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(** * Logic: Logic in Coq *)
Require Export MoreCoq.
(** Coq's built-in logic is very small: the only primitives are
[Inductive] definitions, universal quantification ([forall]), and
implication ([->]), while all the other familiar logical
connectives -- conjunction, disjunction, negation, existential
quantification, even equality -- can be encoded using just these.
This chapter explains the encodings and shows how the tactics
we've seen can be used to carry out standard forms of logical
reasoning involving these connectives. *)
(* ########################################################### *)
(** * Propositions *)
(** In previous chapters, we have seen many examples of factual
claims (_propositions_) and ways of presenting evidence of their
truth (_proofs_). In particular, we have worked extensively with
_equality propositions_ of the form [e1 = e2], with
implications ([P -> Q]), and with quantified propositions
([forall x, P]).
*)
(** In Coq, the type of things that can (potentially)
be proven is [Prop]. *)
(** Here is an example of a provable proposition: *)
Check (3 = 3).
(* ===> Prop *)
(** Here is an example of an unprovable proposition: *)
Check (forall (n:nat), n = 2).
(* ===> Prop *)
(** Recall that [Check] asks Coq to tell us the type of the indicated
expression. *)
(* ########################################################### *)
(** * Proofs and Evidence *)
(** In Coq, propositions have the same status as other types, such as
[nat]. Just as the natural numbers [0], [1], [2], etc. inhabit
the type [nat], a Coq proposition [P] is inhabited by its
_proofs_. We will refer to such inhabitants as _proof term_ or
_proof object_ or _evidence_ for the truth of [P].
In Coq, when we state and then prove a lemma such as:
Lemma silly : 0 * 3 = 0.
Proof. reflexivity. Qed.
the tactics we use within the [Proof]...[Qed] keywords tell Coq
how to construct a proof term that inhabits the proposition. In
this case, the proposition [0 * 3 = 0] is justified by a
combination of the _definition_ of [mult], which says that [0 * 3]
_simplifies_ to just [0], and the _reflexive_ principle of
equality, which says that [0 = 0].
*)
(** *** *)
Lemma silly : 0 * 3 = 0.
Proof. reflexivity. Qed.
(** We can see which proof term Coq constructs for a given Lemma by
using the [Print] directive: *)
Print silly.
(* ===> silly = eq_refl : 0 * 3 = 0 *)
(** Here, the [eq_refl] proof term witnesses the equality. (More on equality later!)*)
(** ** Implications _are_ functions *)
(** Just as we can implement natural number multiplication as a
function:
[
mult : nat -> nat -> nat
]
The _proof term_ for an implication [P -> Q] is a _function_ that takes evidence for [P] as input and produces evidence for [Q] as its output.
*)
Lemma silly_implication : (1 + 1) = 2 -> 0 * 3 = 0.
Proof. intros H. reflexivity. Qed.
(** We can see that the proof term for the above lemma is indeed a
function: *)
Print silly_implication.
(* ===> silly_implication = fun _ : 1 + 1 = 2 => eq_refl
: 1 + 1 = 2 -> 0 * 3 = 0 *)
(** ** Defining Propositions *)
(** Just as we can create user-defined inductive types (like the
lists, binary representations of natural numbers, etc., that we
seen before), we can also create _user-defined_ propositions.
Question: How do you define the meaning of a proposition?
*)
(** *** *)
(** The meaning of a proposition is given by _rules_ and _definitions_
that say how to construct _evidence_ for the truth of the
proposition from other evidence.
- Typically, rules are defined _inductively_, just like any other datatype.
- Sometimes a proposition is declared to be true without substantiating evidence. Such propositions are called _axioms_.
In this, and subsequence chapters, we'll see more about how these
proof terms work in more detail.
*)
(* ########################################################### *)
(** * Conjunction (Logical "and") *)
(** The logical conjunction of propositions [P] and [Q] can be
represented using an [Inductive] definition with one
constructor. *)
Inductive and (P Q : Prop) : Prop :=
conj : P -> Q -> (and P Q).
(** The intuition behind this definition is simple: to
construct evidence for [and P Q], we must provide evidence
for [P] and evidence for [Q]. More precisely:
- [conj p q] can be taken as evidence for [and P Q] if [p]
is evidence for [P] and [q] is evidence for [Q]; and
- this is the _only_ way to give evidence for [and P Q] --
that is, if someone gives us evidence for [and P Q], we
know it must have the form [conj p q], where [p] is
evidence for [P] and [q] is evidence for [Q].
Since we'll be using conjunction a lot, let's introduce a more
familiar-looking infix notation for it. *)
Notation "P /\ Q" := (and P Q) : type_scope.
(** (The [type_scope] annotation tells Coq that this notation
will be appearing in propositions, not values.) *)
(** Consider the "type" of the constructor [conj]: *)
Check conj.
(* ===> forall P Q : Prop, P -> Q -> P /\ Q *)
(** Notice that it takes 4 inputs -- namely the propositions [P]
and [Q] and evidence for [P] and [Q] -- and returns as output the
evidence of [P /\ Q]. *)
(** ** "Introducing" Conjuctions *)
(** Besides the elegance of building everything up from a tiny
foundation, what's nice about defining conjunction this way is
that we can prove statements involving conjunction using the
tactics that we already know. For example, if the goal statement
is a conjuction, we can prove it by applying the single
constructor [conj], which (as can be seen from the type of [conj])
solves the current goal and leaves the two parts of the
conjunction as subgoals to be proved separately. *)
Theorem and_example :
(0 = 0) /\ (4 = mult 2 2).
Proof.
apply conj.
Case "left". reflexivity.
Case "right". reflexivity. Qed.
(** Just for convenience, we can use the tactic [split] as a shorthand for
[apply conj]. *)
Theorem and_example' :
(0 = 0) /\ (4 = mult 2 2).
Proof.
split.
Case "left". reflexivity.
Case "right". reflexivity. Qed.
(** ** "Eliminating" conjunctions *)
(** Conversely, the [inversion] tactic can be used to take a
conjunction hypothesis in the context, calculate what evidence
must have been used to build it, and add variables representing
this evidence to the proof context. *)
Theorem proj1 : forall P Q : Prop,
P /\ Q -> P.
Proof.
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HP HQ].
apply HP. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, optional (proj2) *)
Theorem proj2 : forall P Q : Prop,
P /\ Q -> Q.
Proof.
(* 1 star and not required *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
Theorem and_commut : forall P Q : Prop,
P /\ Q -> Q /\ P.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HP HQ].
split.
Case "left". apply HQ.
Case "right". apply HP. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars (and_assoc) *)
(** In the following proof, notice how the _nested pattern_ in the
[inversion] breaks the hypothesis [H : P /\ (Q /\ R)] down into
[HP: P], [HQ : Q], and [HR : R]. Finish the proof from there: *)
Theorem and_assoc : forall P Q R : Prop,
P /\ (Q /\ R) -> (P /\ Q) /\ R.
Proof.
intros P Q R H.
inversion H as [HP [HQ HR]].
split.
Case "left".
split.
SCase "left".
apply HP.
SCase "right".
apply HQ.
Case "right".
apply HR.
Qed.
(* ###################################################### *)
(** * Iff *)
(** The handy "if and only if" connective is just the conjunction of
two implications. *)
Definition iff (P Q : Prop) := (P -> Q) /\ (Q -> P).
Notation "P <-> Q" := (iff P Q)
(at level 95, no associativity)
: type_scope.
Theorem iff_implies : forall P Q : Prop,
(P <-> Q) -> P -> Q.
Proof.
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HAB HBA]. apply HAB. Qed.
Theorem iff_sym : forall P Q : Prop,
(P <-> Q) -> (Q <-> P).
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HAB HBA].
split.
Case "->". apply HBA.
Case "<-". apply HAB. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, 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.
(*one star and optional *) Admitted.
Theorem iff_trans : forall P Q R : Prop,
(P <-> Q) -> (Q <-> R) -> (P <-> R).
Proof.
(* one star and optional *) Admitted.
(** Hint: If you have an iff hypothesis in the context, you can use
[inversion] to break it into two separate implications. (Think
about why this works.) *)
(** [] *)
(** Some of Coq's tactics treat [iff] statements specially, thus
avoiding the need for some low-level manipulation when reasoning
with them. In particular, [rewrite] can be used with [iff]
statements, not just equalities. *)
(* ############################################################ *)
(** * Disjunction (Logical "or") *)
(** ** Implementing Disjunction *)
(** Disjunction ("logical or") can also be defined as an
inductive proposition. *)
Inductive or (P Q : Prop) : Prop :=
| or_introl : P -> or P Q
| or_intror : Q -> or P Q.
Notation "P \/ Q" := (or P Q) : type_scope.
(** Consider the "type" of the constructor [or_introl]: *)
Check or_introl.
(* ===> forall P Q : Prop, P -> P \/ Q *)
(** It takes 3 inputs, namely the propositions [P], [Q] and
evidence of [P], and returns, as output, the evidence of [P \/ Q].
Next, look at the type of [or_intror]: *)
Check or_intror.
(* ===> forall P Q : Prop, Q -> P \/ Q *)
(** It is like [or_introl] but it requires evidence of [Q]
instead of evidence of [P]. *)
(** Intuitively, there are two ways of giving evidence for [P \/ Q]:
- give evidence for [P] (and say that it is [P] you are giving
evidence for -- this is the function of the [or_introl]
constructor), or
- give evidence for [Q], tagged with the [or_intror]
constructor. *)
(** *** *)
(** Since [P \/ Q] has two constructors, doing [inversion] on a
hypothesis of type [P \/ Q] yields two subgoals. *)
Theorem or_commut : forall P Q : Prop,
P \/ Q -> Q \/ P.
Proof.
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HP | HQ].
Case "left". apply or_intror. apply HP.
Case "right". apply or_introl. apply HQ. Qed.
(** From here on, we'll use the shorthand tactics [left] and [right]
in place of [apply or_introl] and [apply or_intror]. *)
Theorem or_commut' : forall P Q : Prop,
P \/ Q -> Q \/ P.
Proof.
intros P Q H.
inversion H as [HP | HQ].
Case "left". right. apply HP.
Case "right". left. apply HQ. Qed.
Theorem or_distributes_over_and_1 : forall P Q R : Prop,
P \/ (Q /\ R) -> (P \/ Q) /\ (P \/ R).
Proof.
intros P Q R. intros H. inversion H as [HP | [HQ HR]].
Case "left". split.
SCase "left". left. apply HP.
SCase "right". left. apply HP.
Case "right". split.
SCase "left". right. apply HQ.
SCase "right". right. apply HR. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars (or_distributes_over_and_2) *)
Theorem or_distributes_over_and_2 : forall P Q R : Prop,
(P \/ Q) /\ (P \/ R) -> P \/ (Q /\ R).
Proof.
intros P Q R H. inversion H as [[HP | HQ] [HP2 | HR]].
left. apply HP. left. apply HP. left. apply HP2.
right. split.
Case "left".
apply HQ.
Case "right".
apply HR.
Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, optional (or_distributes_over_and) *)
Theorem or_distributes_over_and : forall P Q R : Prop,
P \/ (Q /\ R) <-> (P \/ Q) /\ (P \/ R).
Proof.
(* optional, one star *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
(* ################################################### *)
(** ** Relating [/\] and [\/] with [andb] and [orb] (advanced) *)
(** We've already seen several places where analogous structures
can be found in Coq's computational ([Type]) and logical ([Prop])
worlds. Here is one more: the boolean operators [andb] and [orb]
are clearly analogs of the logical connectives [/\] and [\/].
This analogy can be made more precise by the following theorems,
which show how to translate knowledge about [andb] and [orb]'s
behaviors on certain inputs into propositional facts about those
inputs. *)
Theorem andb_prop : forall b c,
andb b c = true -> b = true /\ c = true.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros b c H.
destruct b.
Case "b = true". destruct c.
SCase "c = true". apply conj. reflexivity. reflexivity.
SCase "c = false". inversion H.
Case "b = false". inversion H. Qed.
Theorem andb_true_intro : forall b c,
b = true /\ c = true -> andb b c = true.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros b c H.
inversion H.
rewrite H0. rewrite H1. reflexivity. Qed.
(**do this optional exercise**)
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, optional (bool_propt) *)
Theorem andb_false : forall b c,
andb b c = false -> b = false \/ c = false.
Proof.
intros b c H. unfold andb in H. destruct b. right.
Case "right". apply H.
left.
Case "left". reflexivity.
Qed. (*
destruct rewrite->H. destruct c.
destruct b. reflexivity. reflexivity. destruct b. reflexivity.
reflexivity. inversion H. destruct (andb b c). destruct b.
left. reflexivity.
destruct c. right. reflexivity.
rewrite->H.
left. reflexivity. destruct b. destruct c.
left.
Admitted.*)
Theorem orb_prop : forall b c,
orb b c = true -> b = true \/ c = true.
Proof.
intros b c H. unfold orb in H. destruct b.
left. reflexivity. right. apply H.
Qed.
Theorem orb_false_elim : forall b c,
orb b c = false -> b = false /\ c = false.
Proof.
intros b c. unfold orb. destruct b.
Case "b = true".
intros H.
rewrite->H.
split.
SCase "left".
reflexivity.
SCase "right".
destruct c.
rewrite->H.
repeat reflexivity. reflexivity.
Case "b = false".
intros H.
split.
SCase "left".
reflexivity.
SCase "right".
apply H.
Qed.
(* ################################################### *)
(** * Falsehood *)
(** Logical falsehood can be represented in Coq as an inductively
defined proposition with no constructors. *)
Inductive False : Prop := .
(** Intuition: [False] is a proposition for which there is no way
to give evidence. *)
(** Since [False] has no constructors, inverting an assumption
of type [False] always yields zero subgoals, allowing us to
immediately prove any goal. *)
Theorem False_implies_nonsense :
False -> 2 + 2 = 5.
Proof.
intros contra.
inversion contra. Qed.
(** How does this work? The [inversion] tactic breaks [contra] into
each of its possible cases, and yields a subgoal for each case.
As [contra] is evidence for [False], it has _no_ possible cases,
hence, there are no possible subgoals and the proof is done. *)
(** *** *)
(** Conversely, the only way to prove [False] is if there is already
something nonsensical or contradictory in the context: *)
Theorem nonsense_implies_False :
2 + 2 = 5 -> False.
Proof.
intros contra.
inversion contra. Qed.
(** Actually, since the proof of [False_implies_nonsense]
doesn't actually have anything to do with the specific nonsensical
thing being proved; it can easily be generalized to work for an
arbitrary [P]: *)
Theorem ex_falso_quodlibet : forall (P:Prop),
False -> P.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P contra.
inversion contra. Qed.
(** The Latin _ex falso quodlibet_ means, literally, "from
falsehood follows whatever you please." This theorem is also
known as the _principle of explosion_. *)
(* #################################################### *)
(** ** Truth *)
(** Since we have defined falsehood in Coq, one might wonder whether
it is possible to define truth in the same way. We can. *)
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, advanced (True) *)
(** Define [True] as another inductively defined proposition. (The
intution is that [True] should be a proposition for which it is
trivial to give evidence.) *)
(* not required. *)
(** [] *)
(** However, unlike [False], which we'll use extensively, [True] is
used fairly rarely. By itself, it is trivial (and therefore
uninteresting) to prove as a goal, and it carries no useful
information as a hypothesis. But it can be useful when defining
complex [Prop]s using conditionals, or as a parameter to
higher-order [Prop]s. *)
(* #################################################### *)
(** * Negation *)
(** The logical complement of a proposition [P] is written [not
P] or, for shorthand, [~P]: *)
Definition not (P:Prop) := P -> False.
(** The intuition is that, if [P] is not true, then anything at
all (even [False]) follows from assuming [P]. *)
Notation "~ x" := (not x) : type_scope.
Check not.
(* ===> Prop -> Prop *)
(** It takes a little practice to get used to working with
negation in Coq. Even though you can see perfectly well why
something is true, it can be a little hard at first to get things
into the right configuration so that Coq can see it! Here are
proofs of a few familiar facts about negation to get you warmed
up. *)
Theorem not_False :
~ False.
Proof.
unfold not. intros H. inversion H. Qed.
(** *** *)
Theorem contradiction_implies_anything : forall P Q : Prop,
(P /\ ~P) -> Q.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P Q H. inversion H as [HP HNA]. unfold not in HNA.
apply HNA in HP. inversion HP. Qed.
Theorem double_neg : forall P : Prop,
P -> ~~P.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P H. unfold not. intros G. apply G. apply H. Qed.
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars, advanced (double_neg_inf) *)
(** Write an informal proof of [double_neg]:
_Theorem_: [P] implies [~~P], for any proposition [P].
_Proof_:
(* advanced, not required *)
[]
*)
(** **** Exercise: 2 stars (contrapositive) *)
Theorem contrapositive : forall P Q : Prop,
(P -> Q) -> (~Q -> ~P).
Proof.
intros P Q H. unfold not. intros H2 H3.
apply H2. apply H. apply H3.
Qed.
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star (not_both_true_and_false) *)
Theorem not_both_true_and_false : forall P : Prop,
~ (P /\ ~P).
Proof.
(* one star, not required *) Admitted.
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 1 star, advanced (informal_not_PNP) *)
(** Write an informal proof (in English) of the proposition [forall P
: Prop, ~(P /\ ~P)]. *)
(* one star, not required *)
(** [] *)
(** *** Constructive logic *)
(** Note that some theorems that are true in classical logic are _not_
provable in Coq's (constructive) logic. E.g., let's look at how
this proof gets stuck... *)
Theorem classic_double_neg : forall P : Prop,
~~P -> P.
Proof.
(* WORKED IN CLASS *)
intros P H. unfold not in H.
(* But now what? There is no way to "invent" evidence for [~P]
from evidence for [P]. *)
Abort.
(** **** Exercise: 5 stars, advanced, optional (classical_axioms) *)
(** For those who like a challenge, here is an exercise
taken from the Coq'Art book (p. 123). The following five
statements are often considered as characterizations of
classical logic (as opposed to constructive logic, which is
what is "built in" to Coq). We can't prove them in Coq, but
we can consistently add any one of them as an unproven axiom
if we wish to work in classical logic. Prove that these five
propositions are equivalent. *)
Definition peirce := forall P Q: Prop,
((P->Q)->P)->P.
Definition classic := forall P:Prop,
~~P -> P.
Definition excluded_middle := forall P:Prop,
P \/ ~P.
Definition de_morgan_not_and_not := forall P Q:Prop,
~(~P /\ ~Q) -> P\/Q.
Definition implies_to_or := forall P Q:Prop,
(P->Q) -> (~P\/Q).
(* not required. *)
(** [] *)
(** **** Exercise: 3 stars (excluded_middle_irrefutable) *)
(** This theorem implies that it is always safe to add a decidability
axiom (i.e. an instance of excluded middle) for any _particular_ Prop [P].
Why? Because we cannot prove the negation of such an axiom; if we could,
we would have both [~ (P \/ ~P)] and [~ ~ (P \/ ~P)], a contradiction. *)
Theorem excluded_middle_irrefutable: forall (P:Prop), ~ ~ (P \/ ~ P).
Proof.
intros P. unfold not. intros H. apply H. right. intros H2.
apply H. left. apply H2.
Qed.
(*
apply or_introl in H. intros H1.
destruct P. apply H. right.
SearchAbout not.
Admitted.*)
(*
unfold not. intros H. SearchAbout False.
unfold False. left in H.
apply H. left.
unfold H.
reflexivity. inversion H. reflexivity.
apply H. rewrite->H. left. destruct P.*)
(* ########################################################## *)
(** ** Inequality *)
(** Saying [x <> y] is just the same as saying [~(x = y)]. *)
Notation "x <> y" := (~ (x = y)) : type_scope.
(** Since inequality involves a negation, it again requires
a little practice to be able to work with it fluently. Here
is one very useful trick. If you are trying to prove a goal
that is nonsensical (e.g., the goal state is [false = true]),
apply the lemma [ex_falso_quodlibet] to change the goal to
[False]. This makes it easier to use assumptions of the form
[~P] that are available in the context -- in particular,
assumptions of the form [x<>y]. *)
Theorem not_false_then_true : forall b : bool,
b <> false -> b = true.
Proof.
intros b H. destruct b.
Case "b = true". reflexivity.
Case "b = false".
unfold not in H.
apply ex_falso_quodlibet.
apply H. reflexivity. Qed.
(** *** *)
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(** **** Exercise: 2 stars (false_beq_nat) *)
Theorem false_beq_nat : forall n m : nat,
n <> m ->
beq_nat n m = false.
Proof.
intros n m. intros H. SearchAbout beq_nat.
unfold not in H. generalize dependent m.
induction n as [|n'].
Case "n = O".
intros m.
intros H2.
SearchAbout beq_nat.
destruct m.
SCase "m = O".
apply ex_falso_quodlibet.
apply H2.
reflexivity.
SCase "m = S m'".
simpl. reflexivity.
Case "n = S n'".
intros m. destruct m.
SCase "m = O".
simpl. reflexivity.
SCase "m = S m'".
intros H.
simpl. rewrite->IHn'.
reflexivity.
simpl.
simpl in H.
intros H1.
apply H.
assert ( n' = m -> S n' = S m) as H3.
intros H3.
inversion H3.
reflexivity.
apply H3.
apply H1.
Qed.
(* $Date: 2013-10-12 19:54:54 -0400 (Sat, 12 Oct 2013) $ *)