BT0019

lt_to_le

Stable checked-use theorem · independently kernel verified

A witnessed strict inequality entails the corresponding weak inequality.

Current library: Alpha v34, 4,223 checked-use theorems; Stable remains 432. Historical first admissions, original proof editions, and non-admitted aliases are preserved. Exact original first-admission records.

Exact expanded PA statement

forall a b. (exists k. k + S a = b) -> exists r. r + a = b

Structural proof guide

A witnessed strict inequality entails the corresponding weak inequality.

Direct prerequisites: add_succ_left. The authored body proceeds by case analysis (1).

Proof neighborhood

Direct dependencies

Direct dependents

Formal native tactic body

Dependencies are hypotheses of the historical Alpha-v12 body receipt. The complete historical Alpha-v18 proof bundle independently checks every dependency; current Alpha v25 preserves that checked theorem use without changing Stable membership.

Read the argument

Proof checkpoints

11 script commands · 7 reading checkpoints · 0 local claims

This is a reading aid, not a new proof or a proof-tree certificate. Checkpoint groups are consecutive commands, not inferred branch boundaries. Every step links to the preserved script.

Named ingredients (1)
01Fix variables and assumptionsL1–3

Work with arbitrary variables or the premises of the current implication.

  1. L1
    intro a
  2. L2
    intro b
  3. L3
    intro h
02Separate the logical casesL4–4

Follow the explicit conjunction, disjunction, witness, or contradiction step recorded below.

  1. L4
    cases h
03Construct an explicit witnessL5–5

Supply the displayed value, then prove that it has the required property.

  1. L5
    exists S x
04Calculate and transport equalitiesL6–7

Carry out the recorded arithmetic or equality steps; inspect the exact commands for their direction and premises.

  1. L6
    trans x + S a
  2. L7
    trans S (x + a)
05Use earlier factsL8–8

Instantiate or apply named facts and discharge the corresponding proof obligations.

  1. L8
    apply add_succ_left
06Calculate and transport equalitiesL9–9

Carry out the recorded arithmetic or equality steps; inspect the exact commands for their direction and premises.

  1. L9
    symm
07Use earlier factsL10–11

Instantiate or apply named facts and discharge the corresponding proof obligations.

  1. L10
    apply PA4
  2. L11
    exact h_witness

Library-wide reading audit

Original exact command ledger · 11 lines
  1. 0001intro a
  2. 0002intro b
  3. 0003intro h
  4. 0004cases h
  5. 0005exists S x
  6. 0006trans x + S a
  7. 0007trans S (x + a)
  8. 0008apply add_succ_left
  9. 0009symm
  10. 0010apply PA4
  11. 0011exact h_witness