Created
February 5, 2021 21:14
-
-
Save andrejbauer/4048f7164ac20517c6895b9644abfb6e to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
The finite truth values are precisely the decidable truth values.
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
(** Prop is a complete lattice. We can ask which propositions are finite. *) | |
Definition directed (D : Prop -> Prop) := | |
(exists p , D p) /\ forall p q, D p -> D q -> exists r, D r /\ (p -> r) /\ (q -> r). | |
(** A proposition p is finite when it has the following property: | |
for any directed D, if p ≤ sup D then there is q ∈ D such that p ≤ q. *) | |
Definition finite (p : Prop) := | |
forall D, directed D -> | |
(p -> exists q, D q /\ q) -> exists q, D q /\ (p -> q). | |
(* The finite propositions are the decidable ones. *) | |
Lemma finite_iff_decidable (p : Prop) : | |
finite p <-> p \/ ~ p. | |
Proof. | |
split. | |
- intro Fp. | |
pose (D := (fun (q : Prop) => ~ q \/ (q /\ p))). | |
assert (dirD : directed D). | |
{ split. | |
- exists False ; now left. | |
- intros r q Dr Dq. | |
exists (r \/ q). | |
split. | |
+ unfold D in *. tauto. | |
+ tauto. | |
} | |
assert (p_supD : p -> exists q, D q /\ q). | |
{ intro Hp. | |
exists p. | |
unfold D. | |
tauto. } | |
destruct (Fp D dirD p_supD) as [q [Dq pq]]. | |
unfold D in Dq. | |
tauto. | |
- intros [|]. | |
+ intros D dirD G. | |
destruct (G H) as [q [Dq qq]]. | |
now exists q. | |
+ intros D dirD G. | |
destruct dirD as [[q Dq] _]. | |
now exists q. | |
Qed. |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment