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+(*  Title:      HOL/Isar_Examples/Group_Context.thy
+    Author:     Makarius
+*)
+
+header {* Some algebraic identities derived from group axioms -- theory context version *}
+
+theory Group_Context
+imports Main
+begin
+
+text {* hypothetical group axiomatization *}
+
+context
+  fixes prod :: "'a \<Rightarrow> 'a \<Rightarrow> 'a"  (infixl "**" 70)
+    and one :: "'a"
+    and inverse :: "'a => 'a"
+  assumes assoc: "\<And>x y z. (x ** y) ** z = x ** (y ** z)"
+    and left_one: "\<And>x. one ** x = x"
+    and left_inverse: "\<And>x. inverse x ** x = one"
+begin
+
+text {* some consequences *}
+
+lemma right_inverse: "x ** inverse x = one"
+proof -
+  have "x ** inverse x = one ** (x ** inverse x)"
+    by (simp only: left_one)
+  also have "\<dots> = one ** x ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = inverse (inverse x) ** inverse x ** x ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: left_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = inverse (inverse x) ** (inverse x ** x) ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = inverse (inverse x) ** one ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: left_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = inverse (inverse x) ** (one ** inverse x)"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = inverse (inverse x) ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: left_one)
+  also have "\<dots> = one"
+    by (simp only: left_inverse)
+  finally show "x ** inverse x = one" .
+qed
+
+lemma right_one: "x ** one = x"
+proof -
+  have "x ** one = x ** (inverse x ** x)"
+    by (simp only: left_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = x ** inverse x ** x"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = one ** x"
+    by (simp only: right_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = x"
+    by (simp only: left_one)
+  finally show "x ** one = x" .
+qed
+
+lemma one_equality: "e ** x = x \<Longrightarrow> one = e"
+proof -
+  fix e x
+  assume eq: "e ** x = x"
+  have "one = x ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: right_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = (e ** x) ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: eq)
+  also have "\<dots> = e ** (x ** inverse x)"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = e ** one"
+    by (simp only: right_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = e"
+    by (simp only: right_one)
+  finally show "one = e" .
+qed
+
+lemma inverse_equality: "x' ** x = one \<Longrightarrow> inverse x = x'"
+proof -
+  fix x x'
+  assume eq: "x' ** x = one"
+  have "inverse x = one ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: left_one)
+  also have "\<dots> = (x' ** x) ** inverse x"
+    by (simp only: eq)
+  also have "\<dots> = x' ** (x ** inverse x)"
+    by (simp only: assoc)
+  also have "\<dots> = x' ** one"
+    by (simp only: right_inverse)
+  also have "\<dots> = x'"
+    by (simp only: right_one)
+  finally show "inverse x = x'" .
+qed
+
+end
+
+end