(** * Logic: Logic in Coq *) Set Warnings "-notation-overridden,-parsing,-deprecated-hint-without-locality". From LF Require Export Tactics. (** So far, we have seen... - _propositions_: factual claims - equality propositions ([e1 = e2]) - implications ([P -> Q]) - quantified propositions ([forall x, P]) - _proofs_: ways of presenting evidence for the truth of a proposition In this chapter we will introduce several more flavors of both propositions and proofs. *) (** Like everything in Coq, propositions have a _type_: *) Check (3 = 3) : Prop. Check (forall n m : nat, n + m = m + n) : Prop. (** Note that _all_ syntactically well-formed propositions have type [Prop] in Coq, regardless of whether they are true. Simply _being_ a proposition is one thing; being _provable_ is a different thing! *) Check 2 = 2 : Prop. Check 3 = 2 : Prop. Check forall n : nat, n = 2 : Prop. (** So far, we've seen one primary place that propositions can appear: in [Theorem] (and [Lemma] and [Example]) declarations. *) Theorem plus_2_2_is_4 : 2 + 2 = 4. Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (** Propositions are first-class entities in Coq. For example, we can name them: *) Definition plus_claim : Prop := 2 + 2 = 4. Check plus_claim : Prop. Theorem plus_claim_is_true : plus_claim. Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (** We can also write _parameterized_ propositions -- that is, functions that take arguments of some type and return a proposition. *) Definition is_three (n : nat) : Prop := n = 3. Check is_three : nat -> Prop. (** In Coq, functions that return propositions are said to define _properties_ of their arguments. For instance, here's a (polymorphic) property defining the familiar notion of an _injective function_. *) Definition injective {A B} (f : A -> B) := forall x y : A, f x = f y -> x = y. Lemma succ_inj : injective S. Proof. intros n m H. injection H as H1. apply H1. Qed. (** The equality operator [=] is also a function that returns a [Prop]. The expression [n = m] is syntactic sugar for [eq n m] (defined in Coq's standard library using the [Notation] mechanism). Because [eq] can be used with elements of any type, it is also polymorphic: *) Check @eq : forall A : Type, A -> A -> Prop. (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? pred (S O) = O (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [forall n:nat, Prop] (4) [nat->nat] (5) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? forall n:nat, pred (S n) = n (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [forall n:nat, Prop] (4) [nat->nat] (5) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? forall n:nat, S (pred n) = n (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [nat->nat] (4) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? forall n:nat, S (pred n) (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [nat->nat] (4) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? fun n:nat => S (pred n) (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [nat->nat] (4) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ What is the type of the following expression? fun n:nat => S (pred n) = n (1) [Prop] (2) [nat->Prop] (3) [nat->nat] (4) Not typeable *) (* QUIZ Which of the following is _not_ a proposition? (1) [3 + 2 = 4] (2) [3 + 2 = 5] (3) [3 + 2 =? 5] (4) [((3+2) =? 4) = false] (5) [forall n, (((3+2) =? n) = true) -> n = 5] (6) All of these are propositions *) (* ################################################################# *) (** * Logical Connectives *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Conjunction *) (** The _conjunction_, or _logical and_, of propositions [A] and [B] is written [A /\ B], representing the claim that both [A] and [B] are true. *) Example and_example : 3 + 4 = 7 /\ 2 * 2 = 4. (** To prove a conjunction, use the [split] tactic. It will generate two subgoals, one for each part of the statement: *) Proof. split. - (* 3 + 4 = 7 *) reflexivity. - (* 2 * 2 = 4 *) reflexivity. Qed. (** For any propositions [A] and [B], if we assume that [A] is true and that [B] is true, we can conclude that [A /\ B] is also true. *) Lemma and_intro : forall A B : Prop, A -> B -> A /\ B. Proof. intros A B HA HB. split. - apply HA. - apply HB. Qed. (** Since applying a theorem with hypotheses to some goal has the effect of generating as many subgoals as there are hypotheses for that theorem, we can apply [and_intro] to achieve the same effect as [split]. *) Example and_example' : 3 + 4 = 7 /\ 2 * 2 = 4. Proof. apply and_intro. - (* 3 + 4 = 7 *) reflexivity. - (* 2 + 2 = 4 *) reflexivity. Qed. Example and_exercise : forall n m : nat, n + m = 0 -> n = 0 /\ m = 0. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** So much for proving conjunctive statements. To go in the other direction -- i.e., to _use_ a conjunctive hypothesis to help prove something else -- we employ the [destruct] tactic. If the proof context contains a hypothesis [H] of the form [A /\ B], writing [destruct H as [HA HB]] will remove [H] from the context and add two new hypotheses: [HA], stating that [A] is true, and [HB], stating that [B] is true. *) Lemma and_example2 : forall n m : nat, n = 0 /\ m = 0 -> n + m = 0. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** As usual, we can also destruct [H] right when we introduce it, instead of introducing and then destructing it: *) Lemma and_example2' : forall n m : nat, n = 0 /\ m = 0 -> n + m = 0. Proof. intros n m [Hn Hm]. rewrite Hn. rewrite Hm. reflexivity. Qed. (** You may wonder why we bothered packing the two hypotheses [n = 0] and [m = 0] into a single conjunction, since we could have also stated the theorem with two separate premises: *) Lemma and_example2'' : forall n m : nat, n = 0 -> m = 0 -> n + m = 0. Proof. intros n m Hn Hm. rewrite Hn. rewrite Hm. reflexivity. Qed. (** For the present example, both ways work. But in other situations we may wind up with a conjunctive hypothesis in the middle of a proof... *) Lemma and_example3 : forall n m : nat, n + m = 0 -> n * m = 0. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** By the way, the infix notation [/\] is actually just syntactic sugar for [and A B]. That is, [and] is a Coq operator that takes two propositions as arguments and yields a proposition. *) Check and : Prop -> Prop -> Prop. (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Disjunction *) (** Another important connective is the _disjunction_, or _logical or_, of two propositions: [A \/ B] is true when either [A] or [B] is. (This infix notation stands for [or A B], where [or : Prop -> Prop -> Prop].) *) (** To use a disjunctive hypothesis in a proof, we proceed by case analysis (which, as with other data types like [nat], can be done explicitly with [destruct] or implicitly with an [intros] pattern): *) Lemma factor_is_O: forall n m : nat, n = 0 \/ m = 0 -> n * m = 0. Proof. (* This pattern implicitly does case analysis on [n = 0 \/ m = 0] *) intros n m [Hn | Hm]. - (* Here, [n = 0] *) rewrite Hn. reflexivity. - (* Here, [m = 0] *) rewrite Hm. rewrite <- mult_n_O. reflexivity. Qed. (** We can see in this example that, when we perform case analysis on a disjunction [A \/ B], we must separately satisfy two proof obligations, each showing that the conclusion holds under a different assumption -- [A] in the first subgoal and [B] in the second. Note that the case analysis pattern [[Hn | Hm]] allows us to name the hypotheses that are generated in the subgoals. *) (** Conversely, to show that a disjunction holds, it suffices to show that one of its sides holds. This is done via two tactics, [left] and [right]. As their names imply, the first one requires proving the left side of the disjunction, while the second requires proving its right side. Here is a trivial use... *) Lemma or_intro_l : forall A B : Prop, A -> A \/ B. Proof. intros A B HA. left. apply HA. Qed. (** ... and here is a slightly more interesting example requiring both [left] and [right]: *) Lemma zero_or_succ : forall n : nat, n = 0 \/ n = S (pred n). Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard (mult_is_O) *) Lemma mult_is_O : forall n m, n * m = 0 -> n = 0 \/ m = 0. Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted. (** [] *) (** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard (or_commut) *) Theorem or_commut : forall P Q : Prop, P \/ Q -> Q \/ P. Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted. (** [] *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Falsehood and Negation So far, we have mostly been concerned with proving that certain things are _true_ -- addition is commutative, appending lists is associative, etc. Of course, we may also be interested in negative results, demonstrating that some given proposition is _not_ true. Such statements are expressed with the logical negation operator [~]. *) (** To see how negation works, recall the _principle of explosion_ from the [Tactics] chapter, which asserts that, if we assume a contradiction, then any other proposition can be derived. Following this intuition, we could define [~ P] ("not [P]") as [forall Q, P -> Q]. Coq actually makes a slightly different (but equivalent) choice, defining [~ P] as [P -> False], where [False] is a specific contradictory proposition defined in the standard library. *) Module MyNot. Definition not (P:Prop) := P -> False. Notation "~ x" := (not x) : type_scope. Check not : Prop -> Prop. End MyNot. (** Since [False] is a contradictory proposition, the principle of explosion also applies to it. If we get [False] into the proof context, we can use [destruct] on it to complete any goal: *) Theorem ex_falso_quodlibet : forall (P:Prop), False -> P. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** Inequality is a frequent enough example of negated statement that there is a special notation for it, [x <> y]: Notation "x <> y" := (~(x = y)). *) (** We can use [not] to state that [0] and [1] are different elements of [nat]: *) Theorem zero_not_one : 0 <> 1. Proof. unfold not. intros contra. discriminate contra. Qed. (** It takes a little practice to get used to working with negation in Coq. Even though you can see perfectly well why a statement involving negation is true, it can be a little tricky at first to make Coq understand it! Here are proofs of a few familiar facts to get you warmed up. *) Theorem not_False : ~ False. Proof. unfold not. intros H. destruct H. Qed. Theorem contradiction_implies_anything : forall P Q : Prop, (P /\ ~P) -> Q. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. Theorem double_neg : forall P : Prop, P -> ~~P. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** Since inequality involves a negation, it also requires a little practice to be able to work with it fluently. Here is one useful trick. If you are trying to prove a goal that is nonsensical (e.g., the goal state is [false = true]), apply [ex_falso_quodlibet] to change the goal to [False]. This makes it easier to use assumptions of the form [~P] that may be available in the context -- in particular, assumptions of the form [x<>y]. *) Theorem not_true_is_false : forall b : bool, b <> true -> b = false. Proof. intros b H. destruct b eqn:HE. - (* b = true *) unfold not in H. apply ex_falso_quodlibet. apply H. reflexivity. - (* b = false *) reflexivity. Qed. (** Since reasoning with [ex_falso_quodlibet] is quite common, Coq provides a built-in tactic, [exfalso], for applying it. *) Theorem not_true_is_false' : forall b : bool, b <> true -> b = false. Proof. intros [] H. (* note implicit [destruct b] here *) - (* b = true *) unfold not in H. exfalso. (* <=== *) apply H. reflexivity. - (* b = false *) reflexivity. Qed. (* QUIZ To prove the following proposition, which tactics will we need besides [intros] and [apply]? forall X, forall a b : X, (a=b) /\ (a<>b) -> False. (1) [destruct], [unfold], [left] and [right] (2) [destruct] and [unfold] (3) only [destruct] (4) [left] and/or [right] (5) only [unfold] (6) none of the above *) Lemma quiz1: forall X, forall a b : X, (a=b) /\ (a<>b) -> False. Proof. intros X a b [H0 H1]. apply H1 in H0. apply H0. Qed. (* QUIZ To prove the following proposition, which tactics will we need besides [intros] and [apply]? forall P Q : Prop, P \/ Q -> ~~(P \/ Q). (1) [destruct], [unfold], [left] and [right] (2) [destruct] and [unfold] (3) only [destruct] (4) [left] and/or [right] (5) only [unfold] (6) none of the above *) Lemma quiz2 : forall P Q : Prop, P \/ Q -> ~~(P \/ Q). Proof. intros P Q H H1. apply H1 in H. apply H. Qed. (* QUIZ To prove the following proposition, which tactics will we need besides [intros] and [apply]? forall A B: Prop, A -> (A \/ ~~B). (1) [destruct], [unfold], [left] and [right] (2) [destruct] and [unfold] (3) only [destruct] (4) [left] and/or [right] (5) only [unfold] (6) none of the above *) Lemma quiz3 : forall A B: Prop, A -> (A \/ ~~B). Proof. intros P Q H. left. apply H. Qed. (* QUIZ To prove the following proposition, which tactics will we need besides [intros] and [apply]? forall P Q: Prop, P \/ Q -> ~~P \/ ~~Q. (1) [destruct], [unfold], [left] and [right] (2) [destruct] and [unfold] (3) only [destruct] (4) [left] and/or [right] (5) only [unfold] (6) none of the above *) Lemma quiz4 : forall P Q: Prop, P \/ Q -> ~~P \/ ~~Q. Proof. intros P Q [H0 | H0]. - (* left *) left. intros H1. apply H1 in H0. apply H0. - (* right *) right. intros H1. apply H1 in H0. apply H0. Qed. (* QUIZ To prove the following proposition, which tactics will we need besides [intros] and [apply]? forall A : Prop, 1=0 -> (A \/ ~A). (1) [discriminate], [unfold], [left] and [right] (2) [discriminate] and [unfold] (3) only [discriminate] (4) [left] and/or [right] (5) only [unfold] (6) none of the above *) Lemma quiz5 : forall A : Prop, 1=0 -> (A \/ ~A). Proof. intros P H. discriminate H. Qed. (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Truth *) (** Besides [False], Coq's standard library also defines [True], a proposition that is trivially true. To prove it, we use the predefined constant [I : True]: *) Lemma True_is_true : True. Proof. apply I. Qed. (** Unlike [False], which is used extensively, [True] is used relatively rarely, since it is trivial (and therefore uninteresting) to prove as a goal, and conversely it provides no useful information as a hypothesis. *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Logical Equivalence *) (** The handy "if and only if" connective, which asserts that two propositions have the same truth value, is simply the conjunction of two implications. *) Module MyIff. Definition iff (P Q : Prop) := (P -> Q) /\ (Q -> P). Notation "P <-> Q" := (iff P Q) (at level 95, no associativity) : type_scope. End MyIff. Theorem iff_sym : forall P Q : Prop, (P <-> Q) -> (Q <-> P). Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. Lemma not_true_iff_false : forall b, b <> true <-> b = false. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** **** Exercise: 1 star, standard, optional (iff_properties) Using the above proof that [<->] is symmetric ([iff_sym]) as a guide, prove that it is also reflexive and transitive. *) Theorem iff_refl : forall P : Prop, P <-> P. Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted. Theorem iff_trans : forall P Q R : Prop, (P <-> Q) -> (Q <-> R) -> (P <-> R). Proof. (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted. (** [] *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Setoids and Logical Equivalence *) (** Some of Coq's tactics treat [iff] statements specially, avoiding the need for some low-level proof-state manipulation. In particular, [rewrite] and [reflexivity] can be used with [iff] statements, not just equalities. To enable this behavior, we have to import the Coq library that supports it: *) From Coq Require Import Setoids.Setoid. (** A "setoid" is a set equipped with an equivalence relation, such as [=] or [<->]. *) (** Example: Using [rewrite] with [<->]. *) Lemma mul_eq_0 : forall n m, n * m = 0 <-> n = 0 \/ m = 0. Proof. split. - apply mult_is_O. - apply factor_is_O. Qed. Theorem or_assoc : forall P Q R : Prop, P \/ (Q \/ R) <-> (P \/ Q) \/ R. Proof. intros P Q R. split. - intros [H | [H | H]]. + left. left. apply H. + left. right. apply H. + right. apply H. - intros [[H | H] | H]. + left. apply H. + right. left. apply H. + right. right. apply H. Qed. Lemma mul_eq_0_ternary : forall n m p, n * m * p = 0 <-> n = 0 \/ m = 0 \/ p = 0. Proof. intros n m p. rewrite mul_eq_0. rewrite mul_eq_0. rewrite or_assoc. reflexivity. Qed. (** Example: using [apply] with [<->]. The [apply] tactic can also be used with [<->]. When given an equivalence as its argument, [apply] tries to guess which direction of the equivalence will be useful. *) Lemma apply_iff_example : forall n m : nat, n * m = 0 -> n = 0 \/ m = 0. Proof. intros n m H. apply mul_eq_0. apply H. Qed. (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Existential Quantification *) (** To prove a statement of the form [exists x, P], we must show that [P] holds for some specific choice of value for [x], known as the _witness_ of the existential. This is done in two steps: First, we explicitly tell Coq which witness [t] we have in mind by invoking the tactic [exists t]. Then we prove that [P] holds after all occurrences of [x] are replaced by [t]. *) Definition Even x := exists n : nat, x = double n. Lemma four_is_even : Even 4. Proof. unfold Even. exists 2. reflexivity. Qed. (** Conversely, if we have an existential hypothesis [exists x, P] in the context, we can destruct it to obtain a witness [x] and a hypothesis stating that [P] holds of [x]. *) Theorem exists_example_2 : forall n, (exists m, n = 4 + m) -> (exists o, n = 2 + o). Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (* ################################################################# *) (** * Programming with Propositions *) (** What does it mean to say that "an element [x] occurs in a list [l]"? - If [l] is the empty list, then [x] cannot occur in it, so the property "[x] appears in [l]" is simply false. - Otherwise, [l] has the form [x' :: l']. In this case, [x] occurs in [l] if either it is equal to [x'] or it occurs in [l']. *) (** We can translate this directly into a straightforward recursive function taking an element and a list and returning a proposition (!): *) Fixpoint In {A : Type} (x : A) (l : list A) : Prop := match l with | [] => False | x' :: l' => x' = x \/ In x l' end. (** When [In] is applied to a concrete list, it expands into a concrete sequence of nested disjunctions. *) Example In_example_1 : In 4 [1; 2; 3; 4; 5]. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. Example In_example_2 : forall n, In n [2; 4] -> exists n', n = 2 * n'. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** We can also prove more generic, higher-level lemmas about [In]. (Note how [In] starts out applied to a variable and only gets expanded when we do case analysis on this variable.) *) Theorem In_map : forall (A B : Type) (f : A -> B) (l : list A) (x : A), In x l -> In (f x) (map f l). Proof. intros A B f l x. induction l as [|x' l' IHl']. - (* l = nil, contradiction *) simpl. intros []. - (* l = x' :: l' *) simpl. intros [H | H]. + rewrite H. left. reflexivity. + right. apply IHl'. apply H. Qed. (* ################################################################# *) (** * Applying Theorems to Arguments *) (** Coq also treats _proofs_ as first-class objects! *) (** We have seen that we can use [Check] to ask Coq to print the type of an expression. We can also use it to ask what theorem a particular identifier refers to. *) Check plus : nat -> nat -> nat. Check add_comm : forall n m : nat, n + m = m + n. (** Coq checks the _statement_ of the [add_comm] theorem (or prints it for us, if we leave off the part beginning with the colon) in the same way that it checks the _type_ of any term (e.g., plus) that we ask it to [Check]. Why? *) (** The reason is that the identifier [add_comm] actually refers to a _proof object_, which represents a logical derivation establishing of the truth of the statement [forall n m : nat, n + m = m + n]. The type of this object is the proposition which it is a proof of. *) (** The type of an ordinary function tells us what we can do with it. - e.g., if we have a term of type [nat -> nat -> nat], we can give it two [nat]s as arguments and get a [nat] back. Similarly, the statement of a theorem tells us what we can use that theorem for. - if we have a term of type [n = m -> n + n = m + m] and we provide it two numbers [n] and [m] plus an "argument" of type [n = m], we can derive [n + n = m + m]. *) (** Coq actually allows us to _apply_ a theorem as if it were a function. This is often handy in proof scripts -- e.g., suppose we want too prove the following: *) Lemma add_comm3 : forall x y z, x + (y + z) = (z + y) + x. (** It appears at first sight that we ought to be able to prove this by rewriting with [add_comm] twice to make the two sides match. The problem, however, is that the second [rewrite] will undo the effect of the first. *) Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** We can fix this by applying [add_comm] to the arguments we want it be to instantiated with. Then the [rewrite] can only happen in one place. *) Lemma add_comm3_take3 : forall x y z, x + (y + z) = (z + y) + x. Proof. intros x y z. rewrite add_comm. rewrite (add_comm y z). reflexivity. Qed. (** Let's see another example of using a theorem like a function. The following theorem says: any list [l] containing some element must be nonempty. *) Theorem in_not_nil : forall A (x : A) (l : list A), In x l -> l <> []. Proof. intros A x l H. unfold not. intro Hl. rewrite Hl in H. simpl in H. apply H. Qed. (** We should be able to use this theorem to prove the special case where [x] is [42]. However, naively, the tactic [apply in_not_nil] will fail because it cannot infer the value of [x]. *) Lemma in_not_nil_42 : forall l : list nat, In 42 l -> l <> []. Proof. intros l H. Fail apply in_not_nil. Abort. (** There are several ways to work around this: *) (** Use [apply ... with ...] *) Lemma in_not_nil_42_take2 : forall l : list nat, In 42 l -> l <> []. Proof. intros l H. apply in_not_nil with (x := 42). apply H. Qed. (** Use [apply ... in ...] *) Lemma in_not_nil_42_take3 : forall l : list nat, In 42 l -> l <> []. Proof. intros l H. apply in_not_nil in H. apply H. Qed. (** Explicitly apply the lemma to the value for [x]. *) Lemma in_not_nil_42_take4 : forall l : list nat, In 42 l -> l <> []. Proof. intros l H. apply (in_not_nil nat 42). apply H. Qed. (** Explicitly apply the lemma to a hypothesis. *) Lemma in_not_nil_42_take5 : forall l : list nat, In 42 l -> l <> []. Proof. intros l H. apply (in_not_nil _ _ _ H). Qed. Lemma quiz : forall a b : nat, a = b -> b = 42 -> (forall (X : Type) (n m o : X), n = m -> m = o -> n = o) -> True. Proof. intros a b H1 H2 trans_eq. (* QUIZ Suppose we have a, b : nat H1 : a = b H2 : b = 42 trans_eq : forall (X : Type) (n m o : X), n = m -> m = o -> n = o What is the type of this proof object? trans_eq nat a b 42 H1 H2 (1) [a = b] (2) [42 = a] (3) [a = 42] (4) Does not typecheck *) Check trans_eq nat a b 42 H1 H2 : a = 42. (* QUIZ Suppose we have a, b : nat H1 : a = b H2 : b = 42 trans_eq : forall (X : Type) (n m o : X), n = m -> m = o -> n = o What is the type of this proof object? trans_eq nat b 42 a H2 (1) [b = a] (2) [b = a -> 42 = a] (3) [42 = a -> b = a] (4) Does not typecheck *) Check trans_eq nat b 42 a H2 : 42 = a -> b = a. (* QUIZ Suppose we have a, b : nat H1 : a = b H2 : b = 42 trans_eq : forall (X : Type) (n m o : X), n = m -> m = o -> n = o What is the type of this proof object? trans_eq _ 42 a b (1) [a = b -> b = 42 -> a = 42] (2) [42 = a -> a = b -> 42 = b] (3) [a = 42 -> 42 = b -> a = b] (4) Does not typecheck *) Check trans_eq _ 42 a b : 42 = a -> a = b -> 42 = b. (* QUIZ Suppose we have a, b : nat H1 : a = b H2 : b = 42 trans_eq : forall (X : Type) (n m o : X), n = m -> m = o -> n = o What is the type of this proof object? trans_eq _ _ _ _ H2 H1 (1) [b = a] (2) [42 = a] (3) [a = 42] (4) Does not typecheck *) Fail Check trans_eq _ _ _ _ H2 H1. Abort. (* ################################################################# *) (** * Coq vs. Set Theory *) (** Coq's logical core, the _Calculus of Inductive Constructions_, is a "metalanguage for mathematics" in the same sense as familiar systems for paper-and-pencil mathematics, like Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory (ZFC). Mostly, the differences are not too important. But there are a few points worth discussing... *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Functional Extensionality *) (** Coq's logic is intentionally quite minimal. This means that there are occasionally some cases where translating standard mathematical reasoning into Coq can be cumbersome or sometimes even impossible, unless we enrich the core logic with additional axioms. *) (** For example, we can write an equality proposition stating that two _functions_ are equal to each other: *) Example function_equality_ex1 : (fun x => 3 + x) = (fun x => (pred 4) + x). Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (** In common mathematical practice, two functions [f] and [g] are considered equal if they produce the same output on every input: (forall x, f x = g x) -> f = g This is known as the principle of _functional extensionality_. *) (** However, functional extensionality is not part of Coq's built-in logic. This means that some apparently "obvious" propositions are not provable. *) Example function_equality_ex2 : (fun x => plus x 1) = (fun x => plus 1 x). Proof. (* Stuck *) Abort. (** However, we can add functional extensionality to Coq's core using the [Axiom] command. *) Axiom functional_extensionality : forall {X Y: Type} {f g : X -> Y}, (forall (x:X), f x = g x) -> f = g. (** Defining something as an [Axiom] has the same effect as stating a theorem and skipping its proof using [Admitted], but it alerts the reader that this isn't just something we're going to come back and fill in later! *) (** We can now invoke functional extensionality in proofs: *) Example function_equality_ex2 : (fun x => plus x 1) = (fun x => plus 1 x). Proof. apply functional_extensionality. intros x. apply add_comm. Qed. (** Naturally, we must be careful when adding new axioms into Coq's logic, as this can render it _inconsistent_ -- that is, it may become possible to prove every proposition, including [False], [2+2=5], etc.! Unfortunately, there is no simple way of telling whether an axiom is safe to add: hard work by highly trained mathematicians is often required to establish the consistency of any particular combination of axioms. Fortunately, it is known that adding functional extensionality, in particular, _is_ consistent. *) (** To check whether a particular proof relies on any additional axioms, use the [Print Assumptions] command: [Print Assumptions function_equality_ex2]. *) (* ===> Axioms: functional_extensionality : forall (X Y : Type) (f g : X -> Y), (forall x : X, f x = g x) -> f = g (You may also see [add_comm] listed as an assumption, depending on whether the copy of [Tactics.v] in the local directory has the proof of [add_comm] filled in.) *) (* QUIZ Is this provable by [reflexivity], i.e., without [functional_extensionality]? [(fun xs => 1 :: xs) = (fun xs => [1] ++ xs)] (1) Yes (2) No *) Example cons_1_eq_ex : (fun xs => 1 :: xs) = (fun xs => [1] ++ xs). Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Propositions vs. Booleans We've seen two different ways of expressing logical claims in Coq: with _booleans_ (of type [bool]), and with _propositions_ (of type [Prop]). Here are the key differences between [bool] and [Prop]: bool Prop ==== ==== decidable? yes no useable with match? yes no equalities rewritable? no yes *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Working with Decidable Properties *) (** Since [Prop] includes _both_ decidable and undecidable properties, we have two choices when when we are dealing with a property that happens to be decidable: we can express it as a boolean computation or as a function into [Prop]. For instance, to claim that a number [n] is even, we can say either... *) (** ... that [even n] evaluates to [true]... *) Example even_42_bool : even 42 = true. Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (** ... or that there exists some [k] such that [n = double k]. *) Example even_42_prop : Even 42. Proof. unfold Even. exists 21. reflexivity. Qed. (** Of course, it would be pretty strange if these two characterizations of evenness did not describe the same set of natural numbers! Fortunately, we can prove that they do... *) (** We first need two helper lemmas. *) Lemma even_double : forall k, even (double k) = true. Proof. intros k. induction k as [|k' IHk']. - reflexivity. - simpl. apply IHk'. Qed. Lemma even_double_conv : forall n, exists k, n = if even n then double k else S (double k). Proof. (* Hint: Use the [even_S] lemma from [Induction.v]. *) (* FILL IN HERE *) Admitted. (** [] *) (** Now the main theorem: *) Theorem even_bool_prop : forall n, even n = true <-> Even n. Proof. intros n. split. - intros H. destruct (even_double_conv n) as [k Hk]. rewrite Hk. rewrite H. exists k. reflexivity. - intros [k Hk]. rewrite Hk. apply even_double. Qed. (** In view of this theorem, we say that the boolean computation [even n] is _reflected_ in the truth of the proposition [exists k, n = double k]. *) (** Similarly, to state that two numbers [n] and [m] are equal, we can say either - (1) that [n =? m] returns [true], or - (2) that [n = m]. Again, these two notions are equivalent. *) Theorem eqb_eq : forall n1 n2 : nat, n1 =? n2 = true <-> n1 = n2. Proof. intros n1 n2. split. - apply eqb_true. - intros H. rewrite H. rewrite eqb_refl. reflexivity. Qed. (** Even when the boolean and propositional formulations of a claim are equivalent from a purely logical perspective, they are often not equivalent from the point of view of convenience for some specific purpose. *) (** We cannot _test_ whether a [Prop] is true or not in a function definition; as a consequence, the following code fragment is rejected: *) Fail Definition is_even_prime n := if n = 2 then true else false. (** An important side benefit of stating facts using booleans is enabling some proof automation through computation with Coq terms, a technique known as _proof by reflection_. Consider the following statement: *) Example even_1000 : Even 1000. (** The most direct way to prove this is to give the value of [k] explicitly. *) Proof. unfold Even. exists 500. reflexivity. Qed. (** The proof of the corresponding boolean statement is even simpler (because we don't have to invent the witness: Coq's computation mechanism does it for us!). *) Example even_1000' : even 1000 = true. Proof. reflexivity. Qed. (** What is interesting is that, since the two notions are equivalent, we can use the boolean formulation to prove the other one without mentioning the value 500 explicitly: *) Example even_1000'' : Even 1000. Proof. apply even_bool_prop. reflexivity. Qed. (** Another notable difference is that the negation of a "boolean fact" is straightforward to state and prove: simply flip the expected boolean result. *) Example not_even_1001 : even 1001 = false. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** In contrast, propositional negation can be more difficult to work with directly. *) Example not_even_1001' : ~(Even 1001). Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** Equality provides a complementary example, where it is sometimes easier to work in the propositional world. Knowing that [(n =? m) = true] is generally of little direct help in the middle of a proof involving [n] and [m]; however, if we convert the statement to the equivalent form [n = m], we can rewrite with it. *) Lemma plus_eqb_example : forall n m p : nat, n =? m = true -> n + p =? m + p = true. Proof. (* WORK IN CLASS *) Admitted. (** We won't discuss reflection any further for the moment, but it serves as a good example showing the complementary strengths of booleans and general propositions, and being able to cross back and forth between the boolean and propositional worlds will often be convenient in later chapters. *) (* ================================================================= *) (** ** Classical vs. Constructive Logic *) (** The following reasoning principle is _not_ derivable in Coq (though, again, it can consistently be added): *) Definition excluded_middle := forall P : Prop, P \/ ~ P. (** Logics like Coq's, which do not assume the excluded middle, are referred to as _constructive logics_. More conventional logical systems such as ZFC, in which the excluded middle does hold for arbitrary propositions, are referred to as _classical_. *)