "m < (0::int) \<Longrightarrow> fact m = 0"
+  unfolding fact_int_def by auto
+
+lemma fact_ge_zero_int [simp]: "fact m >= (0::int)"
+  apply (case_tac "m >= 0")
+  apply auto
+  apply (frule fact_gt_zero_int)
+  apply arith
+done
+
+lemma fact_mono_int_aux [rule_format]: "k >= (0::int) \<Longrightarrow>
+    fact (m + k) >= fact m"
+  apply (case_tac "m < 0")
+  apply auto
+  apply (induct k rule: int_ge_induct)
+  apply auto
+  apply (subst add.assoc [symmetric])
+  apply (subst fact_plus_one_int)
+  apply auto
+  apply (erule order_trans)
+  apply (subst mult_le_cancel_right1)
+  apply (subgoal_tac "fact (m + i) >= 0")
+  apply arith
+  apply auto
+done
+
+lemma fact_mono_int: "(m::int) <= n \<Longrightarrow> fact m <= fact n"
+  apply (insert fact_mono_int_aux [of "n - m" "m"])
+  apply auto
+done
+
+text{*Note that @{term "fact 0 = fact 1"}*}
+lemma fact_less_mono_nat: "[| (0::nat) < m; m < n |] ==> fact m < fact n"
+apply (drule_tac m = m in less_imp_Suc_add, auto)
+apply (induct_tac k, auto)
+done
+
+lemma fact_less_mono_int_aux: "k >= 0 \<Longrightarrow> (0::int) < m \<Longrightarrow>
+    fact m < fact ((m + 1) + k)"
+  apply (induct k rule: int_ge_induct)
+  apply (simp add: fact_plus_one_int)
+  apply (subst (2) fact_reduce_int)
+  apply (auto simp add: ac_simps)
+  apply (erule order_less_le_trans)
+  apply auto
+  done
+
+lemma fact_less_mono_int: "(0::int) < m \<Longrightarrow> m < n \<Longrightarrow> fact m < fact n"
+  apply (insert fact_less_mono_int_aux [of "n - (m + 1)" "m"])
+  apply auto
+done
+
+lemma fact_num_eq_if_nat: "fact (m::nat) =
+  (if m=0 then 1 else m * fact (m - 1))"
+by (cases m) auto
+
+lemma fact_add_num_eq_if_nat:
+  "fact ((m::nat) + n) = (if m + n = 0 then 1 else (m + n) * fact (m + n - 1))"
+by (cases "m + n") auto
+
+lemma fact_add_num_eq_if2_nat:
+  "fact ((m::nat) + n) =
+    (if m = 0 then fact n else (m + n) * fact ((m - 1) + n))"
+by (cases m) auto
+
+lemma fact_le_power: "fact n \<le> n^n"
+proof (induct n)
+  case (Suc n)
+  then have "fact n \<le> Suc n ^ n" by (rule le_trans) (simp add: power_mono)
+  then show ?case by (simp add: add_le_mono)
+qed simp
+
+subsection {* @{term fact} and @{term of_nat} *}
+
+lemma of_nat_fact_not_zero [simp]: "of_nat (fact n) \<noteq> (0::'a::semiring_char_0)"
+by auto
+
+lemma of_nat_fact_gt_zero [simp]: "(0::'a::{linordered_semidom}) < of_nat(fact n)" by auto
+
+lemma of_nat_fact_ge_zero [simp]: "(0::'a::linordered_semidom) \<le> of_nat(fact n)"
+by simp
+
+lemma inv_of_nat_fact_gt_zero [simp]: "(0::'a::linordered_field) < inverse (of_nat (fact n))"
+by (auto simp add: positive_imp_inverse_positive)
+
+lemma inv_of_nat_fact_ge_zero [simp]: "(0::'a::linordered_field) \<le> inverse (of_nat (fact n))"
+by (auto intro: order_less_imp_le)
+
+lemma fact_eq_rev_setprod_nat: "fact (k::nat) = (\<Prod>i<k. k - i)"
+  unfolding fact_altdef_nat
+  by (rule setprod.reindex_bij_witness[where i="\<lambda>i. k - i" and j="\<lambda>i. k - i"]) auto
+
+lemma fact_div_fact_le_pow:
+  assumes "r \<le> n" shows "fact n div fact (n - r) \<le> n ^ r"
+proof -
+  have "\<And>r. r \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> \<Prod>{n - r..n} = (n - r) * \<Prod>{Suc (n - r)..n}"
+    by (subst setprod.insert[symmetric]) (auto simp: atLeastAtMost_insertL)
+  with assms show ?thesis
+    by (induct r rule: nat.induct) (auto simp add: fact_div_fact Suc_diff_Suc mult_le_mono)
+qed
+
+lemma fact_numeral:  --{*Evaluation for specific numerals*}
+  "fact (numeral k) = (numeral k) * (fact (pred_numeral k))"
+  by (simp add: numeral_eq_Suc)
+
+
+text {* This development is based on the work of Andy Gordon and
+  Florian Kammueller. *}
+
+subsection {* Basic definitions and lemmas *}
+
+primrec binomial :: "nat \<Rightarrow> nat \<Rightarrow> nat" (infixl "choose" 65)
+where
+  "0 choose k = (if k = 0 then 1 else 0)"
+| "Suc n choose k = (if k = 0 then 1 else (n choose (k - 1)) + (n choose k))"
+
+lemma binomial_n_0 [simp]: "(n choose 0) = 1"
+  by (cases n) simp_all
+
+lemma binomial_0_Suc [simp]: "(0 choose Suc k) = 0"
+  by simp
+
+lemma binomial_Suc_Suc [simp]: "(Suc n choose Suc k) = (n choose k) + (n choose Suc k)"
+  by simp
+
+lemma choose_reduce_nat:
+  "0 < (n::nat) \<Longrightarrow> 0 < k \<Longrightarrow>
+    (n choose k) = ((n - 1) choose (k - 1)) + ((n - 1) choose k)"
+  by (metis Suc_diff_1 binomial.simps(2) neq0_conv)
+
+lemma binomial_eq_0: "n < k \<Longrightarrow> n choose k = 0"
+  by (induct n arbitrary: k) auto
+
+declare binomial.simps [simp del]
+
+lemma binomial_n_n [simp]: "n choose n = 1"
+  by (induct n) (simp_all add: binomial_eq_0)
+
+lemma binomial_Suc_n [simp]: "Suc n choose n = Suc n"
+  by (induct n) simp_all
+
+lemma binomial_1 [simp]: "n choose Suc 0 = n"
+  by (induct n) simp_all
+
+lemma zero_less_binomial: "k \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> n choose k > 0"
+  by (induct n k rule: diff_induct) simp_all
+
+lemma binomial_eq_0_iff [simp]: "n choose k = 0 \<longleftrightarrow> n < k"
+  by (metis binomial_eq_0 less_numeral_extra(3) not_less zero_less_binomial)
+
+lemma zero_less_binomial_iff [simp]: "n choose k > 0 \<longleftrightarrow> k \<le> n"
+  by (metis binomial_eq_0_iff not_less0 not_less zero_less_binomial)
+
+lemma Suc_times_binomial_eq:
+  "Suc n * (n choose k) = (Suc n choose Suc k) * Suc k"
+  apply (induct n arbitrary: k, simp add: binomial.simps)
+  apply (case_tac k)
+   apply (auto simp add: add_mult_distrib add_mult_distrib2 le_Suc_eq binomial_eq_0)
+  done
+
+text{*The absorption property*}
+lemma Suc_times_binomial:
+  "Suc k * (Suc n choose Suc k) = Suc n * (n choose k)"
+  using Suc_times_binomial_eq by auto
+
+text{*This is the well-known version of absorption, but it's harder to use because of the
+  need to reason about division.*}
+lemma binomial_Suc_Suc_eq_times:
+    "(Suc n choose Suc k) = (Suc n * (n choose k)) div Suc k"
+  by (simp add: Suc_times_binomial_eq del: mult_Suc mult_Suc_right)
+
+text{*Another version of absorption, with -1 instead of Suc.*}
+lemma times_binomial_minus1_eq:
+  "0 < k \<Longrightarrow> k * (n choose k) = n * ((n - 1) choose (k - 1))"
+  using Suc_times_binomial_eq [where n = "n - 1" and k = "k - 1"]
+  by (auto split add: nat_diff_split)
+
+
+subsection {* Combinatorial theorems involving @{text "choose"} *}
+
+text {*By Florian Kamm\"uller, tidied by LCP.*}
+
+lemma card_s_0_eq_empty: "finite A \<Longrightarrow> card {B. B \<subseteq> A & card B = 0} = 1"
+  by (simp cong add: conj_cong add: finite_subset [THEN card_0_eq])
+
+lemma choose_deconstruct: "finite M \<Longrightarrow> x \<notin> M \<Longrightarrow>
+    {s. s \<subseteq> insert x M \<and> card s = Suc k} =
+    {s. s \<subseteq> M \<and> card s = Suc k} \<union> {s. \<exists>t. t \<subseteq> M \<and> card t = k \<and> s = insert x t}"
+  apply safe
+     apply (auto intro: finite_subset [THEN card_insert_disjoint])
+  by (metis (full_types) Diff_insert_absorb Set.set_insert Zero_neq_Suc card_Diff_singleton_if
+     card_eq_0_iff diff_Suc_1 in_mono subset_insert_iff)
+
+lemma finite_bex_subset [simp]:
+  assumes "finite B"
+    and "\<And>A. A \<subseteq> B \<Longrightarrow> finite {x. P x A}"
+  shows "finite {x. \<exists>A \<subseteq> B. P x A}"
+  by (metis (no_types) assms finite_Collect_bounded_ex finite_Collect_subsets)
+
+text{*There are as many subsets of @{term A} having cardinality @{term k}
+ as there are sets obtained from the former by inserting a fixed element
+ @{term x} into each.*}
+lemma constr_bij:
+   "finite A \<Longrightarrow> x \<notin> A \<Longrightarrow>
+    card {B. \<exists>C. C \<subseteq> A \<and> card C = k \<and> B = insert x C} =
+    card {B. B \<subseteq> A & card(B) = k}"
+  apply (rule card_bij_eq [where f = "\<lambda>s. s - {x}" and g = "insert x"])
+  apply (auto elim!: equalityE simp add: inj_on_def)
+  apply (metis card_Diff_singleton_if finite_subset in_mono)
+  done
+
+text {*
+  Main theorem: combinatorial statement about number of subsets of a set.
+*}
+
+theorem n_subsets: "finite A \<Longrightarrow> card {B. B \<subseteq> A \<and> card B = k} = (card A choose k)"
+proof (induct k arbitrary: A)
+  case 0 then show ?case by (simp add: card_s_0_eq_empty)
+next
+  case (Suc k)
+  show ?case using `finite A`
+  proof (induct A)
+    case empty show ?case by (simp add: card_s_0_eq_empty)
+  next
+    case (insert x A)
+    then show ?case using Suc.hyps
+      apply (simp add: card_s_0_eq_empty choose_deconstruct)
+      apply (subst card_Un_disjoint)
+         prefer 4 apply (force simp add: constr_bij)
+        prefer 3 apply force
+       prefer 2 apply (blast intro: finite_Pow_iff [THEN iffD2]
+         finite_subset [of _ "Pow (insert x F)" for F])
+      apply (blast intro: finite_Pow_iff [THEN iffD2, THEN [2] finite_subset])
+      done
+  qed
+qed
+
+
+subsection {* The binomial theorem (courtesy of Tobias Nipkow): *}
+
+text{* Avigad's version, generalized to any commutative ring *}
+theorem binomial_ring: "(a+b::'a::{comm_ring_1,power})^n =
+  (\<Sum>k=0..n. (of_nat (n choose k)) * a^k * b^(n-k))" (is "?P n")
+proof (induct n)
+  case 0 then show "?P 0" by simp
+next
+  case (Suc n)
+  have decomp: "{0..n+1} = {0} Un {n+1} Un {1..n}"
+    by auto
+  have decomp2: "{0..n} = {0} Un {1..n}"
+    by auto
+  have "(a+b)^(n+1) =
+      (a+b) * (\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n-k))"
+    using Suc.hyps by simp
+  also have "\<dots> = a*(\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n-k)) +
+                   b*(\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n-k))"
+    by (rule distrib_right)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^(k+1) * b^(n-k)) +
+                  (\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n-k+1))"
+    by (auto simp add: setsum_right_distrib ac_simps)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>k=0..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n+1-k)) +
+                  (\<Sum>k=1..n+1. of_nat (n choose (k - 1)) * a^k * b^(n+1-k))"
+    by (simp add:setsum_shift_bounds_cl_Suc_ivl Suc_diff_le field_simps
+        del:setsum_cl_ivl_Suc)
+  also have "\<dots> = a^(n+1) + b^(n+1) +
+                  (\<Sum>k=1..n. of_nat (n choose (k - 1)) * a^k * b^(n+1-k)) +
+                  (\<Sum>k=1..n. of_nat (n choose k) * a^k * b^(n+1-k))"
+    by (simp add: decomp2)
+  also have
+      "\<dots> = a^(n+1) + b^(n+1) +
+            (\<Sum>k=1..n. of_nat(n+1 choose k) * a^k * b^(n+1-k))"
+    by (auto simp add: field_simps setsum.distrib [symmetric] choose_reduce_nat)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>k=0..n+1. of_nat (n+1 choose k) * a^k * b^(n+1-k))"
+    using decomp by (simp add: field_simps)
+  finally show "?P (Suc n)" by simp
+qed
+
+text{* Original version for the naturals *}
+corollary binomial: "(a+b::nat)^n = (\<Sum>k=0..n. (of_nat (n choose k)) * a^k * b^(n-k))"
+    using binomial_ring [of "int a" "int b" n]
+  by (simp only: of_nat_add [symmetric] of_nat_mult [symmetric] of_nat_power [symmetric]
+           of_nat_setsum [symmetric]
+           of_nat_eq_iff of_nat_id)
+
+lemma binomial_fact_lemma: "k \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> fact k * fact (n - k) * (n choose k) = fact n"
+proof (induct n arbitrary: k rule: nat_less_induct)
+  fix n k assume H: "\<forall>m<n. \<forall>x\<le>m. fact x * fact (m - x) * (m choose x) =
+                      fact m" and kn: "k \<le> n"
+  let ?ths = "fact k * fact (n - k) * (n choose k) = fact n"
+  { assume "n=0" then have ?ths using kn by simp }
+  moreover
+  { assume "k=0" then have ?ths using kn by simp }
+  moreover
+  { assume nk: "n=k" then have ?ths by simp }
+  moreover
+  { fix m h assume n: "n = Suc m" and h: "k = Suc h" and hm: "h < m"
+    from n have mn: "m < n" by arith
+    from hm have hm': "h \<le> m" by arith
+    from hm h n kn have km: "k \<le> m" by arith
+    have "m - h = Suc (m - Suc h)" using  h km hm by arith
+    with km h have th0: "fact (m - h) = (m - h) * fact (m - k)"
+      by simp
+    from n h th0
+    have "fact k * fact (n - k) * (n choose k) =
+        k * (fact h * fact (m - h) * (m choose h)) +
+        (m - h) * (fact k * fact (m - k) * (m choose k))"
+      by (simp add: field_simps)
+    also have "\<dots> = (k + (m - h)) * fact m"
+      using H[rule_format, OF mn hm'] H[rule_format, OF mn km]
+      by (simp add: field_simps)
+    finally have ?ths using h n km by simp }
+  moreover have "n=0 \<or> k = 0 \<or> k = n \<or> (\<exists>m h. n = Suc m \<and> k = Suc h \<and> h < m)"
+    using kn by presburger
+  ultimately show ?ths by blast
+qed
+
+lemma binomial_fact:
+  assumes kn: "k \<le> n"
+  shows "(of_nat (n choose k) :: 'a::{field,ring_char_0}) =
+    of_nat (fact n) / (of_nat (fact k) * of_nat (fact (n - k)))"
+  using binomial_fact_lemma[OF kn]
+  by (simp add: field_simps of_nat_mult [symmetric])
+
+lemma choose_row_sum: "(\<Sum>k=0..n. n choose k) = 2^n"
+  using binomial [of 1 "1" n]
+  by (simp add: numeral_2_eq_2)
+
+lemma sum_choose_lower: "(\<Sum>k=0..n. (r+k) choose k) = Suc (r+n) choose n"
+  by (induct n) auto
+
+lemma sum_choose_upper: "(\<Sum>k=0..n. k choose m) = Suc n choose Suc m"
+  by (induct n) auto
+
+lemma natsum_reverse_index:
+  fixes m::nat
+  shows "(\<And>k. m \<le> k \<Longrightarrow> k \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> g k = f (m + n - k)) \<Longrightarrow> (\<Sum>k=m..n. f k) = (\<Sum>k=m..n. g k)"
+  by (rule setsum.reindex_bij_witness[where i="\<lambda>k. m+n-k" and j="\<lambda>k. m+n-k"]) auto
+
+text{*NW diagonal sum property*}
+lemma sum_choose_diagonal:
+  assumes "m\<le>n" shows "(\<Sum>k=0..m. (n-k) choose (m-k)) = Suc n choose m"
+proof -
+  have "(\<Sum>k=0..m. (n-k) choose (m-k)) = (\<Sum>k=0..m. (n-m+k) choose k)"
+    by (rule natsum_reverse_index) (simp add: assms)
+  also have "... = Suc (n-m+m) choose m"
+    by (rule sum_choose_lower)
+  also have "... = Suc n choose m" using assms
+    by simp
+  finally show ?thesis .
+qed
+
+subsection{* Pochhammer's symbol : generalized rising factorial *}
+
+text {* See @{url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pochhammer_symbol"} *}
+
+definition "pochhammer (a::'a::comm_semiring_1) n =
+  (if n = 0 then 1 else setprod (\<lambda>n. a + of_nat n) {0 .. n - 1})"
+
+lemma pochhammer_0 [simp]: "pochhammer a 0 = 1"
+  by (simp add: pochhammer_def)
+
+lemma pochhammer_1 [simp]: "pochhammer a 1 = a"
+  by (simp add: pochhammer_def)
+
+lemma pochhammer_Suc0 [simp]: "pochhammer a (Suc 0) = a"
+  by (simp add: pochhammer_def)
+
+lemma pochhammer_Suc_setprod: "pochhammer a (Suc n) = setprod (\<lambda>n. a + of_nat n) {0 .. n}"
+  by (simp add: pochhammer_def)
+
+lemma setprod_nat_ivl_Suc: "setprod f {0 .. Suc n} = setprod f {0..n} * f (Suc n)"
+proof -
+  have "{0..Suc n} = {0..n} \<union> {Suc n}" by auto
+  then show ?thesis by (simp add: field_simps)
+qed
+
+lemma setprod_nat_ivl_1_Suc: "setprod f {0 .. Suc n} = f 0 * setprod f {1.. Suc n}"
+proof -
+  have "{0..Suc n} = {0} \<union> {1 .. Suc n}" by auto
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+qed
+
+
+lemma pochhammer_Suc: "pochhammer a (Suc n) = pochhammer a n * (a + of_nat n)"
+proof (cases n)
+  case 0
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+next
+  case (Suc n)
+  show ?thesis unfolding Suc pochhammer_Suc_setprod setprod_nat_ivl_Suc ..
+qed
+
+lemma pochhammer_rec: "pochhammer a (Suc n) = a * pochhammer (a + 1) n"
+proof (cases "n = 0")
+  case True
+  then show ?thesis by (simp add: pochhammer_Suc_setprod)
+next
+  case False
+  have *: "finite {1 .. n}" "0 \<notin> {1 .. n}" by auto
+  have eq: "insert 0 {1 .. n} = {0..n}" by auto
+  have **: "(\<Prod>n\<in>{1\<Colon>nat..n}. a + of_nat n) = (\<Prod>n\<in>{0\<Colon>nat..n - 1}. a + 1 + of_nat n)"
+    apply (rule setprod.reindex_cong [where l = Suc])
+    using False
+    apply (auto simp add: fun_eq_iff field_simps)
+    done
+  show ?thesis
+    apply (simp add: pochhammer_def)
+    unfolding setprod.insert [OF *, unfolded eq]
+    using ** apply (simp add: field_simps)
+    done
+qed
+
+lemma pochhammer_fact: "of_nat (fact n) = pochhammer 1 n"
+  unfolding fact_altdef_nat
+  apply (cases n)
+   apply (simp_all add: of_nat_setprod pochhammer_Suc_setprod)
+  apply (rule setprod.reindex_cong [where l = Suc])
+    apply (auto simp add: fun_eq_iff)
+  done
+
+lemma pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_lemma:
+  assumes "k > n"
+  shows "pochhammer (- (of_nat n :: 'a:: idom)) k = 0"
+proof (cases "n = 0")
+  case True
+  then show ?thesis
+    using assms by (cases k) (simp_all add: pochhammer_rec)
+next
+  case False
+  from assms obtain h where "k = Suc h" by (cases k) auto
+  then show ?thesis
+    by (simp add: pochhammer_Suc_setprod)
+       (metis Suc_leI Suc_le_mono assms atLeastAtMost_iff less_eq_nat.simps(1))
+qed
+
+lemma pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_lemma':
+  assumes kn: "k \<le> n"
+  shows "pochhammer (- (of_nat n :: 'a:: {idom,ring_char_0})) k \<noteq> 0"
+proof (cases k)
+  case 0
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+next
+  case (Suc h)
+  then show ?thesis
+    apply (simp add: pochhammer_Suc_setprod)
+    using Suc kn apply (auto simp add: algebra_simps)
+    done
+qed
+
+lemma pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_iff:
+  shows "pochhammer (- (of_nat n :: 'a:: {idom,ring_char_0})) k = 0 \<longleftrightarrow> k > n"
+  (is "?l = ?r")
+  using pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_lemma[of n k, where ?'a='a]
+    pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_lemma'[of k n, where ?'a = 'a]
+  by (auto simp add: not_le[symmetric])
+
+lemma pochhammer_eq_0_iff: "pochhammer a n = (0::'a::field_char_0) \<longleftrightarrow> (\<exists>k < n. a = - of_nat k)"
+  apply (auto simp add: pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_iff)
+  apply (cases n)
+   apply (auto simp add: pochhammer_def algebra_simps group_add_class.eq_neg_iff_add_eq_0)
+  apply (metis leD not_less_eq)
+  done
+
+lemma pochhammer_eq_0_mono:
+  "pochhammer a n = (0::'a::field_char_0) \<Longrightarrow> m \<ge> n \<Longrightarrow> pochhammer a m = 0"
+  unfolding pochhammer_eq_0_iff by auto
+
+lemma pochhammer_neq_0_mono:
+  "pochhammer a m \<noteq> (0::'a::field_char_0) \<Longrightarrow> m \<ge> n \<Longrightarrow> pochhammer a n \<noteq> 0"
+  unfolding pochhammer_eq_0_iff by auto
+
+lemma pochhammer_minus:
+  assumes kn: "k \<le> n"
+  shows "pochhammer (- b) k = ((- 1) ^ k :: 'a::comm_ring_1) * pochhammer (b - of_nat k + 1) k"
+proof (cases k)
+  case 0
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+next
+  case (Suc h)
+  have eq: "((- 1) ^ Suc h :: 'a) = (\<Prod>i=0..h. - 1)"
+    using setprod_constant[where A="{0 .. h}" and y="- 1 :: 'a"]
+    by auto
+  show ?thesis
+    unfolding Suc pochhammer_Suc_setprod eq setprod.distrib[symmetric]
+    by (rule setprod.reindex_bij_witness[where i="op - h" and j="op - h"])
+       (auto simp: of_nat_diff)
+qed
+
+lemma pochhammer_minus':
+  assumes kn: "k \<le> n"
+  shows "pochhammer (b - of_nat k + 1) k = ((- 1) ^ k :: 'a::comm_ring_1) * pochhammer (- b) k"
+  unfolding pochhammer_minus[OF kn, where b=b]
+  unfolding mult.assoc[symmetric]
+  unfolding power_add[symmetric]
+  by simp
+
+lemma pochhammer_same: "pochhammer (- of_nat n) n =
+    ((- 1) ^ n :: 'a::comm_ring_1) * of_nat (fact n)"
+  unfolding pochhammer_minus[OF le_refl[of n]]
+  by (simp add: of_nat_diff pochhammer_fact)
+
+
+subsection{* Generalized binomial coefficients *}
+
+definition gbinomial :: "'a::field_char_0 \<Rightarrow> nat \<Rightarrow> 'a" (infixl "gchoose" 65)
+  where "a gchoose n =
+    (if n = 0 then 1 else (setprod (\<lambda>i. a - of_nat i) {0 .. n - 1}) / of_nat (fact n))"
+
+lemma gbinomial_0 [simp]: "a gchoose 0 = 1" "0 gchoose (Suc n) = 0"
+  apply (simp_all add: gbinomial_def)
+  apply (subgoal_tac "(\<Prod>i\<Colon>nat\<in>{0\<Colon>nat..n}. - of_nat i) = (0::'b)")
+   apply (simp del:setprod_zero_iff)
+  apply simp
+  done
+
+lemma gbinomial_pochhammer: "a gchoose n = (- 1) ^ n * pochhammer (- a) n / of_nat (fact n)"
+proof (cases "n = 0")
+  case True
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+next
+  case False
+  from this setprod_constant[of "{0 .. n - 1}" "- (1:: 'a)"]
+  have eq: "(- (1\<Colon>'a)) ^ n = setprod (\<lambda>i. - 1) {0 .. n - 1}"
+    by auto
+  from False show ?thesis
+    by (simp add: pochhammer_def gbinomial_def field_simps
+      eq setprod.distrib[symmetric])
+qed
+
+lemma binomial_gbinomial: "of_nat (n choose k) = of_nat n gchoose k"
+proof -
+  { assume kn: "k > n"
+    then have ?thesis
+      by (subst binomial_eq_0[OF kn])
+         (simp add: gbinomial_pochhammer field_simps  pochhammer_of_nat_eq_0_iff) }
+  moreover
+  { assume "k=0" then have ?thesis by simp }
+  moreover
+  { assume kn: "k \<le> n" and k0: "k\<noteq> 0"
+    from k0 obtain h where h: "k = Suc h" by (cases k) auto
+    from h
+    have eq:"(- 1 :: 'a) ^ k = setprod (\<lambda>i. - 1) {0..h}"
+      by (subst setprod_constant) auto
+    have eq': "(\<Prod>i\<in>{0..h}. of_nat n + - (of_nat i :: 'a)) = (\<Prod>i\<in>{n - h..n}. of_nat i)"
+        using h kn
+      by (intro setprod.reindex_bij_witness[where i="op - n" and j="op - n"])
+         (auto simp: of_nat_diff)
+    have th0: "finite {1..n - Suc h}" "finite {n - h .. n}"
+        "{1..n - Suc h} \<inter> {n - h .. n} = {}" and
+        eq3: "{1..n - Suc h} \<union> {n - h .. n} = {1..n}"
+      using h kn by auto
+    from eq[symmetric]
+    have ?thesis using kn
+      apply (simp add: binomial_fact[OF kn, where ?'a = 'a]
+        gbinomial_pochhammer field_simps pochhammer_Suc_setprod)
+      apply (simp add: pochhammer_Suc_setprod fact_altdef_nat h
+        of_nat_setprod setprod.distrib[symmetric] eq' del: One_nat_def power_Suc)
+      unfolding setprod.union_disjoint[OF th0, unfolded eq3, of "of_nat:: nat \<Rightarrow> 'a"] eq[unfolded h]
+      unfolding mult.assoc[symmetric]
+      unfolding setprod.distrib[symmetric]
+      apply simp
+      apply (intro setprod.reindex_bij_witness[where i="op - n" and j="op - n"])
+      apply (auto simp: of_nat_diff)
+      done
+  }
+  moreover
+  have "k > n \<or> k = 0 \<or> (k \<le> n \<and> k \<noteq> 0)" by arith
+  ultimately show ?thesis by blast
+qed
+
+lemma gbinomial_1[simp]: "a gchoose 1 = a"
+  by (simp add: gbinomial_def)
+
+lemma gbinomial_Suc0[simp]: "a gchoose (Suc 0) = a"
+  by (simp add: gbinomial_def)
+
+lemma gbinomial_mult_1:
+  "a * (a gchoose n) =
+    of_nat n * (a gchoose n) + of_nat (Suc n) * (a gchoose (Suc n))"  (is "?l = ?r")
+proof -
+  have "?r = ((- 1) ^n * pochhammer (- a) n / of_nat (fact n)) * (of_nat n - (- a + of_nat n))"
+    unfolding gbinomial_pochhammer
+      pochhammer_Suc fact_Suc of_nat_mult right_diff_distrib power_Suc
+    by (simp add:  field_simps del: of_nat_Suc)
+  also have "\<dots> = ?l" unfolding gbinomial_pochhammer
+    by (simp add: field_simps)
+  finally show ?thesis ..
+qed
+
+lemma gbinomial_mult_1':
+    "(a gchoose n) * a = of_nat n * (a gchoose n) + of_nat (Suc n) * (a gchoose (Suc n))"
+  by (simp add: mult.commute gbinomial_mult_1)
+
+lemma gbinomial_Suc:
+    "a gchoose (Suc k) = (setprod (\<lambda>i. a - of_nat i) {0 .. k}) / of_nat (fact (Suc k))"
+  by (simp add: gbinomial_def)
+
+lemma gbinomial_mult_fact:
+  "(of_nat (fact (Suc k)) :: 'a) * ((a::'a::field_char_0) gchoose (Suc k)) =
+    (setprod (\<lambda>i. a - of_nat i) {0 .. k})"
+  by (simp_all add: gbinomial_Suc field_simps del: fact_Suc)
+
+lemma gbinomial_mult_fact':
+  "((a::'a::field_char_0) gchoose (Suc k)) * (of_nat (fact (Suc k)) :: 'a) =
+    (setprod (\<lambda>i. a - of_nat i) {0 .. k})"
+  using gbinomial_mult_fact[of k a]
+  by (subst mult.commute)
+
+
+lemma gbinomial_Suc_Suc:
+  "((a::'a::field_char_0) + 1) gchoose (Suc k) = a gchoose k + (a gchoose (Suc k))"
+proof (cases k)
+  case 0
+  then show ?thesis by simp
+next
+  case (Suc h)
+  have eq0: "(\<Prod>i\<in>{1..k}. (a + 1) - of_nat i) = (\<Prod>i\<in>{0..h}. a - of_nat i)"
+    apply (rule setprod.reindex_cong [where l = Suc])
+      using Suc
+      apply auto
+    done
+  have "of_nat (fact (Suc k)) * (a gchoose k + (a gchoose (Suc k))) =
+    ((a gchoose Suc h) * of_nat (fact (Suc h)) * of_nat (Suc k)) + (\<Prod>i\<in>{0\<Colon>nat..Suc h}. a - of_nat i)"
+    apply (simp add: Suc field_simps del: fact_Suc)
+    unfolding gbinomial_mult_fact'
+    apply (subst fact_Suc)
+    unfolding of_nat_mult
+    apply (subst mult.commute)
+    unfolding mult.assoc
+    unfolding gbinomial_mult_fact
+    apply (simp add: field_simps)
+    done
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Prod>i\<in>{0..h}. a - of_nat i) * (a + 1)"
+    unfolding gbinomial_mult_fact' setprod_nat_ivl_Suc
+    by (simp add: field_simps Suc)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Prod>i\<in>{0..k}. (a + 1) - of_nat i)"
+    using eq0
+    by (simp add: Suc setprod_nat_ivl_1_Suc)
+  also have "\<dots> = of_nat (fact (Suc k)) * ((a + 1) gchoose (Suc k))"
+    unfolding gbinomial_mult_fact ..
+  finally show ?thesis by (simp del: fact_Suc)
+qed
+
+lemma gbinomial_reduce_nat:
+  "0 < k \<Longrightarrow> (a::'a::field_char_0) gchoose k = (a - 1) gchoose (k - 1) + ((a - 1) gchoose k)"
+by (metis Suc_pred' diff_add_cancel gbinomial_Suc_Suc)
+
+
+lemma binomial_symmetric:
+  assumes kn: "k \<le> n"
+  shows "n choose k = n choose (n - k)"
+proof-
+  from kn have kn': "n - k \<le> n" by arith
+  from binomial_fact_lemma[OF kn] binomial_fact_lemma[OF kn']
+  have "fact k * fact (n - k) * (n choose k) =
+    fact (n - k) * fact (n - (n - k)) * (n choose (n - k))" by simp
+  then show ?thesis using kn by simp
+qed
+
+text{*Contributed by Manuel Eberl, generalised by LCP.
+  Alternative definition of the binomial coefficient as @{term "\<Prod>i<k. (n - i) / (k - i)"} *}
+lemma gbinomial_altdef_of_nat:
+  fixes k :: nat
+    and x :: "'a :: {field_char_0,field_inverse_zero}"
+  shows "x gchoose k = (\<Prod>i<k. (x - of_nat i) / of_nat (k - i) :: 'a)"
+proof -
+  have "(x gchoose k) = (\<Prod>i<k. x - of_nat i) / of_nat (fact k)"
+    unfolding gbinomial_def
+    by (auto simp: gr0_conv_Suc lessThan_Suc_atMost atLeast0AtMost)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Prod>i<k. (x - of_nat i) / of_nat (k - i) :: 'a)"
+    unfolding fact_eq_rev_setprod_nat of_nat_setprod
+    by (auto simp add: setprod_dividef intro!: setprod.cong of_nat_diff[symmetric])
+  finally show ?thesis .
+qed
+
+lemma gbinomial_ge_n_over_k_pow_k:
+  fixes k :: nat
+    and x :: "'a :: linordered_field_inverse_zero"
+  assumes "of_nat k \<le> x"
+  shows "(x / of_nat k :: 'a) ^ k \<le> x gchoose k"
+proof -
+  have x: "0 \<le> x"
+    using assms of_nat_0_le_iff order_trans by blast
+  have "(x / of_nat k :: 'a) ^ k = (\<Prod>i<k. x / of_nat k :: 'a)"
+    by (simp add: setprod_constant)
+  also have "\<dots> \<le> x gchoose k"
+    unfolding gbinomial_altdef_of_nat
+  proof (safe intro!: setprod_mono)
+    fix i :: nat
+    assume ik: "i < k"
+    from assms have "x * of_nat i \<ge> of_nat (i * k)"
+      by (metis mult.commute mult_le_cancel_right of_nat_less_0_iff of_nat_mult)
+    then have "x * of_nat k - x * of_nat i \<le> x * of_nat k - of_nat (i * k)" by arith
+    then have "x * of_nat (k - i) \<le> (x - of_nat i) * of_nat k"
+      using ik
+      by (simp add: algebra_simps zero_less_mult_iff of_nat_diff of_nat_mult)
+    then have "x * of_nat (k - i) \<le> (x - of_nat i) * (of_nat k :: 'a)"
+      unfolding of_nat_mult[symmetric] of_nat_le_iff .
+    with assms show "x / of_nat k \<le> (x - of_nat i) / (of_nat (k - i) :: 'a)"
+      using `i < k` by (simp add: field_simps)
+  qed (simp add: x zero_le_divide_iff)
+  finally show ?thesis .
+qed
+
+text{*Versions of the theorems above for the natural-number version of "choose"*}
+lemma binomial_altdef_of_nat:
+  fixes n k :: nat
+    and x :: "'a :: {field_char_0,field_inverse_zero}"  --{*the point is to constrain @{typ 'a}*}
+  assumes "k \<le> n"
+  shows "of_nat (n choose k) = (\<Prod>i<k. of_nat (n - i) / of_nat (k - i) :: 'a)"
+using assms
+by (simp add: gbinomial_altdef_of_nat binomial_gbinomial of_nat_diff)
+
+lemma binomial_ge_n_over_k_pow_k:
+  fixes k n :: nat
+    and x :: "'a :: linordered_field_inverse_zero"
+  assumes "k \<le> n"
+  shows "(of_nat n / of_nat k :: 'a) ^ k \<le> of_nat (n choose k)"
+by (simp add: assms gbinomial_ge_n_over_k_pow_k binomial_gbinomial of_nat_diff)
+
+lemma binomial_le_pow:
+  assumes "r \<le> n"
+  shows "n choose r \<le> n ^ r"
+proof -
+  have "n choose r \<le> fact n div fact (n - r)"
+    using `r \<le> n` by (subst binomial_fact_lemma[symmetric]) auto
+  with fact_div_fact_le_pow [OF assms] show ?thesis by auto
+qed
+
+lemma binomial_altdef_nat: "(k::nat) \<le> n \<Longrightarrow>
+    n choose k = fact n div (fact k * fact (n - k))"
+ by (subst binomial_fact_lemma [symmetric]) auto
+
+lemma choose_dvd_nat: "(k::nat) \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> fact k * fact (n - k) dvd fact n"
+by (metis binomial_fact_lemma dvd_def)
+
+lemma choose_dvd_int:
+  assumes "(0::int) <= k" and "k <= n"
+  shows "fact k * fact (n - k) dvd fact n"
+  apply (subst tsub_eq [symmetric], rule assms)
+  apply (rule choose_dvd_nat [transferred])
+  using assms apply auto
+  done
+
+lemma fact_fact_dvd_fact: fixes k::nat shows "fact k * fact n dvd fact (n + k)"
+by (metis add.commute add_diff_cancel_left' choose_dvd_nat le_add2)
+
+lemma choose_mult_lemma:
+     "((m+r+k) choose (m+k)) * ((m+k) choose k) = ((m+r+k) choose k) * ((m+r) choose m)"
+proof -
+  have "((m+r+k) choose (m+k)) * ((m+k) choose k) =
+        fact (m+r + k) div (fact (m + k) * fact (m+r - m)) * (fact (m + k) div (fact k * fact m))"
+    by (simp add: assms binomial_altdef_nat)
+  also have "... = fact (m+r+k) div (fact r * (fact k * fact m))"
+    apply (subst div_mult_div_if_dvd)
+    apply (auto simp: fact_fact_dvd_fact)
+    apply (metis add.assoc add.commute fact_fact_dvd_fact)
+    done
+  also have "... = (fact (m+r+k) * fact (m+r)) div (fact r * (fact k * fact m) * fact (m+r))"
+    apply (subst div_mult_div_if_dvd [symmetric])
+    apply (auto simp: fact_fact_dvd_fact)
+    apply (metis dvd_trans dvd.dual_order.refl fact_fact_dvd_fact mult_dvd_mono mult.left_commute)
+    done
+  also have "... = (fact (m+r+k) div (fact k * fact (m+r)) * (fact (m+r) div (fact r * fact m)))"
+    apply (subst div_mult_div_if_dvd)
+    apply (auto simp: fact_fact_dvd_fact)
+    apply(metis mult.left_commute)
+    done
+  finally show ?thesis
+    by (simp add: binomial_altdef_nat mult.commute)
+qed
+
+text{*The "Subset of a Subset" identity*}
+lemma choose_mult:
+  assumes "k\<le>m" "m\<le>n"
+    shows "(n choose m) * (m choose k) = (n choose k) * ((n-k) choose (m-k))"
+using assms choose_mult_lemma [of "m-k" "n-m" k]
+by simp
+
+
+subsection {* Binomial coefficients *}
+
+lemma choose_one: "(n::nat) choose 1 = n"
+  by simp
+
+(*FIXME: messy and apparently unused*)
+lemma binomial_induct [rule_format]: "(ALL (n::nat). P n n) \<longrightarrow>
+    (ALL n. P (Suc n) 0) \<longrightarrow> (ALL n. (ALL k < n. P n k \<longrightarrow> P n (Suc k) \<longrightarrow>
+    P (Suc n) (Suc k))) \<longrightarrow> (ALL k <= n. P n k)"
+  apply (induct n)
+  apply auto
+  apply (case_tac "k = 0")
+  apply auto
+  apply (case_tac "k = Suc n")
+  apply auto
+  apply (metis Suc_le_eq fact_nat.cases le_Suc_eq le_eq_less_or_eq)
+  done
+
+lemma card_UNION:
+  assumes "finite A" and "\<forall>k \<in> A. finite k"
+  shows "card (\<Union>A) = nat (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {}. (- 1) ^ (card I + 1) * int (card (\<Inter>I)))"
+  (is "?lhs = ?rhs")
+proof -
+  have "?rhs = nat (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {}. (- 1) ^ (card I + 1) * (\<Sum>_\<in>\<Inter>I. 1))" by simp
+  also have "\<dots> = nat (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {}. (\<Sum>_\<in>\<Inter>I. (- 1) ^ (card I + 1)))" (is "_ = nat ?rhs")
+    by(subst setsum_right_distrib) simp
+  also have "?rhs = (\<Sum>(I, _)\<in>Sigma {I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {}} Inter. (- 1) ^ (card I + 1))"
+    using assms by(subst setsum.Sigma)(auto)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>(x, I)\<in>(SIGMA x:UNIV. {I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {} \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I}). (- 1) ^ (card I + 1))"
+    by (rule setsum.reindex_cong [where l = "\<lambda>(x, y). (y, x)"]) (auto intro: inj_onI simp add: split_beta)
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>(x, I)\<in>(SIGMA x:\<Union>A. {I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {} \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I}). (- 1) ^ (card I + 1))"
+    using assms by(auto intro!: setsum.mono_neutral_cong_right finite_SigmaI2 intro: finite_subset[where B="\<Union>A"])
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>x\<in>\<Union>A. (\<Sum>I|I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {} \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I. (- 1) ^ (card I + 1)))"
+    using assms by(subst setsum.Sigma) auto
+  also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>_\<in>\<Union>A. 1)" (is "setsum ?lhs _ = _")
+  proof(rule setsum.cong[OF refl])
+    fix x
+    assume x: "x \<in> \<Union>A"
+    def K \<equiv> "{X \<in> A. x \<in> X}"
+    with `finite A` have K: "finite K" by auto
+    let ?I = "\<lambda>i. {I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I}"
+    have "inj_on snd (SIGMA i:{1..card A}. ?I i)"
+      using assms by(auto intro!: inj_onI)
+    moreover have [symmetric]: "snd ` (SIGMA i:{1..card A}. ?I i) = {I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> I \<noteq> {} \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I}"
+      using assms by(auto intro!: rev_image_eqI[where x="(card a, a)" for a]
+        simp add: card_gt_0_iff[folded Suc_le_eq]
+        dest: finite_subset intro: card_mono)
+    ultimately have "?lhs x = (\<Sum>(i, I)\<in>(SIGMA i:{1..card A}. ?I i). (- 1) ^ (i + 1))"
+      by (rule setsum.reindex_cong [where l = snd]) fastforce
+    also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>i=1..card A. (\<Sum>I|I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I. (- 1) ^ (i + 1)))"
+      using assms by(subst setsum.Sigma) auto
+    also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>i=1..card A. (- 1) ^ (i + 1) * (\<Sum>I|I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I. 1))"
+      by(subst setsum_right_distrib) simp
+    also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>i=1..card K. (- 1) ^ (i + 1) * (\<Sum>I|I \<subseteq> K \<and> card I = i. 1))" (is "_ = ?rhs")
+    proof(rule setsum.mono_neutral_cong_right[rule_format])
+      show "{1..card K} \<subseteq> {1..card A}" using `finite A`
+        by(auto simp add: K_def intro: card_mono)
+    next
+      fix i
+      assume "i \<in> {1..card A} - {1..card K}"
+      hence i: "i \<le> card A" "card K < i" by auto
+      have "{I. I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I} = {I. I \<subseteq> K \<and> card I = i}"
+        by(auto simp add: K_def)
+      also have "\<dots> = {}" using `finite A` i
+        by(auto simp add: K_def dest: card_mono[rotated 1])
+      finally show "(- 1) ^ (i + 1) * (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I. 1 :: int) = 0"
+        by(simp only:) simp
+    next
+      fix i
+      have "(\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> A \<and> card I = i \<and> x \<in> \<Inter>I. 1) = (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> K \<and> card I = i. 1 :: int)"
+        (is "?lhs = ?rhs")
+        by(rule setsum.cong)(auto simp add: K_def)
+      thus "(- 1) ^ (i + 1) * ?lhs = (- 1) ^ (i + 1) * ?rhs" by simp
+    qed simp
+    also have "{I. I \<subseteq> K \<and> card I = 0} = {{}}" using assms
+      by(auto simp add: card_eq_0_iff K_def dest: finite_subset)
+    hence "?rhs = (\<Sum>i = 0..card K. (- 1) ^ (i + 1) * (\<Sum>I | I \<subseteq> K \<and> card I = i. 1 :: int)) + 1"
+      by(subst (2) setsum_head_Suc)(simp_all )
+    also have "\<dots> = (\<Sum>i = 0..card K. (- 1) * ((- 1) ^ i * int (card K choose i))) + 1"
+      using K by(subst n_subsets[symmetric]) simp_all
+    also have "\<dots> = - (\<Sum>i = 0..card K. (- 1) ^ i * int (card K choose i)) + 1"
+      by(subst setsum_right_distrib[symmetric]) simp
+    also have "\<dots> =  - ((-1 + 1) ^ card K) + 1"
+      by(subst binomial_ring)(simp add: ac_simps)
+    also have "\<dots> = 1" using x K by(auto simp add: K_def card_gt_0_iff)
+    finally show "?lhs x = 1" .
+  qed
+  also have "nat \<dots> = card (\<Union>A)" by simp
+  finally show ?thesis ..
+qed
+
+text{* The number of nat lists of length @{text m} summing to @{text N} is
+@{term "(N + m - 1) choose N"}: *}
+
+lemma card_length_listsum_rec:
+  assumes "m\<ge>1"
+  shows "card {l::nat list. length l = m \<and> listsum l = N} =
+    (card {l. length l = (m - 1) \<and> listsum l = N} +
+    card {l. length l = m \<and> listsum l + 1 =  N})"
+    (is "card ?C = (card ?A + card ?B)")
+proof -
+  let ?A'="{l. length l = m \<and> listsum l = N \<and> hd l = 0}"
+  let ?B'="{l. length l = m \<and> listsum l = N \<and> hd l \<noteq> 0}"
+  let ?f ="\<lambda> l. 0#l"
+  let ?g ="\<lambda> l. (hd l + 1) # tl l"
+  have 1: "\<And>xs x. xs \<noteq> [] \<Longrightarrow> x = hd xs \<Longrightarrow> x # tl xs = xs" by simp
+  have 2: "\<And>xs. (xs::nat list) \<noteq> [] \<Longrightarrow> listsum(tl xs) = listsum xs - hd xs"
+    by(auto simp add: neq_Nil_conv)
+  have f: "bij_betw ?f ?A ?A'"
+    apply(rule bij_betw_byWitness[where f' = tl])
+    using assms
+    by (auto simp: 2 length_0_conv[symmetric] 1 simp del: length_0_conv)
+  have 3: "\<And>xs:: nat list. xs \<noteq> [] \<Longrightarrow> hd xs + (listsum xs - hd xs) = listsum xs"
+    by (metis 1 listsum_simps(2) 2)
+  have g: "bij_betw ?g ?B ?B'"
+    apply(rule bij_betw_byWitness[where f' = "\<lambda> l. (hd l - 1) # tl l"])
+    using assms
+    by (auto simp: 2 length_0_conv[symmetric] intro!: 3
+      simp del: length_greater_0_conv length_0_conv)
+  { fix M N :: nat have "finite {xs. size xs = M \<and> set xs \<subseteq> {0..<N}}"
+    using finite_lists_length_eq[OF finite_atLeastLessThan] conj_commute by auto }
+    note fin = this
+  have fin_A: "finite ?A" using fin[of _ "N+1"]
+    by (intro finite_subset[where ?A = "?A" and ?B = "{xs. size xs = m - 1 \<and> set xs \<subseteq> {0..<N+1}}"],
+      auto simp: member_le_listsum_nat less_Suc_eq_le)
+  have fin_B: "finite ?B"
+    by (intro finite_subset[where ?A = "?B" and ?B = "{xs. size xs = m \<and> set xs \<subseteq> {0..<N}}"],
+      auto simp: member_le_listsum_nat less_Suc_eq_le fin)
+  have uni: "?C = ?A' \<union> ?B'" by auto
+  have disj: "?A' \<inter> ?B' = {}" by auto
+  have "card ?C = card(?A' \<union> ?B')" using uni by simp
+  also have "\<dots> = card ?A + card ?B"
+    using card_Un_disjoint[OF _ _ disj] bij_betw_finite[OF f] bij_betw_finite[OF g]
+      bij_betw_same_card[OF f] bij_betw_same_card[OF g] fin_A fin_B
+    by presburger
+  finally show ?thesis .
+qed
+
+lemma card_length_listsum: --"By Holden Lee, tidied by Tobias Nipkow"
+  "card {l::nat list. size l = m \<and> listsum l = N} = (N + m - 1) choose N"
+proof (cases m)
+  case 0 then show ?thesis
+    by (cases N) (auto simp: cong: conj_cong)
+next
+  case (Suc m')
+    have m: "m\<ge>1" by (simp add: Suc)
+    then show ?thesis
+    proof (induct "N + m - 1" arbitrary: N m)
+      case 0   -- "In the base case, the only solution is [0]."
+      have [simp]: "{l::nat list. length l = Suc 0 \<and> (\<forall>n\<in>set l. n = 0)} = {[0]}"
+        by (auto simp: length_Suc_conv)
+      have "m=1 \<and> N=0" using 0 by linarith
+      then show ?case by simp
+    next
+      case (Suc k)
+
+      have c1: "card {l::nat list. size l = (m - 1) \<and> listsum l =  N} =
+        (N + (m - 1) - 1) choose N"
+      proof cases
+        assume "m = 1"
+        with Suc.hyps have "N\<ge>1" by auto
+        with `m = 1` show ?thesis by (simp add: binomial_eq_0)
+      next
+        assume "m \<noteq> 1" thus ?thesis using Suc by fastforce
+      qed
+
+      from Suc have c2: "card {l::nat list. size l = m \<and> listsum l + 1 = N} =
+        (if N>0 then ((N - 1) + m - 1) choose (N - 1) else 0)"
+      proof -
+        have aux: "\<And>m n. n > 0 \<Longrightarrow> Suc m = n \<longleftrightarrow> m = n - 1" by arith
+        from Suc have "N>0 \<Longrightarrow>
+          card {l::nat list. size l = m \<and> listsum l + 1 = N} =
+          ((N - 1) + m - 1) choose (N - 1)" by (simp add: aux)
+        thus ?thesis by auto
+      qed
+
+      from Suc.prems have "(card {l::nat list. size l = (m - 1) \<and> listsum l = N} +
+          card {l::nat list. size l = m \<and> listsum l + 1 = N}) = (N + m - 1) choose N"
+        by (auto simp: c1 c2 choose_reduce_nat[of "N + m - 1" N] simp del: One_nat_def)
+      thus ?case using card_length_listsum_rec[OF Suc.prems] by auto
+    qed
+qed
+
+end