BT004E

mod_eq_predecessor_cancel

Stable checked-use theorem · independently kernel verified

The predecessor of a successor acts as minus one in balanced congruence.

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 k a z. exists u v. ((a + z) + k * z) + S k * u = a + S k * v

Structural proof guide

The predecessor of a successor acts as minus one in balanced congruence.

Direct prerequisites: add_assoc, add_comm, mul_succ_left. The authored body proceeds by equality transport (3).

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.

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Proof checkpoints

15 script commands · 8 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 (3)
01Fix variables and assumptionsL1–3

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

  1. L1
    intro k
  2. L2
    intro a
  3. L3
    intro z
02Construct an explicit witnessL4–5

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

  1. L4
    exists 0
  2. L5
    exists z
03Calculate and transport equalitiesL6–7

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

  1. L6
    rewrite PA5
  2. L7
    rewrite PA3
04Use earlier factsL8–9

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

  1. L8
    specialize mul_succ_left k
  2. L9
    specialize mul_succ_left z
05Calculate and transport equalitiesL10–11

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

  1. L10
    rewrite mul_succ_left
  2. L11
    trans a + (z + k * z)
06Use earlier factsL12–12

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

  1. L12
    apply add_assoc
07Calculate and transport equalitiesL13–14

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

  1. L13
    congr
  2. L14
    refl
08Use earlier factsL15–15

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

  1. L15
    apply add_comm

Library-wide reading audit

Original exact command ledger · 15 lines
  1. 0001intro k
  2. 0002intro a
  3. 0003intro z
  4. 0004exists 0
  5. 0005exists z
  6. 0006rewrite PA5
  7. 0007rewrite PA3
  8. 0008specialize mul_succ_left k
  9. 0009specialize mul_succ_left z
  10. 0010rewrite mul_succ_left
  11. 0011trans a + (z + k * z)
  12. 0012apply add_assoc
  13. 0013congr
  14. 0014refl
  15. 0015apply add_comm