Theory First_Order_Terms.Unifiers

(*
Author:  Christian Sternagel <c.sternagel@gmail.com>
Author:  René Thiemann <rene.thiemann@uibk.ac.at>
License: LGPL
*)
section ‹Unification›

subsection ‹Unifiers›

text ‹Definition and properties of (most general) unifiers›

theory Unifiers
  imports Term
begin

(*TODO: move*)
lemma map_eq_set_zipD [dest]:
  assumes "map f xs = map f ys"
    and "(x, y) ∈ set (zip xs ys)"
  shows "f x = f y"
using assms
proof (induct xs arbitrary: ys)
  case (Cons x xs)
  then show ?case by (cases ys) auto
qed simp

type_synonym ('f, 'v) equation = "('f, 'v) term × ('f, 'v) term"
type_synonym ('f, 'v) equations = "('f, 'v) equation set"

text ‹The set of unifiers for a given set of equations.›
definition unifiers :: "('f, 'v) equations ⇒ ('f, 'v) subst set"
  where
    "unifiers E = {σ. ∀p∈E. fst p ⋅ σ = snd p ⋅ σ}"

text ‹Check whether a set of equations is unifiable.›
definition "unifiable E ⟷ (∃σ. σ ∈ unifiers E)"

lemma in_unifiersE [elim]:
  "⟦σ ∈ unifiers E; (⋀e. e ∈ E ⟹ fst e ⋅ σ = snd e ⋅ σ) ⟹ P⟧ ⟹ P"
  by (force simp: unifiers_def)

text ‹Applying a substitution to a set of equations.›
definition subst_set :: "('f, 'v) subst ⇒ ('f, 'v) equations ⇒ ('f, 'v) equations"
  where
    "subst_set σ E = (λe. (fst e ⋅ σ, snd e ⋅ σ)) ` E"

text ‹Check whether a substitution is a most-general unifier (mgu) of a set of equations.›
definition is_mgu :: "('f, 'v) subst ⇒ ('f, 'v) equations ⇒ bool"
  where
    "is_mgu σ E ⟷ σ ∈ unifiers E ∧ (∀τ ∈ unifiers E. (∃γ. τ = σ ∘⇩s γ))"

text ‹The following property characterizes idempotent mgus, that is,
  mgus \<^term>‹σ› for which \<^prop>‹σ ∘⇩s σ = σ› holds.›
definition is_imgu :: "('f, 'v) subst ⇒ ('f, 'v) equations ⇒ bool"
  where
    "is_imgu σ E ⟷ σ ∈ unifiers E ∧ (∀τ ∈ unifiers E. τ = σ ∘⇩s τ)"


subsubsection ‹Properties of sets of unifiers›

lemma unifiers_Un [simp]:
  "unifiers (s ∪ t) = unifiers s ∩ unifiers t"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def)

lemma unifiers_empty [simp]:
  "unifiers {} = UNIV"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def)

lemma unifiers_insert: (* "simp not added for readability (and termination)" *)
  "unifiers (insert p t) = {σ. fst p ⋅ σ = snd p ⋅ σ} ∩ unifiers t"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def)

lemma unifiers_insert_ident [simp]:
  "unifiers (insert (t, t) E) = unifiers E" 
  by (auto simp: unifiers_insert)

lemma unifiers_insert_swap:
  "unifiers (insert (s, t) E) = unifiers (insert (t, s) E)"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_insert)

lemma unifiers_insert_Var_swap [simp]:
  "unifiers (insert (t, Var x) E) = unifiers (insert (Var x, t) E)"
  by (rule unifiers_insert_swap)

lemma unifiers_subst_set [simp]:
  "τ ∈ unifiers (subst_set σ E) ⟷ σ ∘⇩s τ ∈ unifiers E"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def subst_set_def)

lemma unifiers_insert_VarD:
  shows "σ ∈ unifiers (insert (Var x, t) E) ⟹ subst x t ∘⇩s σ = σ"
    and "σ ∈ unifiers (insert (t, Var x) E) ⟹ subst x t ∘⇩s σ = σ"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def)

lemma unifiers_insert_Var_left:
  "σ ∈ unifiers (insert (Var x, t) E) ⟹ σ ∈ unifiers (subst_set (subst x t) E)"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def subst_set_def)

lemma unifiers_set_zip [simp]:
  assumes "length ss = length ts"
  shows "unifiers (set (zip ss ts)) = {σ. map (λt. t ⋅ σ) ss = map (λt. t ⋅ σ) ts}"
  using assms by (induct ss ts rule: list_induct2) (auto simp: unifiers_def)

lemma unifiers_Fun [simp]:
  "σ ∈ unifiers {(Fun f ss, Fun g ts)} ⟷
    length ss = length ts ∧ f = g ∧ σ ∈ unifiers (set (zip ss ts))"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def dest: map_eq_imp_length_eq)
    (induct ss ts rule: list_induct2, simp_all)

lemma unifiers_occur_left_is_Fun:
  fixes t :: "('f, 'v) term"
  assumes "x ∈ vars_term t" and "is_Fun t"
  shows "unifiers (insert (Var x, t) E) = {}"
proof (rule ccontr)
  assume "¬ ?thesis"
  then obtain σ :: "('f, 'v) subst" where "σ x = t ⋅ σ" by (auto simp: unifiers_def)
  with is_Fun_num_funs_less [OF assms, of σ] show False by auto
qed

lemma unifiers_occur_left_not_Var:
  "x ∈ vars_term t ⟹ t ≠ Var x ⟹ unifiers (insert (Var x, t) E) = {}"
  using unifiers_occur_left_is_Fun [of x t] by (cases t) simp_all

lemma unifiers_occur_left_Fun:
  "x ∈ (⋃t∈set ts. vars_term t) ⟹ unifiers (insert (Var x, Fun f ts) E) = {}"
  using unifiers_occur_left_is_Fun [of x "Fun f ts"] by simp

lemmas unifiers_occur_left_simps [simp] =
  unifiers_occur_left_is_Fun
  unifiers_occur_left_not_Var
  unifiers_occur_left_Fun


subsubsection ‹Properties of unifiability›

lemma in_vars_is_Fun_not_unifiable:
  assumes "x ∈ vars_term t" and "is_Fun t"
  shows "¬ unifiable {(Var x, t)}"
proof
  assume "unifiable {(Var x, t)}"
  then obtain σ where "σ ∈ unifiers {(Var x, t)}"
    by (auto simp: unifiable_def)
  then have "σ x = t ⋅ σ" by (auto)
  moreover have "num_funs (σ x) < num_funs (t ⋅ σ)"
    using is_Fun_num_funs_less [OF assms] by auto
  ultimately show False by auto
qed

lemma unifiable_insert_swap:
  "unifiable (insert (s, t) E) = unifiable (insert (t, s) E)"
  by (auto simp: unifiable_def unifiers_insert_swap)

lemma subst_set_reflects_unifiable:
  fixes σ :: "('f, 'v) subst"
  assumes "unifiable (subst_set σ E)"
  shows "unifiable E"
proof -
  { fix τ :: "('f, 'v) subst" assume "∀p∈E. fst p ⋅ σ ⋅ τ = snd p ⋅ σ ⋅ τ"
    then have "∃σ :: ('f, 'v) subst. ∀p∈E. fst p ⋅ σ = snd p ⋅ σ"
      by (intro exI [of _ "σ ∘⇩s τ"]) auto }
  then show ?thesis using assms by (auto simp: unifiable_def unifiers_def subst_set_def)
qed


subsubsection ‹Properties of \<^term>‹is_mgu››

lemma is_mgu_empty [simp]:
  "is_mgu Var {}"
  by (auto simp: is_mgu_def)

lemma is_mgu_insert_trivial [simp]:
  "is_mgu σ (insert (t, t) E) = is_mgu σ E"
  by (auto simp: is_mgu_def)

lemma is_mgu_insert_decomp [simp]:
  assumes "length ss = length ts"
  shows "is_mgu σ (insert (Fun f ss, Fun f ts) E) ⟷
    is_mgu σ (E ∪ set (zip ss ts))"
  using assms by (auto simp: is_mgu_def unifiers_insert)

lemma is_mgu_insert_swap:
  "is_mgu σ (insert (s, t) E) = is_mgu σ (insert (t, s) E)"
  by (auto simp: is_mgu_def unifiers_def)

lemma is_mgu_insert_Var_swap [simp]:
  "is_mgu σ (insert (t, Var x) E) = is_mgu σ (insert (Var x, t) E)"
  by (rule is_mgu_insert_swap)

lemma is_mgu_subst_set_subst:
  assumes "x ∉ vars_term t"
    and "is_mgu σ (subst_set (subst x t) E)" (is "is_mgu σ ?E")
  shows "is_mgu (subst x t ∘⇩s σ) (insert (Var x, t) E)" (is "is_mgu ?σ ?E'")
proof -
  from ‹is_mgu σ ?E›
    have "?σ ∈ unifiers E"
    and *: "∀τ. (subst x t ∘⇩s τ) ∈ unifiers E ⟶ (∃μ. τ = σ ∘⇩s μ)"
    by (auto simp: is_mgu_def)
  then have "?σ ∈ unifiers ?E'" using assms by (simp add: unifiers_insert subst_compose)
  moreover have "∀τ. τ ∈ unifiers ?E' ⟶ (∃μ. τ = ?σ ∘⇩s μ)"
  proof (intro allI impI)
    fix τ
    assume **: "τ ∈ unifiers ?E'"
    then have [simp]: "subst x t ∘⇩s τ = τ" by (blast dest: unifiers_insert_VarD)
    from unifiers_insert_Var_left [OF **]
      have "subst x t ∘⇩s τ ∈ unifiers E" by (simp)
    with * obtain μ where "τ = σ ∘⇩s μ" by blast
    then have "subst x t ∘⇩s τ = subst x t ∘⇩s σ ∘⇩s μ" by (auto simp: ac_simps)
    then show "∃μ. τ = subst x t ∘⇩s σ ∘⇩s μ" by auto
  qed
  ultimately show "is_mgu ?σ ?E'" by (simp add: is_mgu_def)
qed

lemma is_imgu_imp_is_mgu:
  assumes "is_imgu σ E"
  shows "is_mgu σ E"
  using assms by (auto simp: is_imgu_def is_mgu_def)

lemma is_mguI:
  fixes σ :: "('f, 'v) subst"
  assumes "∀(s, t) ∈ E. s ⋅ σ = t ⋅ σ"
    and "⋀τ :: ('f, 'v) subst. ∀(s, t) ∈ E. s ⋅ τ = t ⋅ τ ⟹ ∃γ :: ('f, 'v) subst. τ = σ ∘⇩s γ"
  shows "is_mgu σ E"
  using assms by (fastforce simp: is_mgu_def unifiers_def)

lemma subst_set_insert [simp]:
  "subst_set σ (insert e E) = insert (fst e ⋅ σ, snd e ⋅ σ) (subst_set σ E)"
  by (auto simp: subst_set_def)

lemma unifiable_UnD [dest]:
  "unifiable (M ∪ N) ⟹ unifiable M ∧ unifiable N"
  by (auto simp: unifiable_def)

lemma unifiable_insert_Var_swap [simp]:
  "unifiable (insert (t, Var x) E) ⟷ unifiable (insert (Var x, t) E)"
  by (rule unifiable_insert_swap)

lemma unifiers_Int1 [simp]:
  "(s, t) ∈ E ⟹ unifiers {(s, t)} ∩ unifiers E = unifiers E"
  by (auto simp: unifiers_def)

subsubsection ‹Properties of \<^term>‹is_imgu››

lemma rename_subst_domain_range_preserves_is_imgu: ✐‹contributor ‹Martin Desharnais››
  fixes E :: "('f, 'v) equations" and μ ρ :: "('f, 'v) subst"
  assumes imgu_μ: "is_imgu μ E" and is_var_ρ: "∀x. is_Var (ρ x)" and "inj ρ"
  shows "is_imgu (rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ) (subst_set ρ E)"
proof (unfold is_imgu_def, intro conjI ballI)
  from imgu_μ have unif_μ: "μ ∈ unifiers E"
    by (simp add: is_imgu_def)

  show "rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ ∈ unifiers (subst_set ρ E)"
    unfolding unifiers_subst_set unifiers_def mem_Collect_eq
  proof (rule ballI)
    fix e⇩ρ assume "e⇩ρ ∈ subst_set ρ E"
    then obtain e where "e ∈ E" and "e⇩ρ = (fst e ⋅ ρ, snd e ⋅ ρ)"
      by (auto simp: subst_set_def)
    then show "fst e⇩ρ ⋅ rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ = snd e⇩ρ ⋅ rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ"
      using unif_μ subst_apply_term_renaming_rename_subst_domain_range[OF is_var_ρ ‹inj ρ›, of _ μ]
      by (simp add: unifiers_def)
  qed
next
  fix υ :: "('f, 'v) subst"
  assume "υ ∈ unifiers (subst_set ρ E)"
  hence "(ρ ∘⇩s υ) ∈ unifiers E"
    by (simp add: subst_set_def unifiers_def)
  with imgu_μ have μ_ρ_υ: "μ ∘⇩s ρ ∘⇩s υ = ρ ∘⇩s υ"
    by (simp add: is_imgu_def subst_compose_assoc)

  show "υ = rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ ∘⇩s υ"
  proof (rule ext)
    fix x
    show "υ x = (rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ ∘⇩s υ) x"
    proof (cases "Var x ∈ ρ ` subst_domain μ")
      case True
      hence "(rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ ∘⇩s υ) x = (μ ∘⇩s ρ ∘⇩s υ) (the_inv ρ (Var x))"
        by (simp add: rename_subst_domain_range_def eval_subst_def)
      also have "… = (ρ ∘⇩s υ) (the_inv ρ (Var x))"
        by (simp add: μ_ρ_υ)
      also have "… = (ρ (the_inv ρ (Var x))) ⋅ υ"
        by (simp add: subst_compose)
      also have "… = Var x ⋅ υ"
        using True f_the_inv_into_f[OF ‹inj ρ›, of "Var x"] by force
      finally show ?thesis
        by simp
    next
      case False
      thus ?thesis
        by (simp add: rename_subst_domain_range_def subst_compose)
    qed
  qed
qed

corollary rename_subst_domain_range_preserves_is_imgu_singleton: ✐‹contributor ‹Martin Desharnais››
  fixes t u :: "('f, 'v) term" and μ ρ :: "('f, 'v) subst"
  assumes imgu_μ: "is_imgu μ {(t, u)}" and is_var_ρ: "∀x. is_Var (ρ x)" and "inj ρ"
  shows "is_imgu (rename_subst_domain_range ρ μ) {(t ⋅ ρ, u ⋅ ρ)}"
  by (rule rename_subst_domain_range_preserves_is_imgu[OF imgu_μ is_var_ρ ‹inj ρ›,
        unfolded subst_set_def, simplified])

end