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Mathlib.Algebra.Polynomial.Induction

Induction on polynomials #

This file contains lemmas dealing with different flavours of induction on polynomials. See also Data/Polynomial/Inductions.lean (with an s!).

The main result is Polynomial.induction_on.

theorem Polynomial.induction_on {R : Type u} [Semiring R] {M : Polynomial RProp} (p : Polynomial R) (h_C : ∀ (a : R), M (Polynomial.C a)) (h_add : ∀ (p q : Polynomial R), M pM qM (p + q)) (h_monomial : ∀ (n : ) (a : R), M (Polynomial.C a * Polynomial.X ^ n)M (Polynomial.C a * Polynomial.X ^ (n + 1))) :
M p
theorem Polynomial.induction_on' {R : Type u} [Semiring R] {M : Polynomial RProp} (p : Polynomial R) (h_add : ∀ (p q : Polynomial R), M pM qM (p + q)) (h_monomial : ∀ (n : ) (a : R), M ((Polynomial.monomial n) a)) :
M p

To prove something about polynomials, it suffices to show the condition is closed under taking sums, and it holds for monomials.

theorem Polynomial.span_le_of_C_coeff_mem {R : Type u} [Semiring R] {f : Polynomial R} {I : Ideal (Polynomial R)} (cf : ∀ (i : ), Polynomial.C (f.coeff i) I) :
Ideal.span {g : Polynomial R | ∃ (i : ), g = Polynomial.C (f.coeff i)} I

If the coefficients of a polynomial belong to an ideal, then that ideal contains the ideal spanned by the coefficients of the polynomial.

theorem Polynomial.mem_span_C_coeff {R : Type u} [Semiring R] {f : Polynomial R} :
f Ideal.span {g : Polynomial R | ∃ (i : ), g = Polynomial.C (f.coeff i)}
theorem Polynomial.exists_C_coeff_not_mem {R : Type u} [Semiring R] {f : Polynomial R} {I : Ideal (Polynomial R)} :
fI∃ (i : ), Polynomial.C (f.coeff i)I