Library UniMath.SyntheticHomotopyTheory.Halfline

The induction principle for the half line.


Require Import UniMath.Foundations.All.
Require Import UniMath.MoreFoundations.All.
Require UniMath.MoreFoundations.Nat.

Notation := nat.

Definition target_paths {Y} (f:Y) := n, f n=f(S n).

Definition gHomotopy {Y} (f:Y) (s:target_paths f) := fun
     y:Y (h:nullHomotopyFrom f y), n, h(S n) = h n @ s n.

Definition GuidedHomotopy {Y} (f:Y) (s:target_paths f) :=
  total2 (gHomotopy f s).

Theorem iscontrGuidedHomotopy {Y} {f:Y} (s:target_paths f) :
  iscontr (GuidedHomotopy f s).
Proof.
  intros. unfold GuidedHomotopy, nullHomotopyFrom.
  refine (@iscontrweqb _ ( y, y=f 0) _ _).
  { apply weqfibtototal. intro y.
    exact (Nat.Uniqueness.hNatRecursion_weq
             (λ n, y = f n) (λ n hn, hn @ s n)). }
  { apply iscontrcoconustot. }
Defined.

Definition halfline := .

Definition makeNullHomotopy {Y} {f:Y} (s:target_paths f) {y:Y} (h0:y=f 0) :
  nullHomotopyFrom f y.
Proof.
  intros. intro n. induction n as [|n IHn]. { exact (h0). } { exact (IHn @ s _). }
Defined.

Definition map {Y} {f:Y} (s:target_paths f) :
  halfline GuidedHomotopy f s.
Proof.
  intros r. apply (squash_to_prop r).
  { apply isapropifcontr. apply iscontrGuidedHomotopy. }
  { intro n. (f n). induction n as [|n IHn].
    { (makeNullHomotopy s (idpath _)). intro n. reflexivity. }
    { exact (transportf (gHomotopy f s) (s n) IHn). } }
Defined.

Definition map_path {Y} {f:Y} (s:target_paths f) :
   n, map s (squash_element n) = map s (squash_element (S n)).
Proof.
  intros. apply (two_arg_paths_f (s n)).
  simpl. reflexivity.
Defined.

Definition map_path_check {Y} {f:Y} (s:target_paths f) (n:) :
   p : map s (squash_element n) = map s (squash_element (S n)),
    maponpaths pr1 p = s n.
Proof.
  intros. set (q := map_path s n).
  assert (path_inverse_to_right : q=p).
  { apply (hlevelntosn 1). apply (hlevelntosn 0). apply iscontrGuidedHomotopy. }
  destruct path_inverse_to_right. apply total2_paths2_comp1.
Defined.

universal property for the half line


Definition halfline_map {Y} {target_points:Y} (s:target_paths target_points) :
  halfline Y.
Proof.
  intros r. exact (pr1 (map s r)).
Defined.

Definition check_values {Y} {target_points:Y}
           (s:target_paths target_points) (n:) :
  halfline_map s (squash_element n) = target_points n.
Proof.
  reflexivity.
Defined.

Definition check_paths {Y} {target_points:Y}
           (s:target_paths target_points) (n:) :
  maponpaths (halfline_map s) (squash_path n (S n)) = s n.
Proof.
  intros. refine (_ @ map_path_check s n _).
  apply pathsinv0. apply maponpathscomp.
Defined.