import Mathlib namespace OAI namespace PolynomialVacuumOpenPath open Classical variable {α : Type*} def follow (f : α → Option α) (a : α) : ℕ → Option α | 0 => some a | n+1 => (follow f a n).bind f @[simp] theorem follow_zero (f : α → Option α) (a : α) : follow f a 0=some a := rfl @[simp] theorem follow_succ (f : α → Option α) (a : α) (n : ℕ) : follow f a (n+1)=(follow f a n).bind f := rfl theorem follow_injective (f : α → Option α) (hf : ∀ u v w,f u=some w → f v=some w → u=v) (a : α) (ha : ∀ u,f u≠some a) {i j : ℕ} {b : α} (hi : follow f a i=some b) (hj : follow f a j=some b) : i=j := by induction i generalizing j b with | zero => have hb : a=b := Option.some.inj hi subst b cases j with | zero => rfl | succ j => rw [follow_succ] at hj cases hh : follow f a j with | none => simp [hh] at hj | some u => exact (ha u (by simpa [hh] using hj)).elim | succ i ih => cases j with | zero => have hb : a=b := Option.some.inj hj subst b rw [follow_succ] at hi cases hh : follow f a i with | none => simp [hh] at hi | some u => exact (ha u (by simpa [hh] using hi)).elim | succ j => rw [follow_succ] at hi hj cases hu : follow f a i with | none => simp [hu] at hi | some u => cases hv : follow f a j with | none => simp [hv] at hj | some v => have he : u=v := hf u v b (by simpa [hu] using hi) (by simpa [hv] using hj) subst v exact congrArg Nat.succ (ih hu hv) theorem eventually_exits [Fintype α] (f : α → Option α) (hf : ∀ u v w,f u=some w → f v=some w → u=v) (a : α) (ha : ∀ u,f u≠some a) : ∃ n,follow f a n=none := by by_contra hn push Not at hn have hex (n : ℕ) : ∃ b,follow f a n=some b := Option.ne_none_iff_exists'.mp (hn n) let g : Fin (Fintype.card α+1) → α:=fun n => (hex n.val).choose have hg : Function.Injective g := by intro i j he apply Fin.ext apply follow_injective f hf a ha ((hex i.val).choose_spec) change (hex i.val).choose=(hex j.val).choose at he rw [he] exact (hex j.val).choose_spec have hc:=Fintype.card_le_of_injective g hg simp only [Fintype.card_fin] at hc omega section Exit variable [Fintype α] (f : α → Option α) (hf : ∀ u v w,f u=some w → f v=some w → u=v) (a : α) (ha : ∀ u,f u≠some a) noncomputable def exitTime : ℕ := Nat.find (eventually_exits f hf a ha) theorem exitTime_spec : follow f a (exitTime f hf a ha)=none := Nat.find_spec (eventually_exits f hf a ha) theorem exitTime_pos : 0