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Extract Sorts out of CIC.
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diff --git a/doc/sphinx/language/cic.rst b/doc/sphinx/language/cic.rst index b125d21a3c..3fa5f826df 100644 --- a/doc/sphinx/language/cic.rst +++ b/doc/sphinx/language/cic.rst @@ -1,40 +1,10 @@ -.. _calculusofinductiveconstructions: - - -Calculus of Inductive Constructions -==================================== - -The underlying formal language of |Coq| is a *Calculus of Inductive -Constructions* (|Cic|) whose inference rules are presented in this -chapter. The history of this formalism as well as pointers to related -work are provided in a separate chapter; see *Credits*. - - -.. _The-terms: - -The terms -------------- - -The expressions of the |Cic| are *terms* and all terms have a *type*. -There are types for functions (or programs), there are atomic types -(especially datatypes)... but also types for proofs and types for the -types themselves. Especially, any object handled in the formalism must -belong to a type. For instance, universal quantification is relative -to a type and takes the form “*for all x of type* :math:`T`, :math:`P`”. The expression -“:math:`x` *of type* :math:`T`” is written “:math:`x:T`”. Informally, “:math:`x:T`” can be thought as -“:math:`x` *belongs to* :math:`T`”. - -The types of types are called :gdef:`sort`\s. Types and sorts are themselves terms -so that terms, types and sorts are all components of a common -syntactic language of terms which is described in Section :ref:`terms`. But -first, we describe sorts. - - .. _Sorts: Sorts ~~~~~~~~~~~ +The types of types are called :gdef:`sort`\s. + All sorts have a type and there is an infinite well-founded typing hierarchy of sorts whose base sorts are :math:`\SProp`, :math:`\Prop` and :math:`\Set`. @@ -103,2002 +73,4 @@ integers, the graph of constraints must remain acyclic. Typing expressions that violate the acyclicity of the graph of constraints results in a Universe inconsistency error. -.. seealso:: Section :ref:`printing-universes`. - - -.. _Terms: - -Terms -~~~~~ - - - -Terms are built from sorts, variables, constants, abstractions, -applications, local definitions, and products. From a syntactic point -of view, types cannot be distinguished from terms, except that they -cannot start by an abstraction or a constructor. More precisely the -language of the *Calculus of Inductive Constructions* is built from -the following rules. - - -#. the sorts :math:`\SProp`, :math:`\Prop`, :math:`\Set`, :math:`\Type(i)` are terms. -#. variables, hereafter ranged over by letters :math:`x`, :math:`y`, etc., are terms -#. constants, hereafter ranged over by letters :math:`c`, :math:`d`, etc., are terms. -#. if :math:`x` is a variable and :math:`T`, :math:`U` are terms then - :math:`∀ x:T,~U` (:g:`forall x:T, U` in |Coq| concrete syntax) is a term. - If :math:`x` occurs in :math:`U`, :math:`∀ x:T,~U` reads as - “for all :math:`x` of type :math:`T`, :math:`U`”. - As :math:`U` depends on :math:`x`, one says that :math:`∀ x:T,~U` is - a *dependent product*. If :math:`x` does not occur in :math:`U` then - :math:`∀ x:T,~U` reads as - “if :math:`T` then :math:`U`”. A *non dependent product* can be - written: :math:`T \rightarrow U`. -#. if :math:`x` is a variable and :math:`T`, :math:`u` are terms then - :math:`λ x:T .~u` (:g:`fun x:T => u` - in |Coq| concrete syntax) is a term. This is a notation for the - λ-abstraction of λ-calculus :cite:`Bar81`. The term :math:`λ x:T .~u` is a function - which maps elements of :math:`T` to the expression :math:`u`. -#. if :math:`t` and :math:`u` are terms then :math:`(t~u)` is a term - (:g:`t u` in |Coq| concrete - syntax). The term :math:`(t~u)` reads as “:math:`t` applied to :math:`u`”. -#. if :math:`x` is a variable, and :math:`t`, :math:`T` and :math:`u` are - terms then :math:`\letin{x}{t:T}{u}` is - a term which denotes the term :math:`u` where the variable :math:`x` is locally bound - to :math:`t` of type :math:`T`. This stands for the common “let-in” construction of - functional programs such as ML or Scheme. - - - -.. _Free-variables: - -**Free variables.** -The notion of free variables is defined as usual. In the expressions -:math:`λx:T.~U` and :math:`∀ x:T,~U` the occurrences of :math:`x` in :math:`U` are bound. - - -.. _Substitution: - -**Substitution.** -The notion of substituting a term :math:`t` to free occurrences of a variable -:math:`x` in a term :math:`u` is defined as usual. The resulting term is written -:math:`\subst{u}{x}{t}`. - - -.. _The-logical-vs-programming-readings: - -**The logical vs programming readings.** -The constructions of the |Cic| can be used to express both logical and -programming notions, accordingly to the Curry-Howard correspondence -between proofs and programs, and between propositions and types -:cite:`Cur58,How80,Bru72`. - -For instance, let us assume that :math:`\nat` is the type of natural numbers -with zero element written :math:`0` and that :g:`True` is the always true -proposition. Then :math:`→` is used both to denote :math:`\nat→\nat` which is the type -of functions from :math:`\nat` to :math:`\nat`, to denote True→True which is an -implicative proposition, to denote :math:`\nat →\Prop` which is the type of -unary predicates over the natural numbers, etc. - -Let us assume that ``mult`` is a function of type :math:`\nat→\nat→\nat` and ``eqnat`` a -predicate of type :math:`\nat→\nat→ \Prop`. The λ-abstraction can serve to build -“ordinary” functions as in :math:`λ x:\nat.~(\kw{mult}~x~x)` (i.e. -:g:`fun x:nat => mult x x` -in |Coq| notation) but may build also predicates over the natural -numbers. For instance :math:`λ x:\nat.~(\kw{eqnat}~x~0)` -(i.e. :g:`fun x:nat => eqnat x 0` -in |Coq| notation) will represent the predicate of one variable :math:`x` which -asserts the equality of :math:`x` with :math:`0`. This predicate has type -:math:`\nat → \Prop` -and it can be applied to any expression of type :math:`\nat`, say :math:`t`, to give an -object :math:`P~t` of type :math:`\Prop`, namely a proposition. - -Furthermore :g:`forall x:nat, P x` will represent the type of functions -which associate to each natural number :math:`n` an object of type :math:`(P~n)` and -consequently represent the type of proofs of the formula “:math:`∀ x.~P(x)`”. - - -.. _Typing-rules: - -Typing rules ----------------- - -As objects of type theory, terms are subjected to *type discipline*. -The well typing of a term depends on a global environment and a local -context. - - -.. _Local-context: - -**Local context.** -A *local context* is an ordered list of *local declarations* of names -which we call *variables*. The declaration of some variable :math:`x` is -either a *local assumption*, written :math:`x:T` (:math:`T` is a type) or a *local -definition*, written :math:`x:=t:T`. We use brackets to write local contexts. -A typical example is :math:`[x:T;~y:=u:U;~z:V]`. Notice that the variables -declared in a local context must be distinct. If :math:`Γ` is a local context -that declares some :math:`x`, we -write :math:`x ∈ Γ`. By writing :math:`(x:T) ∈ Γ` we mean that either :math:`x:T` is an -assumption in :math:`Γ` or that there exists some :math:`t` such that :math:`x:=t:T` is a -definition in :math:`Γ`. If :math:`Γ` defines some :math:`x:=t:T`, we also write :math:`(x:=t:T) ∈ Γ`. -For the rest of the chapter, :math:`Γ::(y:T)` denotes the local context :math:`Γ` -enriched with the local assumption :math:`y:T`. Similarly, :math:`Γ::(y:=t:T)` denotes -the local context :math:`Γ` enriched with the local definition :math:`(y:=t:T)`. The -notation :math:`[]` denotes the empty local context. By :math:`Γ_1 ; Γ_2` we mean -concatenation of the local context :math:`Γ_1` and the local context :math:`Γ_2`. - - -.. _Global-environment: - -**Global environment.** -A *global environment* is an ordered list of *global declarations*. -Global declarations are either *global assumptions* or *global -definitions*, but also declarations of inductive objects. Inductive -objects themselves declare both inductive or coinductive types and -constructors (see Section :ref:`inductive-definitions`). - -A *global assumption* will be represented in the global environment as -:math:`(c:T)` which assumes the name :math:`c` to be of some type :math:`T`. A *global -definition* will be represented in the global environment as :math:`c:=t:T` -which defines the name :math:`c` to have value :math:`t` and type :math:`T`. We shall call -such names *constants*. For the rest of the chapter, the :math:`E;~c:T` denotes -the global environment :math:`E` enriched with the global assumption :math:`c:T`. -Similarly, :math:`E;~c:=t:T` denotes the global environment :math:`E` enriched with the -global definition :math:`(c:=t:T)`. - -The rules for inductive definitions (see Section -:ref:`inductive-definitions`) have to be considered as assumption -rules to which the following definitions apply: if the name :math:`c` -is declared in :math:`E`, we write :math:`c ∈ E` and if :math:`c:T` or -:math:`c:=t:T` is declared in :math:`E`, we write :math:`(c : T) ∈ E`. - - -.. _Typing-rules2: - -**Typing rules.** -In the following, we define simultaneously two judgments. The first -one :math:`\WTEG{t}{T}` means the term :math:`t` is well-typed and has type :math:`T` in the -global environment :math:`E` and local context :math:`Γ`. The second judgment :math:`\WFE{Γ}` -means that the global environment :math:`E` is well-formed and the local -context :math:`Γ` is a valid local context in this global environment. - -A term :math:`t` is well typed in a global environment :math:`E` iff -there exists a local context :math:`\Gamma` and a term :math:`T` such -that the judgment :math:`\WTEG{t}{T}` can be derived from the -following rules. - -.. inference:: W-Empty - - --------- - \WF{[]}{} - -.. inference:: W-Local-Assum - - \WTEG{T}{s} - s \in \Sort - x \not\in \Gamma % \cup E - ------------------------- - \WFE{\Gamma::(x:T)} - -.. inference:: W-Local-Def - - \WTEG{t}{T} - x \not\in \Gamma % \cup E - ------------------------- - \WFE{\Gamma::(x:=t:T)} - -.. inference:: W-Global-Assum - - \WTE{}{T}{s} - s \in \Sort - c \notin E - ------------ - \WF{E;~c:T}{} - -.. inference:: W-Global-Def - - \WTE{}{t}{T} - c \notin E - --------------- - \WF{E;~c:=t:T}{} - -.. inference:: Ax-SProp - - \WFE{\Gamma} - ---------------------- - \WTEG{\SProp}{\Type(1)} - -.. inference:: Ax-Prop - - \WFE{\Gamma} - ---------------------- - \WTEG{\Prop}{\Type(1)} - -.. inference:: Ax-Set - - \WFE{\Gamma} - --------------------- - \WTEG{\Set}{\Type(1)} - -.. inference:: Ax-Type - - \WFE{\Gamma} - --------------------------- - \WTEG{\Type(i)}{\Type(i+1)} - -.. inference:: Var - - \WFE{\Gamma} - (x:T) \in \Gamma~~\mbox{or}~~(x:=t:T) \in \Gamma~\mbox{for some $t$} - -------------------------------------------------------------------- - \WTEG{x}{T} - -.. inference:: Const - - \WFE{\Gamma} - (c:T) \in E~~\mbox{or}~~(c:=t:T) \in E~\mbox{for some $t$} - ---------------------------------------------------------- - \WTEG{c}{T} - -.. inference:: Prod-SProp - - \WTEG{T}{s} - s \in {\Sort} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:T)}{U}{\SProp} - ----------------------------- - \WTEG{\forall~x:T,U}{\SProp} - -.. inference:: Prod-Prop - - \WTEG{T}{s} - s \in \Sort - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:T)}{U}{\Prop} - ----------------------------- - \WTEG{∀ x:T,~U}{\Prop} - -.. inference:: Prod-Set - - \WTEG{T}{s} - s \in \{\SProp, \Prop, \Set\} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:T)}{U}{\Set} - ---------------------------- - \WTEG{∀ x:T,~U}{\Set} - -.. inference:: Prod-Type - - \WTEG{T}{s} - s \in \{\SProp, \Type{i}\} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:T)}{U}{\Type(i)} - -------------------------------- - \WTEG{∀ x:T,~U}{\Type(i)} - -.. inference:: Lam - - \WTEG{∀ x:T,~U}{s} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:T)}{t}{U} - ------------------------------------ - \WTEG{λ x:T\mto t}{∀ x:T,~U} - -.. inference:: App - - \WTEG{t}{∀ x:U,~T} - \WTEG{u}{U} - ------------------------------ - \WTEG{(t\ u)}{\subst{T}{x}{u}} - -.. inference:: Let - - \WTEG{t}{T} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:=t:T)}{u}{U} - ----------------------------------------- - \WTEG{\letin{x}{t:T}{u}}{\subst{U}{x}{t}} - - - -.. note:: - - **Prod-Prop** and **Prod-Set** typing-rules make sense if we consider the - semantic difference between :math:`\Prop` and :math:`\Set`: - - + All values of a type that has a sort :math:`\Set` are extractable. - + No values of a type that has a sort :math:`\Prop` are extractable. - - - -.. note:: - We may have :math:`\letin{x}{t:T}{u}` well-typed without having - :math:`((λ x:T.~u)~t)` well-typed (where :math:`T` is a type of - :math:`t`). This is because the value :math:`t` associated to - :math:`x` may be used in a conversion rule - (see Section :ref:`Conversion-rules`). - - -.. _Conversion-rules: - -Conversion rules --------------------- - -In |Cic|, there is an internal reduction mechanism. In particular, it -can decide if two programs are *intentionally* equal (one says -*convertible*). Convertibility is described in this section. - - -.. _beta-reduction: - -β-reduction -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -We want to be able to identify some terms as we can identify the -application of a function to a given argument with its result. For -instance the identity function over a given type :math:`T` can be written -:math:`λx:T.~x`. In any global environment :math:`E` and local context -:math:`Γ`, we want to identify any object :math:`a` (of type -:math:`T`) with the application :math:`((λ x:T.~x)~a)`. We define for -this a *reduction* (or a *conversion*) rule we call :math:`β`: - -.. math:: - - E[Γ] ⊢ ((λx:T.~t)~u)~\triangleright_β~\subst{t}{x}{u} - -We say that :math:`\subst{t}{x}{u}` is the *β-contraction* of -:math:`((λx:T.~t)~u)` and, conversely, that :math:`((λ x:T.~t)~u)` is the -*β-expansion* of :math:`\subst{t}{x}{u}`. - -According to β-reduction, terms of the *Calculus of Inductive -Constructions* enjoy some fundamental properties such as confluence, -strong normalization, subject reduction. These results are -theoretically of great importance but we will not detail them here and -refer the interested reader to :cite:`Coq85`. - - -.. _iota-reduction: - -ι-reduction -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -A specific conversion rule is associated to the inductive objects in -the global environment. We shall give later on (see Section -:ref:`Well-formed-inductive-definitions`) the precise rules but it -just says that a destructor applied to an object built from a -constructor behaves as expected. This reduction is called ι-reduction -and is more precisely studied in :cite:`Moh93,Wer94`. - - -.. _delta-reduction: - -δ-reduction -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -We may have variables defined in local contexts or constants defined -in the global environment. It is legal to identify such a reference -with its value, that is to expand (or unfold) it into its value. This -reduction is called δ-reduction and shows as follows. - -.. inference:: Delta-Local - - \WFE{\Gamma} - (x:=t:T) ∈ Γ - -------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ x~\triangleright_Δ~t - -.. inference:: Delta-Global - - \WFE{\Gamma} - (c:=t:T) ∈ E - -------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ c~\triangleright_δ~t - - -.. _zeta-reduction: - -ζ-reduction -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -|Coq| allows also to remove local definitions occurring in terms by -replacing the defined variable by its value. The declaration being -destroyed, this reduction differs from δ-reduction. It is called -ζ-reduction and shows as follows. - -.. inference:: Zeta - - \WFE{\Gamma} - \WTEG{u}{U} - \WTE{\Gamma::(x:=u:U)}{t}{T} - -------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ \letin{x}{u:U}{t}~\triangleright_ζ~\subst{t}{x}{u} - - -.. _eta-expansion: - -η-expansion -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Another important concept is η-expansion. It is legal to identify any -term :math:`t` of functional type :math:`∀ x:T,~U` with its so-called η-expansion - -.. math:: - λx:T.~(t~x) - -for :math:`x` an arbitrary variable name fresh in :math:`t`. - - -.. note:: - - We deliberately do not define η-reduction: - - .. math:: - λ x:T.~(t~x)~\not\triangleright_η~t - - This is because, in general, the type of :math:`t` need not to be convertible - to the type of :math:`λ x:T.~(t~x)`. E.g., if we take :math:`f` such that: - - .. math:: - f ~:~ ∀ x:\Type(2),~\Type(1) - - then - - .. math:: - λ x:\Type(1).~(f~x) ~:~ ∀ x:\Type(1),~\Type(1) - - We could not allow - - .. math:: - λ x:\Type(1).~(f~x) ~\triangleright_η~ f - - because the type of the reduced term :math:`∀ x:\Type(2),~\Type(1)` would not be - convertible to the type of the original term :math:`∀ x:\Type(1),~\Type(1)`. - -.. _proof-irrelevance: - -Proof Irrelevance -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -It is legal to identify any two terms whose common type is a strict -proposition :math:`A : \SProp`. Terms in a strict propositions are -therefore called *irrelevant*. - -.. _convertibility: - -Convertibility -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Let us write :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t \triangleright u` for the contextual closure of the -relation :math:`t` reduces to :math:`u` in the global environment -:math:`E` and local context :math:`Γ` with one of the previous -reductions β, δ, ι or ζ. - -We say that two terms :math:`t_1` and :math:`t_2` are -*βδιζη-convertible*, or simply *convertible*, or *equivalent*, in the -global environment :math:`E` and local context :math:`Γ` iff there -exist terms :math:`u_1` and :math:`u_2` such that :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t_1 \triangleright -… \triangleright u_1` and :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t_2 \triangleright … \triangleright u_2` and either :math:`u_1` and -:math:`u_2` are identical up to irrelevant subterms, or they are convertible up to η-expansion, -i.e. :math:`u_1` is :math:`λ x:T.~u_1'` and :math:`u_2 x` is -recursively convertible to :math:`u_1'`, or, symmetrically, -:math:`u_2` is :math:`λx:T.~u_2'` -and :math:`u_1 x` is recursively convertible to :math:`u_2'`. We then write -:math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t_1 =_{βδιζη} t_2`. - -Apart from this we consider two instances of polymorphic and -cumulative (see Chapter :ref:`polymorphicuniverses`) inductive types -(see below) convertible - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ t~w_1 … w_m =_{βδιζη} t~w_1' … w_m' - -if we have subtypings (see below) in both directions, i.e., - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ t~w_1 … w_m ≤_{βδιζη} t~w_1' … w_m' - -and - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ t~w_1' … w_m' ≤_{βδιζη} t~w_1 … w_m. - -Furthermore, we consider - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ c~v_1 … v_m =_{βδιζη} c'~v_1' … v_m' - -convertible if - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ v_i =_{βδιζη} v_i' - -and we have that :math:`c` and :math:`c'` -are the same constructors of different instances of the same inductive -types (differing only in universe levels) such that - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ c~v_1 … v_m : t~w_1 … w_m - -and - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ c'~v_1' … v_m' : t'~ w_1' … w_m ' - -and we have - -.. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ t~w_1 … w_m =_{βδιζη} t~w_1' … w_m'. - -The convertibility relation allows introducing a new typing rule which -says that two convertible well-formed types have the same inhabitants. - - -.. _subtyping-rules: - -Subtyping rules -------------------- - -At the moment, we did not take into account one rule between universes -which says that any term in a universe of index :math:`i` is also a term in -the universe of index :math:`i+1` (this is the *cumulativity* rule of |Cic|). -This property extends the equivalence relation of convertibility into -a *subtyping* relation inductively defined by: - - -#. if :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t =_{βδιζη} u` then :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ t ≤_{βδιζη} u`, -#. if :math:`i ≤ j` then :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ \Type(i) ≤_{βδιζη} \Type(j)`, -#. for any :math:`i`, :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ \Set ≤_{βδιζη} \Type(i)`, -#. :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ \Prop ≤_{βδιζη} \Set`, hence, by transitivity, - :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ \Prop ≤_{βδιζη} \Type(i)`, for any :math:`i` - (note: :math:`\SProp` is not related by cumulativity to any other term) -#. if :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ T =_{βδιζη} U` and - :math:`E[Γ::(x:T)] ⊢ T' ≤_{βδιζη} U'` then - :math:`E[Γ] ⊢ ∀x:T,~T′ ≤_{βδιζη} ∀ x:U,~U′`. -#. if :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` is a universe polymorphic and cumulative - (see Chapter :ref:`polymorphicuniverses`) inductive type (see below) - and - :math:`(t : ∀Γ_P ,∀Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)}, S)∈Γ_I` - and - :math:`(t' : ∀Γ_P' ,∀Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)}', S')∈Γ_I` - are two different instances of *the same* inductive type (differing only in - universe levels) with constructors - - .. math:: - [c_1 : ∀Γ_P ,∀ T_{1,1} … T_{1,n_1} ,~t~v_{1,1} … v_{1,m} ;~…;~ - c_k : ∀Γ_P ,∀ T_{k,1} … T_{k,n_k} ,~t~v_{k,1} … v_{k,m} ] - - and - - .. math:: - [c_1 : ∀Γ_P' ,∀ T_{1,1}' … T_{1,n_1}' ,~t'~v_{1,1}' … v_{1,m}' ;~…;~ - c_k : ∀Γ_P' ,∀ T_{k,1}' … T_{k,n_k}' ,~t'~v_{k,1}' … v_{k,m}' ] - - respectively then - - .. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ t~w_1 … w_m ≤_{βδιζη} t'~w_1' … w_m' - - (notice that :math:`t` and :math:`t'` are both - fully applied, i.e., they have a sort as a type) if - - .. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ w_i =_{βδιζη} w_i' - - for :math:`1 ≤ i ≤ m` and we have - - - .. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ T_{i,j} ≤_{βδιζη} T_{i,j}' - - and - - .. math:: - E[Γ] ⊢ A_i ≤_{βδιζη} A_i' - - where :math:`Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)} = [a_1 : A_1 ;~ … ;~a_l : A_l ]` and - :math:`Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)}' = [a_1 : A_1';~ … ;~a_l : A_l']`. - - -The conversion rule up to subtyping is now exactly: - -.. inference:: Conv - - E[Γ] ⊢ U : s - E[Γ] ⊢ t : T - E[Γ] ⊢ T ≤_{βδιζη} U - -------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ t : U - - -.. _Normal-form: - -**Normal form**. A term which cannot be any more reduced is said to be in *normal -form*. There are several ways (or strategies) to apply the reduction -rules. Among them, we have to mention the *head reduction* which will -play an important role (see Chapter :ref:`tactics`). Any term :math:`t` can be written as -:math:`λ x_1 :T_1 .~… λ x_k :T_k .~(t_0~t_1 … t_n )` where :math:`t_0` is not an -application. We say then that :math:`t_0` is the *head of* :math:`t`. If we assume -that :math:`t_0` is :math:`λ x:T.~u_0` then one step of β-head reduction of :math:`t` is: - -.. math:: - λ x_1 :T_1 .~… λ x_k :T_k .~(λ x:T.~u_0~t_1 … t_n ) ~\triangleright~ - λ (x_1 :T_1 )…(x_k :T_k ).~(\subst{u_0}{x}{t_1}~t_2 … t_n ) - -Iterating the process of head reduction until the head of the reduced -term is no more an abstraction leads to the *β-head normal form* of :math:`t`: - -.. math:: - t \triangleright … \triangleright λ x_1 :T_1 .~…λ x_k :T_k .~(v~u_1 … u_m ) - -where :math:`v` is not an abstraction (nor an application). Note that the head -normal form must not be confused with the normal form since some :math:`u_i` -can be reducible. Similar notions of head-normal forms involving δ, ι -and ζ reductions or any combination of those can also be defined. - - -.. _inductive-definitions: - -Inductive Definitions -------------------------- - -Formally, we can represent any *inductive definition* as -:math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` where: - -+ :math:`Γ_I` determines the names and types of inductive types; -+ :math:`Γ_C` determines the names and types of constructors of these - inductive types; -+ :math:`p` determines the number of parameters of these inductive types. - - -These inductive definitions, together with global assumptions and -global definitions, then form the global environment. Additionally, -for any :math:`p` there always exists :math:`Γ_P =[a_1 :A_1 ;~…;~a_p :A_p ]` such that -each :math:`T` in :math:`(t:T)∈Γ_I \cup Γ_C` can be written as: :math:`∀Γ_P , T'` where :math:`Γ_P` is -called the *context of parameters*. Furthermore, we must have that -each :math:`T` in :math:`(t:T)∈Γ_I` can be written as: :math:`∀Γ_P,∀Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)}, S` where -:math:`Γ_{\mathit{Arr}(t)}` is called the *Arity* of the inductive type :math:`t` and :math:`S` is called -the sort of the inductive type :math:`t` (not to be confused with :math:`\Sort` which is the set of sorts). - -.. example:: - - The declaration for parameterized lists is: - - .. math:: - \ind{1}{[\List:\Set→\Set]}{\left[\begin{array}{rcl} - \Nil & : & ∀ A:\Set,~\List~A \\ - \cons & : & ∀ A:\Set,~A→ \List~A→ \List~A - \end{array} - \right]} - - which corresponds to the result of the |Coq| declaration: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive list (A:Set) : Set := - | nil : list A - | cons : A -> list A -> list A. - -.. example:: - - The declaration for a mutual inductive definition of tree and forest - is: - - .. math:: - \ind{0}{\left[\begin{array}{rcl}\tree&:&\Set\\\forest&:&\Set\end{array}\right]} - {\left[\begin{array}{rcl} - \node &:& \forest → \tree\\ - \emptyf &:& \forest\\ - \consf &:& \tree → \forest → \forest\\ - \end{array}\right]} - - which corresponds to the result of the |Coq| declaration: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive tree : Set := - | node : forest -> tree - with forest : Set := - | emptyf : forest - | consf : tree -> forest -> forest. - -.. example:: - - The declaration for a mutual inductive definition of even and odd is: - - .. math:: - \ind{0}{\left[\begin{array}{rcl}\even&:&\nat → \Prop \\ - \odd&:&\nat → \Prop \end{array}\right]} - {\left[\begin{array}{rcl} - \evenO &:& \even~0\\ - \evenS &:& ∀ n,~\odd~n → \even~(\nS~n)\\ - \oddS &:& ∀ n,~\even~n → \odd~(\nS~n) - \end{array}\right]} - - which corresponds to the result of the |Coq| declaration: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive even : nat -> Prop := - | even_O : even 0 - | even_S : forall n, odd n -> even (S n) - with odd : nat -> Prop := - | odd_S : forall n, even n -> odd (S n). - - - -.. _Types-of-inductive-objects: - -Types of inductive objects -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -We have to give the type of constants in a global environment :math:`E` which -contains an inductive definition. - -.. inference:: Ind - - \WFE{Γ} - \ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C} ∈ E - (a:A)∈Γ_I - --------------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ a : A - -.. inference:: Constr - - \WFE{Γ} - \ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C} ∈ E - (c:C)∈Γ_C - --------------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ c : C - -.. example:: - - Provided that our environment :math:`E` contains inductive definitions we showed before, - these two inference rules above enable us to conclude that: - - .. math:: - \begin{array}{l} - E[Γ] ⊢ \even : \nat→\Prop\\ - E[Γ] ⊢ \odd : \nat→\Prop\\ - E[Γ] ⊢ \evenO : \even~\nO\\ - E[Γ] ⊢ \evenS : ∀ n:\nat,~\odd~n → \even~(\nS~n)\\ - E[Γ] ⊢ \oddS : ∀ n:\nat,~\even~n → \odd~(\nS~n) - \end{array} - - - - -.. _Well-formed-inductive-definitions: - -Well-formed inductive definitions -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -We cannot accept any inductive definition because some of them lead -to inconsistent systems. We restrict ourselves to definitions which -satisfy a syntactic criterion of positivity. Before giving the formal -rules, we need a few definitions: - -Arity of a given sort -+++++++++++++++++++++ - -A type :math:`T` is an *arity of sort* :math:`s` if it converts to the sort :math:`s` or to a -product :math:`∀ x:T,~U` with :math:`U` an arity of sort :math:`s`. - -.. example:: - - :math:`A→\Set` is an arity of sort :math:`\Set`. :math:`∀ A:\Prop,~A→ \Prop` is an arity of sort - :math:`\Prop`. - - -Arity -+++++ -A type :math:`T` is an *arity* if there is a :math:`s∈ \Sort` such that :math:`T` is an arity of -sort :math:`s`. - - -.. example:: - - :math:`A→ \Set` and :math:`∀ A:\Prop,~A→ \Prop` are arities. - - -Type of constructor -+++++++++++++++++++ -We say that :math:`T` is a *type of constructor of* :math:`I` in one of the following -two cases: - -+ :math:`T` is :math:`(I~t_1 … t_n )` -+ :math:`T` is :math:`∀ x:U,~T'` where :math:`T'` is also a type of constructor of :math:`I` - -.. example:: - - :math:`\nat` and :math:`\nat→\nat` are types of constructor of :math:`\nat`. - :math:`∀ A:\Type,~\List~A` and :math:`∀ A:\Type,~A→\List~A→\List~A` are types of constructor of :math:`\List`. - -.. _positivity: - -Positivity Condition -++++++++++++++++++++ - -The type of constructor :math:`T` will be said to *satisfy the positivity -condition* for a constant :math:`X` in the following cases: - -+ :math:`T=(X~t_1 … t_n )` and :math:`X` does not occur free in any :math:`t_i` -+ :math:`T=∀ x:U,~V` and :math:`X` occurs only strictly positively in :math:`U` and the type :math:`V` - satisfies the positivity condition for :math:`X`. - -Strict positivity -+++++++++++++++++ - -The constant :math:`X` *occurs strictly positively* in :math:`T` in the following -cases: - - -+ :math:`X` does not occur in :math:`T` -+ :math:`T` converts to :math:`(X~t_1 … t_n )` and :math:`X` does not occur in any of :math:`t_i` -+ :math:`T` converts to :math:`∀ x:U,~V` and :math:`X` does not occur in type :math:`U` but occurs - strictly positively in type :math:`V` -+ :math:`T` converts to :math:`(I~a_1 … a_m~t_1 … t_p )` where :math:`I` is the name of an - inductive definition of the form - - .. math:: - \ind{m}{I:A}{c_1 :∀ p_1 :P_1 ,… ∀p_m :P_m ,~C_1 ;~…;~c_n :∀ p_1 :P_1 ,… ∀p_m :P_m ,~C_n} - - (in particular, it is - not mutually defined and it has :math:`m` parameters) and :math:`X` does not occur in - any of the :math:`t_i`, and the (instantiated) types of constructor - :math:`\subst{C_i}{p_j}{a_j}_{j=1… m}` of :math:`I` satisfy the nested positivity condition for :math:`X` - -Nested Positivity -+++++++++++++++++ - -The type of constructor :math:`T` of :math:`I` *satisfies the nested positivity -condition* for a constant :math:`X` in the following cases: - -+ :math:`T=(I~b_1 … b_m~u_1 … u_p)`, :math:`I` is an inductive type with :math:`m` - parameters and :math:`X` does not occur in any :math:`u_i` -+ :math:`T=∀ x:U,~V` and :math:`X` occurs only strictly positively in :math:`U` and the type :math:`V` - satisfies the nested positivity condition for :math:`X` - - -.. example:: - - For instance, if one considers the following variant of a tree type - branching over the natural numbers: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive nattree (A:Type) : Type := - | leaf : nattree A - | natnode : A -> (nat -> nattree A) -> nattree A. - - Then every instantiated constructor of ``nattree A`` satisfies the nested positivity - condition for ``nattree``: - - + Type ``nattree A`` of constructor ``leaf`` satisfies the positivity condition for - ``nattree`` because ``nattree`` does not appear in any (real) arguments of the - type of that constructor (primarily because ``nattree`` does not have any (real) - arguments) ... (bullet 1) - - + Type ``A → (nat → nattree A) → nattree A`` of constructor ``natnode`` satisfies the - positivity condition for ``nattree`` because: - - - ``nattree`` occurs only strictly positively in ``A`` ... (bullet 1) - - - ``nattree`` occurs only strictly positively in ``nat → nattree A`` ... (bullet 3 + 2) - - - ``nattree`` satisfies the positivity condition for ``nattree A`` ... (bullet 1) - -.. _Correctness-rules: - -Correctness rules -+++++++++++++++++ - -We shall now describe the rules allowing the introduction of a new -inductive definition. - -Let :math:`E` be a global environment and :math:`Γ_P`, :math:`Γ_I`, :math:`Γ_C` be contexts -such that :math:`Γ_I` is :math:`[I_1 :∀ Γ_P ,A_1 ;~…;~I_k :∀ Γ_P ,A_k]`, and -:math:`Γ_C` is :math:`[c_1:∀ Γ_P ,C_1 ;~…;~c_n :∀ Γ_P ,C_n ]`. Then - -.. inference:: W-Ind - - \WFE{Γ_P} - (E[Γ_I ;Γ_P ] ⊢ C_i : s_{q_i} )_{i=1… n} - ------------------------------------------ - \WF{E;~\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}}{} - - -provided that the following side conditions hold: - - + :math:`k>0` and all of :math:`I_j` and :math:`c_i` are distinct names for :math:`j=1… k` and :math:`i=1… n`, - + :math:`p` is the number of parameters of :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` and :math:`Γ_P` is the - context of parameters, - + for :math:`j=1… k` we have that :math:`A_j` is an arity of sort :math:`s_j` and :math:`I_j ∉ E`, - + for :math:`i=1… n` we have that :math:`C_i` is a type of constructor of :math:`I_{q_i}` which - satisfies the positivity condition for :math:`I_1 … I_k` and :math:`c_i ∉ E`. - -One can remark that there is a constraint between the sort of the -arity of the inductive type and the sort of the type of its -constructors which will always be satisfied for the impredicative -sorts :math:`\SProp` and :math:`\Prop` but may fail to define -inductive type on sort :math:`\Set` and generate constraints -between universes for inductive types in the Type hierarchy. - - -.. example:: - - It is well known that the existential quantifier can be encoded as an - inductive definition. The following declaration introduces the - second-order existential quantifier :math:`∃ X.P(X)`. - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive exProp (P:Prop->Prop) : Prop := - | exP_intro : forall X:Prop, P X -> exProp P. - - The same definition on :math:`\Set` is not allowed and fails: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Inductive exSet (P:Set->Prop) : Set := - exS_intro : forall X:Set, P X -> exSet P. - - It is possible to declare the same inductive definition in the - universe :math:`\Type`. The :g:`exType` inductive definition has type - :math:`(\Type(i)→\Prop)→\Type(j)` with the constraint that the parameter :math:`X` of :math:`\kw{exT}_{\kw{intro}}` - has type :math:`\Type(k)` with :math:`k<j` and :math:`k≤ i`. - - .. coqtop:: all - - Inductive exType (P:Type->Prop) : Type := - exT_intro : forall X:Type, P X -> exType P. - - -.. example:: Negative occurrence (first example) - - The following inductive definition is rejected because it does not - satisfy the positivity condition: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Inductive I : Prop := not_I_I (not_I : I -> False) : I. - - If we were to accept such definition, we could derive a - contradiction from it (we can test this by disabling the - :flag:`Positivity Checking` flag): - - .. coqtop:: none - - Unset Positivity Checking. - Inductive I : Prop := not_I_I (not_I : I -> False) : I. - Set Positivity Checking. - - .. coqtop:: all - - Definition I_not_I : I -> ~ I := fun i => - match i with not_I_I not_I => not_I end. - - .. coqtop:: in - - Lemma contradiction : False. - Proof. - enough (I /\ ~ I) as [] by contradiction. - split. - - apply not_I_I. - intro. - now apply I_not_I. - - intro. - now apply I_not_I. - Qed. - -.. example:: Negative occurrence (second example) - - Here is another example of an inductive definition which is - rejected because it does not satify the positivity condition: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Inductive Lam := lam (_ : Lam -> Lam). - - Again, if we were to accept it, we could derive a contradiction - (this time through a non-terminating recursive function): - - .. coqtop:: none - - Unset Positivity Checking. - Inductive Lam := lam (_ : Lam -> Lam). - Set Positivity Checking. - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fixpoint infinite_loop l : False := - match l with lam x => infinite_loop (x l) end. - - Check infinite_loop (lam (@id Lam)) : False. - -.. example:: Non strictly positive occurrence - - It is less obvious why inductive type definitions with occurences - that are positive but not strictly positive are harmful. - We will see that in presence of an impredicative type they - are unsound: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Inductive A: Type := introA: ((A -> Prop) -> Prop) -> A. - - If we were to accept this definition we could derive a contradiction - by creating an injective function from :math:`A → \Prop` to :math:`A`. - - This function is defined by composing the injective constructor of - the type :math:`A` with the function :math:`λx. λz. z = x` injecting - any type :math:`T` into :math:`T → \Prop`. - - .. coqtop:: none - - Unset Positivity Checking. - Inductive A: Type := introA: ((A -> Prop) -> Prop) -> A. - Set Positivity Checking. - - .. coqtop:: all - - Definition f (x: A -> Prop): A := introA (fun z => z = x). - - .. coqtop:: in - - Lemma f_inj: forall x y, f x = f y -> x = y. - Proof. - unfold f; intros ? ? H; injection H. - set (F := fun z => z = y); intro HF. - symmetry; replace (y = x) with (F y). - + unfold F; reflexivity. - + rewrite <- HF; reflexivity. - Qed. - - The type :math:`A → \Prop` can be understood as the powerset - of the type :math:`A`. To derive a contradiction from the - injective function :math:`f` we use Cantor's classic diagonal - argument. - - .. coqtop:: all - - Definition d: A -> Prop := fun x => exists s, x = f s /\ ~s x. - Definition fd: A := f d. - - .. coqtop:: in - - Lemma cantor: (d fd) <-> ~(d fd). - Proof. - split. - + intros [s [H1 H2]]; unfold fd in H1. - replace d with s. - * assumption. - * apply f_inj; congruence. - + intro; exists d; tauto. - Qed. - - Lemma bad: False. - Proof. - pose cantor; tauto. - Qed. - - This derivation was first presented by Thierry Coquand and Christine - Paulin in :cite:`CP90`. - -.. _Template-polymorphism: - -Template polymorphism -+++++++++++++++++++++ - -Inductive types can be made polymorphic over the universes introduced by -their parameters in :math:`\Type`, if the minimal inferred sort of the -inductive declarations either mention some of those parameter universes -or is computed to be :math:`\Prop` or :math:`\Set`. - -If :math:`A` is an arity of some sort and :math:`s` is a sort, we write :math:`A_{/s}` -for the arity obtained from :math:`A` by replacing its sort with :math:`s`. -Especially, if :math:`A` is well-typed in some global environment and local -context, then :math:`A_{/s}` is typable by typability of all products in the -Calculus of Inductive Constructions. The following typing rule is -added to the theory. - -Let :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` be an inductive definition. Let -:math:`Γ_P = [p_1 :P_1 ;~…;~p_p :P_p ]` be its context of parameters, -:math:`Γ_I = [I_1:∀ Γ_P ,A_1 ;~…;~I_k :∀ Γ_P ,A_k ]` its context of definitions and -:math:`Γ_C = [c_1 :∀ Γ_P ,C_1 ;~…;~c_n :∀ Γ_P ,C_n]` its context of constructors, -with :math:`c_i` a constructor of :math:`I_{q_i}`. Let :math:`m ≤ p` be the length of the -longest prefix of parameters such that the :math:`m` first arguments of all -occurrences of all :math:`I_j` in all :math:`C_k` (even the occurrences in the -hypotheses of :math:`C_k`) are exactly applied to :math:`p_1 … p_m` (:math:`m` is the number -of *recursively uniform parameters* and the :math:`p−m` remaining parameters -are the *recursively non-uniform parameters*). Let :math:`q_1 , …, q_r`, with -:math:`0≤ r≤ m`, be a (possibly) partial instantiation of the recursively -uniform parameters of :math:`Γ_P`. We have: - -.. inference:: Ind-Family - - \left\{\begin{array}{l} - \ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C} \in E\\ - (E[] ⊢ q_l : P'_l)_{l=1\ldots r}\\ - (E[] ⊢ P'_l ≤_{βδιζη} \subst{P_l}{p_u}{q_u}_{u=1\ldots l-1})_{l=1\ldots r}\\ - 1 \leq j \leq k - \end{array} - \right. - ----------------------------- - E[] ⊢ I_j~q_1 … q_r :∀ [p_{r+1} :P_{r+1} ;~…;~p_p :P_p], (A_j)_{/s_j} - -provided that the following side conditions hold: - - + :math:`Γ_{P′}` is the context obtained from :math:`Γ_P` by replacing each :math:`P_l` that is - an arity with :math:`P_l'` for :math:`1≤ l ≤ r` (notice that :math:`P_l` arity implies :math:`P_l'` - arity since :math:`E[] ⊢ P_l' ≤_{βδιζη} \subst{P_l}{p_u}{q_u}_{u=1\ldots l-1}`); - + there are sorts :math:`s_i`, for :math:`1 ≤ i ≤ k` such that, for - :math:`Γ_{I'} = [I_1 :∀ Γ_{P'} ,(A_1)_{/s_1} ;~…;~I_k :∀ Γ_{P'} ,(A_k)_{/s_k}]` - we have :math:`(E[Γ_{I′} ;Γ_{P′}] ⊢ C_i : s_{q_i})_{i=1… n}` ; - + the sorts :math:`s_i` are all introduced by the inductive - declaration and have no universe constraints beside being greater - than or equal to :math:`\Prop`, and such that all - eliminations, to :math:`\Prop`, :math:`\Set` and :math:`\Type(j)`, - are allowed (see Section :ref:`Destructors`). - - -Notice that if :math:`I_j~q_1 … q_r` is typable using the rules **Ind-Const** and -**App**, then it is typable using the rule **Ind-Family**. Conversely, the -extended theory is not stronger than the theory without **Ind-Family**. We -get an equiconsistency result by mapping each :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` -occurring into a given derivation into as many different inductive -types and constructors as the number of different (partial) -replacements of sorts, needed for this derivation, in the parameters -that are arities (this is possible because :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` well-formed -implies that :math:`\ind{p}{Γ_{I'}}{Γ_{C'}}` is well-formed and has the -same allowed eliminations, where :math:`Γ_{I′}` is defined as above and -:math:`Γ_{C′} = [c_1 :∀ Γ_{P′} ,C_1 ;~…;~c_n :∀ Γ_{P′} ,C_n ]`). That is, the changes in the -types of each partial instance :math:`q_1 … q_r` can be characterized by the -ordered sets of arity sorts among the types of parameters, and to each -signature is associated a new inductive definition with fresh names. -Conversion is preserved as any (partial) instance :math:`I_j~q_1 … q_r` or -:math:`C_i~q_1 … q_r` is mapped to the names chosen in the specific instance of -:math:`\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}`. - -.. warning:: - - The restriction that sorts are introduced by the inductive - declaration prevents inductive types declared in sections to be - template-polymorphic on universes introduced previously in the - section: they cannot parameterize over the universes introduced with - section variables that become parameters at section closing time, as - these may be shared with other definitions from the same section - which can impose constraints on them. - -.. flag:: Auto Template Polymorphism - - This flag, enabled by default, makes every inductive type declared - at level :math:`\Type` (without annotations or hiding it behind a - definition) template polymorphic if possible. - - This can be prevented using the :attr:`universes(notemplate)` - attribute. - - Template polymorphism and full universe polymorphism (see Chapter - :ref:`polymorphicuniverses`) are incompatible, so if the latter is - enabled (through the :flag:`Universe Polymorphism` flag or the - :attr:`universes(polymorphic)` attribute) it will prevail over - automatic template polymorphism. - -.. warn:: Automatically declaring @ident as template polymorphic. - - Warning ``auto-template`` can be used (it is off by default) to - find which types are implicitly declared template polymorphic by - :flag:`Auto Template Polymorphism`. - - An inductive type can be forced to be template polymorphic using - the :attr:`universes(template)` attribute: in this case, the - warning is not emitted. - -.. attr:: universes(template) - - This attribute can be used to explicitly declare an inductive type - as template polymorphic, whether the :flag:`Auto Template - Polymorphism` flag is on or off. - - .. exn:: template and polymorphism not compatible - - This attribute cannot be used in a full universe polymorphic - context, i.e. if the :flag:`Universe Polymorphism` flag is on or - if the :attr:`universes(polymorphic)` attribute is used. - - .. exn:: Ill-formed template inductive declaration: not polymorphic on any universe. - - The attribute was used but the inductive definition does not - satisfy the criterion to be template polymorphic. - -.. attr:: universes(notemplate) - - This attribute can be used to prevent an inductive type to be - template polymorphic, even if the :flag:`Auto Template - Polymorphism` flag is on. - -In practice, the rule **Ind-Family** is used by |Coq| only when all the -inductive types of the inductive definition are declared with an arity -whose sort is in the Type hierarchy. Then, the polymorphism is over -the parameters whose type is an arity of sort in the Type hierarchy. -The sorts :math:`s_j` are chosen canonically so that each :math:`s_j` is minimal with -respect to the hierarchy :math:`\Prop ⊂ \Set_p ⊂ \Type` where :math:`\Set_p` is predicative -:math:`\Set`. More precisely, an empty or small singleton inductive definition -(i.e. an inductive definition of which all inductive types are -singleton – see Section :ref:`Destructors`) is set in :math:`\Prop`, a small non-singleton -inductive type is set in :math:`\Set` (even in case :math:`\Set` is impredicative – see -Section The-Calculus-of-Inductive-Construction-with-impredicative-Set_), -and otherwise in the Type hierarchy. - -Note that the side-condition about allowed elimination sorts in the rule -**Ind-Family** avoids to recompute the allowed elimination sorts at each -instance of a pattern matching (see Section :ref:`Destructors`). As an -example, let us consider the following definition: - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive option (A:Type) : Type := - | None : option A - | Some : A -> option A. - -As the definition is set in the Type hierarchy, it is used -polymorphically over its parameters whose types are arities of a sort -in the Type hierarchy. Here, the parameter :math:`A` has this property, hence, -if :g:`option` is applied to a type in :math:`\Set`, the result is in :math:`\Set`. Note that -if :g:`option` is applied to a type in :math:`\Prop`, then, the result is not set in -:math:`\Prop` but in :math:`\Set` still. This is because :g:`option` is not a singleton type -(see Section :ref:`Destructors`) and it would lose the elimination to :math:`\Set` and :math:`\Type` -if set in :math:`\Prop`. - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Check (fun A:Set => option A). - Check (fun A:Prop => option A). - -Here is another example. - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive prod (A B:Type) : Type := pair : A -> B -> prod A B. - -As :g:`prod` is a singleton type, it will be in :math:`\Prop` if applied twice to -propositions, in :math:`\Set` if applied twice to at least one type in :math:`\Set` and -none in :math:`\Type`, and in :math:`\Type` otherwise. In all cases, the three kind of -eliminations schemes are allowed. - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Check (fun A:Set => prod A). - Check (fun A:Prop => prod A A). - Check (fun (A:Prop) (B:Set) => prod A B). - Check (fun (A:Type) (B:Prop) => prod A B). - -.. note:: - Template polymorphism used to be called “sort-polymorphism of - inductive types” before universe polymorphism - (see Chapter :ref:`polymorphicuniverses`) was introduced. - - -.. _Destructors: - -Destructors -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -The specification of inductive definitions with arities and -constructors is quite natural. But we still have to say how to use an -object in an inductive type. - -This problem is rather delicate. There are actually several different -ways to do that. Some of them are logically equivalent but not always -equivalent from the computational point of view or from the user point -of view. - -From the computational point of view, we want to be able to define a -function whose domain is an inductively defined type by using a -combination of case analysis over the possible constructors of the -object and recursion. - -Because we need to keep a consistent theory and also we prefer to keep -a strongly normalizing reduction, we cannot accept any sort of -recursion (even terminating). So the basic idea is to restrict -ourselves to primitive recursive functions and functionals. - -For instance, assuming a parameter :math:`A:\Set` exists in the local context, -we want to build a function :math:`\length` of type :math:`\List~A → \nat` which computes -the length of the list, such that :math:`(\length~(\Nil~A)) = \nO` and -:math:`(\length~(\cons~A~a~l)) = (\nS~(\length~l))`. -We want these equalities to be -recognized implicitly and taken into account in the conversion rule. - -From the logical point of view, we have built a type family by giving -a set of constructors. We want to capture the fact that we do not have -any other way to build an object in this type. So when trying to prove -a property about an object :math:`m` in an inductive type it is enough -to enumerate all the cases where :math:`m` starts with a different -constructor. - -In case the inductive definition is effectively a recursive one, we -want to capture the extra property that we have built the smallest -fixed point of this recursive equation. This says that we are only -manipulating finite objects. This analysis provides induction -principles. For instance, in order to prove -:math:`∀ l:\List~A,~(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~l~(\length~l))` it is enough to prove: - - -+ :math:`(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~(\Nil~A)~(\length~(\Nil~A)))` -+ :math:`∀ a:A,~∀ l:\List~A,~(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~l~(\length~l)) →` - :math:`(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~(\cons~A~a~l)~(\length~(\cons~A~a~l)))` - - -which given the conversion equalities satisfied by :math:`\length` is the same -as proving: - - -+ :math:`(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~(\Nil~A)~\nO)` -+ :math:`∀ a:A,~∀ l:\List~A,~(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~l~(\length~l)) →` - :math:`(\kw{has}\_\kw{length}~A~(\cons~A~a~l)~(\nS~(\length~l)))` - - -One conceptually simple way to do that, following the basic scheme -proposed by Martin-Löf in his Intuitionistic Type Theory, is to -introduce for each inductive definition an elimination operator. At -the logical level it is a proof of the usual induction principle and -at the computational level it implements a generic operator for doing -primitive recursion over the structure. - -But this operator is rather tedious to implement and use. We choose in -this version of |Coq| to factorize the operator for primitive recursion -into two more primitive operations as was first suggested by Th. -Coquand in :cite:`Coq92`. One is the definition by pattern matching. The -second one is a definition by guarded fixpoints. - - -.. _match-construction: - -The match ... with ... end construction -+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - -The basic idea of this operator is that we have an object :math:`m` in an -inductive type :math:`I` and we want to prove a property which possibly -depends on :math:`m`. For this, it is enough to prove the property for -:math:`m = (c_i~u_1 … u_{p_i} )` for each constructor of :math:`I`. -The |Coq| term for this proof -will be written: - -.. math:: - \Match~m~\with~(c_1~x_{11} ... x_{1p_1} ) ⇒ f_1 | … | (c_n~x_{n1} ... x_{np_n} ) ⇒ f_n~\kwend - -In this expression, if :math:`m` eventually happens to evaluate to -:math:`(c_i~u_1 … u_{p_i})` then the expression will behave as specified in its :math:`i`-th branch -and it will reduce to :math:`f_i` where the :math:`x_{i1} …x_{ip_i}` are replaced by the -:math:`u_1 … u_{p_i}` according to the ι-reduction. - -Actually, for type checking a :math:`\Match…\with…\kwend` expression we also need -to know the predicate :math:`P` to be proved by case analysis. In the general -case where :math:`I` is an inductively defined :math:`n`-ary relation, :math:`P` is a predicate -over :math:`n+1` arguments: the :math:`n` first ones correspond to the arguments of :math:`I` -(parameters excluded), and the last one corresponds to object :math:`m`. |Coq| -can sometimes infer this predicate but sometimes not. The concrete -syntax for describing this predicate uses the :math:`\as…\In…\return` -construction. For instance, let us assume that :math:`I` is an unary predicate -with one parameter and one argument. The predicate is made explicit -using the syntax: - -.. math:: - \Match~m~\as~x~\In~I~\_~a~\return~P~\with~ - (c_1~x_{11} ... x_{1p_1} ) ⇒ f_1 | … - | (c_n~x_{n1} ... x_{np_n} ) ⇒ f_n~\kwend - -The :math:`\as` part can be omitted if either the result type does not depend -on :math:`m` (non-dependent elimination) or :math:`m` is a variable (in this case, :math:`m` -can occur in :math:`P` where it is considered a bound variable). The :math:`\In` part -can be omitted if the result type does not depend on the arguments -of :math:`I`. Note that the arguments of :math:`I` corresponding to parameters *must* -be :math:`\_`, because the result type is not generalized to all possible -values of the parameters. The other arguments of :math:`I` (sometimes called -indices in the literature) have to be variables (:math:`a` above) and these -variables can occur in :math:`P`. The expression after :math:`\In` must be seen as an -*inductive type pattern*. Notice that expansion of implicit arguments -and notations apply to this pattern. For the purpose of presenting the -inference rules, we use a more compact notation: - -.. math:: - \case(m,(λ a x . P), λ x_{11} ... x_{1p_1} . f_1~| … |~λ x_{n1} ...x_{np_n} . f_n ) - - -.. _Allowed-elimination-sorts: - -**Allowed elimination sorts.** An important question for building the typing rule for :math:`\Match` is what -can be the type of :math:`λ a x . P` with respect to the type of :math:`m`. If :math:`m:I` -and :math:`I:A` and :math:`λ a x . P : B` then by :math:`[I:A|B]` we mean that one can use -:math:`λ a x . P` with :math:`m` in the above match-construct. - - -.. _cic_notations: - -**Notations.** The :math:`[I:A|B]` is defined as the smallest relation satisfying the -following rules: We write :math:`[I|B]` for :math:`[I:A|B]` where :math:`A` is the type of :math:`I`. - -The case of inductive types in sorts :math:`\Set` or :math:`\Type` is simple. -There is no restriction on the sort of the predicate to be eliminated. - -.. inference:: Prod - - [(I~x):A′|B′] - ----------------------- - [I:∀ x:A,~A′|∀ x:A,~B′] - - -.. inference:: Set & Type - - s_1 ∈ \{\Set,\Type(j)\} - s_2 ∈ \Sort - ---------------- - [I:s_1 |I→ s_2 ] - - -The case of Inductive definitions of sort :math:`\Prop` is a bit more -complicated, because of our interpretation of this sort. The only -harmless allowed eliminations, are the ones when predicate :math:`P` -is also of sort :math:`\Prop` or is of the morally smaller sort -:math:`\SProp`. - -.. inference:: Prop - - s ∈ \{\SProp,\Prop\} - -------------------- - [I:\Prop|I→s] - - -:math:`\Prop` is the type of logical propositions, the proofs of properties :math:`P` in -:math:`\Prop` could not be used for computation and are consequently ignored by -the extraction mechanism. Assume :math:`A` and :math:`B` are two propositions, and the -logical disjunction :math:`A ∨ B` is defined inductively by: - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: in - - Inductive or (A B:Prop) : Prop := - or_introl : A -> or A B | or_intror : B -> or A B. - - -The following definition which computes a boolean value by case over -the proof of :g:`or A B` is not accepted: - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Definition choice (A B: Prop) (x:or A B) := - match x with or_introl _ _ a => true | or_intror _ _ b => false end. - -From the computational point of view, the structure of the proof of -:g:`(or A B)` in this term is needed for computing the boolean value. - -In general, if :math:`I` has type :math:`\Prop` then :math:`P` cannot have type :math:`I→\Set`, because -it will mean to build an informative proof of type :math:`(P~m)` doing a case -analysis over a non-computational object that will disappear in the -extracted program. But the other way is safe with respect to our -interpretation we can have :math:`I` a computational object and :math:`P` a -non-computational one, it just corresponds to proving a logical property -of a computational object. - -In the same spirit, elimination on :math:`P` of type :math:`I→\Type` cannot be allowed -because it trivially implies the elimination on :math:`P` of type :math:`I→ \Set` by -cumulativity. It also implies that there are two proofs of the same -property which are provably different, contradicting the -proof-irrelevance property which is sometimes a useful axiom: - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Axiom proof_irrelevance : forall (P : Prop) (x y : P), x=y. - -The elimination of an inductive type of sort :math:`\Prop` on a predicate -:math:`P` of type :math:`I→ \Type` leads to a paradox when applied to impredicative -inductive definition like the second-order existential quantifier -:g:`exProp` defined above, because it gives access to the two projections on -this type. - - -.. _Empty-and-singleton-elimination: - -**Empty and singleton elimination.** There are special inductive definitions in -:math:`\Prop` for which more eliminations are allowed. - -.. inference:: Prop-extended - - I~\kw{is an empty or singleton definition} - s ∈ \Sort - ------------------------------------- - [I:\Prop|I→ s] - -A *singleton definition* has only one constructor and all the -arguments of this constructor have type :math:`\Prop`. In that case, there is a -canonical way to interpret the informative extraction on an object in -that type, such that the elimination on any sort :math:`s` is legal. Typical -examples are the conjunction of non-informative propositions and the -equality. If there is a hypothesis :math:`h:a=b` in the local context, it can -be used for rewriting not only in logical propositions but also in any -type. - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Print eq_rec. - Require Extraction. - Extraction eq_rec. - -An empty definition has no constructors, in that case also, -elimination on any sort is allowed. - -.. _Eliminaton-for-SProp: - -Inductive types in :math:`\SProp` must have no constructors (i.e. be -empty) to be eliminated to produce relevant values. - -Note that thanks to proof irrelevance elimination functions can be -produced for other types, for instance the elimination for a unit type -is the identity. - -.. _Type-of-branches: - -**Type of branches.** -Let :math:`c` be a term of type :math:`C`, we assume :math:`C` is a type of constructor for an -inductive type :math:`I`. Let :math:`P` be a term that represents the property to be -proved. We assume :math:`r` is the number of parameters and :math:`s` is the number of -arguments. - -We define a new type :math:`\{c:C\}^P` which represents the type of the branch -corresponding to the :math:`c:C` constructor. - -.. math:: - \begin{array}{ll} - \{c:(I~q_1\ldots q_r\ t_1 \ldots t_s)\}^P &\equiv (P~t_1\ldots ~t_s~c) \\ - \{c:∀ x:T,~C\}^P &\equiv ∀ x:T,~\{(c~x):C\}^P - \end{array} - -We write :math:`\{c\}^P` for :math:`\{c:C\}^P` with :math:`C` the type of :math:`c`. - - -.. example:: - - The following term in concrete syntax:: - - match t as l return P' with - | nil _ => t1 - | cons _ hd tl => t2 - end - - - can be represented in abstract syntax as - - .. math:: - \case(t,P,f_1 | f_2 ) - - where - - .. math:: - :nowrap: - - \begin{eqnarray*} - P & = & λ l.~P^\prime\\ - f_1 & = & t_1\\ - f_2 & = & λ (hd:\nat).~λ (tl:\List~\nat).~t_2 - \end{eqnarray*} - - According to the definition: - - .. math:: - \{(\Nil~\nat)\}^P ≡ \{(\Nil~\nat) : (\List~\nat)\}^P ≡ (P~(\Nil~\nat)) - - .. math:: - - \begin{array}{rl} - \{(\cons~\nat)\}^P & ≡\{(\cons~\nat) : (\nat→\List~\nat→\List~\nat)\}^P \\ - & ≡∀ n:\nat,~\{(\cons~\nat~n) : (\List~\nat→\List~\nat)\}^P \\ - & ≡∀ n:\nat,~∀ l:\List~\nat,~\{(\cons~\nat~n~l) : (\List~\nat)\}^P \\ - & ≡∀ n:\nat,~∀ l:\List~\nat,~(P~(\cons~\nat~n~l)). - \end{array} - - Given some :math:`P` then :math:`\{(\Nil~\nat)\}^P` represents the expected type of :math:`f_1`, - and :math:`\{(\cons~\nat)\}^P` represents the expected type of :math:`f_2`. - - -.. _Typing-rule: - -**Typing rule.** -Our very general destructor for inductive definition enjoys the -following typing rule - -.. inference:: match - - \begin{array}{l} - E[Γ] ⊢ c : (I~q_1 … q_r~t_1 … t_s ) \\ - E[Γ] ⊢ P : B \\ - [(I~q_1 … q_r)|B] \\ - (E[Γ] ⊢ f_i : \{(c_{p_i}~q_1 … q_r)\}^P)_{i=1… l} - \end{array} - ------------------------------------------------ - E[Γ] ⊢ \case(c,P,f_1 |… |f_l ) : (P~t_1 … t_s~c) - -provided :math:`I` is an inductive type in a -definition :math:`\ind{r}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` with :math:`Γ_C = [c_1 :C_1 ;~…;~c_n :C_n ]` and -:math:`c_{p_1} … c_{p_l}` are the only constructors of :math:`I`. - - - -.. example:: - - Below is a typing rule for the term shown in the previous example: - - .. inference:: list example - - \begin{array}{l} - E[Γ] ⊢ t : (\List ~\nat) \\ - E[Γ] ⊢ P : B \\ - [(\List ~\nat)|B] \\ - E[Γ] ⊢ f_1 : \{(\Nil ~\nat)\}^P \\ - E[Γ] ⊢ f_2 : \{(\cons ~\nat)\}^P - \end{array} - ------------------------------------------------ - E[Γ] ⊢ \case(t,P,f_1 |f_2 ) : (P~t) - - -.. _Definition-of-ι-reduction: - -**Definition of ι-reduction.** -We still have to define the ι-reduction in the general case. - -An ι-redex is a term of the following form: - -.. math:: - \case((c_{p_i}~q_1 … q_r~a_1 … a_m ),P,f_1 |… |f_l ) - -with :math:`c_{p_i}` the :math:`i`-th constructor of the inductive type :math:`I` with :math:`r` -parameters. - -The ι-contraction of this term is :math:`(f_i~a_1 … a_m )` leading to the -general reduction rule: - -.. math:: - \case((c_{p_i}~q_1 … q_r~a_1 … a_m ),P,f_1 |… |f_l ) \triangleright_ι (f_i~a_1 … a_m ) - - -.. _Fixpoint-definitions: - -Fixpoint definitions -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -The second operator for elimination is fixpoint definition. This -fixpoint may involve several mutually recursive definitions. The basic -concrete syntax for a recursive set of mutually recursive declarations -is (with :math:`Γ_i` contexts): - -.. math:: - \fix~f_1 (Γ_1 ) :A_1 :=t_1~\with … \with~f_n (Γ_n ) :A_n :=t_n - - -The terms are obtained by projections from this set of declarations -and are written - -.. math:: - \fix~f_1 (Γ_1 ) :A_1 :=t_1~\with … \with~f_n (Γ_n ) :A_n :=t_n~\for~f_i - -In the inference rules, we represent such a term by - -.. math:: - \Fix~f_i\{f_1 :A_1':=t_1' … f_n :A_n':=t_n'\} - -with :math:`t_i'` (resp. :math:`A_i'`) representing the term :math:`t_i` abstracted (resp. -generalized) with respect to the bindings in the context :math:`Γ_i`, namely -:math:`t_i'=λ Γ_i . t_i` and :math:`A_i'=∀ Γ_i , A_i`. - - -Typing rule -+++++++++++ - -The typing rule is the expected one for a fixpoint. - -.. inference:: Fix - - (E[Γ] ⊢ A_i : s_i )_{i=1… n} - (E[Γ;~f_1 :A_1 ;~…;~f_n :A_n ] ⊢ t_i : A_i )_{i=1… n} - ------------------------------------------------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ \Fix~f_i\{f_1 :A_1 :=t_1 … f_n :A_n :=t_n \} : A_i - - -Any fixpoint definition cannot be accepted because non-normalizing -terms allow proofs of absurdity. The basic scheme of recursion that -should be allowed is the one needed for defining primitive recursive -functionals. In that case the fixpoint enjoys a special syntactic -restriction, namely one of the arguments belongs to an inductive type, -the function starts with a case analysis and recursive calls are done -on variables coming from patterns and representing subterms. For -instance in the case of natural numbers, a proof of the induction -principle of type - -.. math:: - ∀ P:\nat→\Prop,~(P~\nO)→(∀ n:\nat,~(P~n)→(P~(\nS~n)))→ ∀ n:\nat,~(P~n) - -can be represented by the term: - -.. math:: - \begin{array}{l} - λ P:\nat→\Prop.~λ f:(P~\nO).~λ g:(∀ n:\nat,~(P~n)→(P~(\nS~n))).\\ - \Fix~h\{h:∀ n:\nat,~(P~n):=λ n:\nat.~\case(n,P,f | λp:\nat.~(g~p~(h~p)))\} - \end{array} - -Before accepting a fixpoint definition as being correctly typed, we -check that the definition is “guarded”. A precise analysis of this -notion can be found in :cite:`Gim94`. The first stage is to precise on which -argument the fixpoint will be decreasing. The type of this argument -should be an inductive type. For doing this, the syntax of -fixpoints is extended and becomes - -.. math:: - \Fix~f_i\{f_1/k_1 :A_1:=t_1 … f_n/k_n :A_n:=t_n\} - - -where :math:`k_i` are positive integers. Each :math:`k_i` represents the index of -parameter of :math:`f_i`, on which :math:`f_i` is decreasing. Each :math:`A_i` should be a -type (reducible to a term) starting with at least :math:`k_i` products -:math:`∀ y_1 :B_1 ,~… ∀ y_{k_i} :B_{k_i} ,~A_i'` and :math:`B_{k_i}` an inductive type. - -Now in the definition :math:`t_i`, if :math:`f_j` occurs then it should be applied to -at least :math:`k_j` arguments and the :math:`k_j`-th argument should be -syntactically recognized as structurally smaller than :math:`y_{k_i}`. - -The definition of being structurally smaller is a bit technical. One -needs first to define the notion of *recursive arguments of a -constructor*. For an inductive definition :math:`\ind{r}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}`, if the -type of a constructor :math:`c` has the form -:math:`∀ p_1 :P_1 ,~… ∀ p_r :P_r,~∀ x_1:T_1,~… ∀ x_m :T_m,~(I_j~p_1 … p_r~t_1 … t_s )`, -then the recursive -arguments will correspond to :math:`T_i` in which one of the :math:`I_l` occurs. - -The main rules for being structurally smaller are the following. -Given a variable :math:`y` of an inductively defined type in a declaration -:math:`\ind{r}{Γ_I}{Γ_C}` where :math:`Γ_I` is :math:`[I_1 :A_1 ;~…;~I_k :A_k]`, and :math:`Γ_C` is -:math:`[c_1 :C_1 ;~…;~c_n :C_n ]`, the terms structurally smaller than :math:`y` are: - - -+ :math:`(t~u)` and :math:`λ x:U .~t` when :math:`t` is structurally smaller than :math:`y`. -+ :math:`\case(c,P,f_1 … f_n)` when each :math:`f_i` is structurally smaller than :math:`y`. - If :math:`c` is :math:`y` or is structurally smaller than :math:`y`, its type is an inductive - type :math:`I_p` part of the inductive definition corresponding to :math:`y`. - Each :math:`f_i` corresponds to a type of constructor - :math:`C_q ≡ ∀ p_1 :P_1 ,~…,∀ p_r :P_r ,~∀ y_1 :B_1 ,~… ∀ y_m :B_m ,~(I_p~p_1 … p_r~t_1 … t_s )` - and can consequently be written :math:`λ y_1 :B_1' .~… λ y_m :B_m'.~g_i`. (:math:`B_i'` is - obtained from :math:`B_i` by substituting parameters for variables) the variables - :math:`y_j` occurring in :math:`g_i` corresponding to recursive arguments :math:`B_i` (the - ones in which one of the :math:`I_l` occurs) are structurally smaller than :math:`y`. - - -The following definitions are correct, we enter them using the :cmd:`Fixpoint` -command and show the internal representation. - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fixpoint plus (n m:nat) {struct n} : nat := - match n with - | O => m - | S p => S (plus p m) - end. - - Print plus. - Fixpoint lgth (A:Set) (l:list A) {struct l} : nat := - match l with - | nil _ => O - | cons _ a l' => S (lgth A l') - end. - Print lgth. - Fixpoint sizet (t:tree) : nat := let (f) := t in S (sizef f) - with sizef (f:forest) : nat := - match f with - | emptyf => O - | consf t f => plus (sizet t) (sizef f) - end. - Print sizet. - -.. _Reduction-rule: - -Reduction rule -++++++++++++++ - -Let :math:`F` be the set of declarations: -:math:`f_1 /k_1 :A_1 :=t_1 …f_n /k_n :A_n:=t_n`. -The reduction for fixpoints is: - -.. math:: - (\Fix~f_i \{F\}~a_1 …a_{k_i}) ~\triangleright_ι~ \subst{t_i}{f_k}{\Fix~f_k \{F\}}_{k=1… n} ~a_1 … a_{k_i} - -when :math:`a_{k_i}` starts with a constructor. This last restriction is needed -in order to keep strong normalization and corresponds to the reduction -for primitive recursive operators. The following reductions are now -possible: - -.. math:: - :nowrap: - - \begin{eqnarray*} - \plus~(\nS~(\nS~\nO))~(\nS~\nO)~& \trii & \nS~(\plus~(\nS~\nO)~(\nS~\nO))\\ - & \trii & \nS~(\nS~(\plus~\nO~(\nS~\nO)))\\ - & \trii & \nS~(\nS~(\nS~\nO))\\ - \end{eqnarray*} - -.. _Mutual-induction: - -**Mutual induction** - -The principles of mutual induction can be automatically generated -using the Scheme command described in Section :ref:`proofschemes-induction-principles`. - - -.. _Admissible-rules-for-global-environments: - -Admissible rules for global environments --------------------------------------------- - -From the original rules of the type system, one can show the -admissibility of rules which change the local context of definition of -objects in the global environment. We show here the admissible rules -that are used in the discharge mechanism at the end of a section. - - -.. _Abstraction: - -**Abstraction.** -One can modify a global declaration by generalizing it over a -previously assumed constant :math:`c`. For doing that, we need to modify the -reference to the global declaration in the subsequent global -environment and local context by explicitly applying this constant to -the constant :math:`c`. - -Below, if :math:`Γ` is a context of the form :math:`[y_1 :A_1 ;~…;~y_n :A_n]`, we write -:math:`∀x:U,~\subst{Γ}{c}{x}` to mean -:math:`[y_1 :∀ x:U,~\subst{A_1}{c}{x};~…;~y_n :∀ x:U,~\subst{A_n}{c}{x}]` -and :math:`\subst{E}{|Γ|}{|Γ|c}` to mean the parallel substitution -:math:`E\{y_1 /(y_1~c)\}…\{y_n/(y_n~c)\}`. - - -.. _First-abstracting-property: - -**First abstracting property:** - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:U;~E′;~c′:=t:T;~E″}{Γ}} - {\WF{E;~c:U;~E′;~c′:=λ x:U.~\subst{t}{c}{x}:∀x:U,~\subst{T}{c}{x};~\subst{E″}{c′}{(c′~c)}} - {\subst{Γ}{c′}{(c′~c)}}} - - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:U;~E′;~c′:T;~E″}{Γ}} - {\WF{E;~c:U;~E′;~c′:∀ x:U,~\subst{T}{c}{x};~\subst{E″}{c′}{(c′~c)}}{\subst{Γ}{c′}{(c′~c)}}} - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:U;~E′;~\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C};~E″}{Γ}} - {\WFTWOLINES{E;~c:U;~E′;~\ind{p+1}{∀ x:U,~\subst{Γ_I}{c}{x}}{∀ x:U,~\subst{Γ_C}{c}{x}};~ - \subst{E″}{|Γ_I ;Γ_C |}{|Γ_I ;Γ_C | c}} - {\subst{Γ}{|Γ_I ;Γ_C|}{|Γ_I ;Γ_C | c}}} - -One can similarly modify a global declaration by generalizing it over -a previously defined constant :math:`c`. Below, if :math:`Γ` is a context of the form -:math:`[y_1 :A_1 ;~…;~y_n :A_n]`, we write :math:`\subst{Γ}{c}{u}` to mean -:math:`[y_1 :\subst{A_1} {c}{u};~…;~y_n:\subst{A_n} {c}{u}]`. - - -.. _Second-abstracting-property: - -**Second abstracting property:** - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~c′:=t:T;~E″}{Γ}} - {\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~c′:=(\letin{x}{u:U}{\subst{t}{c}{x}}):\subst{T}{c}{u};~E″}{Γ}} - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~c′:T;~E″}{Γ}} - {\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~c′:\subst{T}{c}{u};~E″}{Γ}} - -.. math:: - \frac{\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~\ind{p}{Γ_I}{Γ_C};~E″}{Γ}} - {\WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′;~\ind{p}{\subst{Γ_I}{c}{u}}{\subst{Γ_C}{c}{u}};~E″}{Γ}} - -.. _Pruning-the-local-context: - -**Pruning the local context.** -If one abstracts or substitutes constants with the above rules then it -may happen that some declared or defined constant does not occur any -more in the subsequent global environment and in the local context. -One can consequently derive the following property. - - -.. _First-pruning-property: - -.. inference:: First pruning property: - - \WF{E;~c:U;~E′}{Γ} - c~\kw{does not occur in}~E′~\kw{and}~Γ - -------------------------------------- - \WF{E;E′}{Γ} - - -.. _Second-pruning-property: - -.. inference:: Second pruning property: - - \WF{E;~c:=u:U;~E′}{Γ} - c~\kw{does not occur in}~E′~\kw{and}~Γ - -------------------------------------- - \WF{E;E′}{Γ} - - -.. _Co-inductive-types: - -Co-inductive types ----------------------- - -The implementation contains also co-inductive definitions, which are -types inhabited by infinite objects. More information on co-inductive -definitions can be found in :cite:`Gimenez95b,Gim98,GimCas05`. - - -.. _The-Calculus-of-Inductive-Construction-with-impredicative-Set: - -The Calculus of Inductive Constructions with impredicative Set ------------------------------------------------------------------ - -|Coq| can be used as a type checker for the Calculus of Inductive -Constructions with an impredicative sort :math:`\Set` by using the compiler -option ``-impredicative-set``. For example, using the ordinary `coqtop` -command, the following is rejected, - -.. example:: - - .. coqtop:: all - - Fail Definition id: Set := forall X:Set,X->X. - -while it will type check, if one uses instead the `coqtop` -``-impredicative-set`` option.. - -The major change in the theory concerns the rule for product formation -in the sort :math:`\Set`, which is extended to a domain in any sort: - -.. inference:: ProdImp - - E[Γ] ⊢ T : s - s ∈ \Sort - E[Γ::(x:T)] ⊢ U : \Set - --------------------- - E[Γ] ⊢ ∀ x:T,~U : \Set - -This extension has consequences on the inductive definitions which are -allowed. In the impredicative system, one can build so-called *large -inductive definitions* like the example of second-order existential -quantifier (:g:`exSet`). - -There should be restrictions on the eliminations which can be -performed on such definitions. The elimination rules in the -impredicative system for sort :math:`\Set` become: - - - -.. inference:: Set1 - - s ∈ \{\Prop, \Set\} - ----------------- - [I:\Set|I→ s] - -.. inference:: Set2 - - I~\kw{is a small inductive definition} - s ∈ \{\Type(i)\} - ---------------- - [I:\Set|I→ s] +.. seealso:: :ref:`printing-universes`. |
