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Inverses for functions with structure

This is the [Setoid.Overture.Inverses][] module of the agda-algebras library.


{-# OPTIONS --without-K --exact-split --safe #-}

open import Relation.Binary using ( Setoid )

module Setoid.Overture.Inverses where
--  {α ρᵃ β ρᵇ}{𝑨 : Setoid α ρᵃ}{𝑩 : Setoid β ρᵇ} 

-- Imports from Agda and the Agda Standard Library --------------------
open import Agda.Primitive    using ( _⊔_ ; Level ) renaming ( Set to Type )
open import Function          using ( id )
open import Function.Bundles  using () renaming ( Func to _⟶_ )
open import Data.Product      using ( _,_ ; Σ-syntax )
                              renaming ( proj₁ to fst ; proj₂ to snd ; _×_ to _∧_)
open import Relation.Unary    using ( Pred ; _∈_ )
open import Relation.Binary   using ( _Preserves_⟶_ )

-- Imports from agda-algebras -----------------------------------------
open import Base.Overture.Preliminaries using ( ∣_∣ ; ∥_∥ ; ∃-syntax )

private variable
 α ρᵃ β ρᵇ : Level

module _ {𝑨 : Setoid α ρᵃ}{𝑩 : Setoid β ρᵇ} where

 open Setoid 𝑨 using () renaming ( Carrier to A ; _≈_ to _≈₁_ ; refl to refl₁ ; sym to sym₁ ; trans to trans₁ )
 open Setoid 𝑩 using () renaming ( Carrier to B ; _≈_ to _≈₂_ ; refl to refl₂ ; sym to sym₂ ; trans to trans₂ )
 open _⟶_ {a = α}{ρᵃ}{β}{ρᵇ}{From = 𝑨}{To = 𝑩} renaming (f to _⟨$⟩_ )

We begin by defining two data types that represent the semantic concept of the image of a function. The first of these is for functions on bare types, while the second is for functions on setoids.


 data Img_∋_ (f : A → B) : B → Type (α ⊔ β ⊔ ρᵇ) where
  eq : {b : B} → (a : A) → b ≈₂ (f a) → Img f ∋ b


 data Image_∋_ (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) : B → Type (α ⊔ β ⊔ ρᵇ) where
  eq : {b : B} → (a : A) → b ≈₂ (F ⟨$⟩ a) → Image F ∋ b

 open Image_∋_

 IsInRange : (𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Pred B (α ⊔ ρᵇ)
 IsInRange F b = ∃[ a ∈ A ] (F ⟨$⟩ a) ≈₂ b

 Image⊆Range : ∀ {F b} → Image F ∋ b → b ∈ IsInRange F
 Image⊆Range (eq a x) = a , (sym₂ x)

 IsInRange→IsInImage : ∀ {F b} → b ∈ IsInRange F → Image F ∋ b
 IsInRange→IsInImage (a , x) = eq a (sym₂ x)

 Imagef∋f : ∀ {F a} → Image F ∋ (F ⟨$⟩ a)
 Imagef∋f = eq _ refl₂

 -- Alternative representation of the range of a Func as a setoid

 -- the carrier
 _range : (𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Type (α ⊔ β ⊔ ρᵇ)
 F range = Σ[ b ∈ B ] ∃[ a ∈ A ](F ⟨$⟩ a) ≈₂ b

 _image : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → F range → B
 (F image) (b , (_ , _)) = b

 _preimage : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → F range → A
 (F preimage) (_ , (a , _)) = a

 f∈range : ∀ {F} → A → F range
 f∈range {F} a = (F ⟨$⟩ a) , (a , refl₂)

 ⌜_⌝ : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → A → F range
 ⌜ F ⌝ a = f∈range{F} a

 Ran : (𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Setoid (α ⊔ β ⊔ ρᵇ) ρᵇ
 Ran F = record { Carrier = F range
                ; _≈_ = λ x y → ((F image) x) ≈₂ ((F image) y)
                ; isEquivalence = record { refl = refl₂ ; sym = sym₂ ; trans = trans₂ }
                }

 RRan : (𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Setoid (α ⊔ β ⊔ ρᵇ) (ρᵃ ⊔ ρᵇ)
 RRan F = record { Carrier = F range
                ; _≈_ = λ x y →  ((F preimage) x) ≈₁ ((F preimage) y) ∧ ((F image) x) ≈₂ ((F image) y)
                ; isEquivalence = record { refl = refl₁ , refl₂
                                         ; sym = λ x → (sym₁ ∣ x ∣) , (sym₂ ∥ x ∥)
                                         ; trans = λ x y → (trans₁ ∣ x ∣ ∣ y ∣) , (trans₂ ∥ x ∥ ∥ y ∥) }
                }

 _preimage≈image : ∀ F r → F ⟨$⟩ (F preimage) r ≈₂ (F image) r
 (F preimage≈image) (_ , (_ , p)) = p


 Dom : (𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Setoid α ρᵇ
 Dom F = record { Carrier = A
                ; _≈_ = λ x y → F ⟨$⟩ x ≈₂ F ⟨$⟩ y
                ; isEquivalence = record { refl = refl₂ ; sym = sym₂ ; trans = trans₂ }
                }

An inhabitant of Image f ∋ b is a dependent pair (a , p), where a : A and p : b ≡ f a is a proof that f maps a to b. Since the proof that b belongs to the image of f is always accompanied by a witness a : A, we can actually compute a (pseudo)inverse of f. For convenience, we define this inverse function, which we call Inv, and which takes an arbitrary b : B and a (witness, proof)-pair, (a , p) : Image f ∋ b, and returns the witness a.


 inv : (f : A → B){b : B} → Img f ∋ b → A
 inv _ (eq a _) = a

 Inv : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩){b : B} → Image F ∋ b → A
 Inv _ (eq a _) = a

 Inv' : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩){b : B} → b ∈ IsInRange F → A
 Inv' _ (a , _) = a

 [_]⁻¹ : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → F range → A
 [ F ]⁻¹ = F preimage

 ⟦_⟧⁻¹ : (F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩) → Ran F ⟶ Dom F
 ⟦ F ⟧⁻¹ = record { f = F preimage ; cong = λ {x}{y} → c{x}{y} }
  where
  c : (F preimage) Preserves
       (Setoid._≈_ (Ran F)) ⟶ (Setoid._≈_ (Dom F))
  c {x}{y} ix≈iy = Goal
   where
   Goal : F ⟨$⟩ ((F preimage) x) ≈₂ F ⟨$⟩ ((F preimage) y)
   Goal = trans₂ ((F preimage≈image) x) (trans₂ ix≈iy (sym₂ ((F preimage≈image) y)))


We can prove that Inv f is the range-restricted right-inverse of f, as follows.


 invIsInvʳ : {f : A → B}{b : B}(q : Img f ∋ b) → (f (inv f q)) ≈₂ b
 invIsInvʳ (eq _ p) = sym₂ p

 InvIsInverseʳ : {F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩}{b : B}(q : Image F ∋ b) → (F ⟨$⟩ (Inv F q)) ≈₂ b
 InvIsInverseʳ (eq _ p) = sym₂ p

 ⁻¹IsInverseʳ : {F : 𝑨 ⟶ 𝑩}{bap : F range} → (F ⟨$⟩ ([ F ]⁻¹ bap )) ≈₂ ∣ bap ∣
 ⁻¹IsInverseʳ {bap = (_ , (_ , p))} = p

Of course, the “range-restricted” qualifier is needed because Inf f is not defined outside the range of f.

In a certain sense, Inv f is also a (range-restricted) left-inverse.


 InvIsInverseˡ : ∀ {F a} → Inv F {b = F ⟨$⟩ a} Imagef∋f ≈₁ a
 InvIsInverseˡ = refl₁

 ⁻¹IsInverseˡ : ∀ {F a} → [ F ]⁻¹ (f∈range{F} a) ≈₁ a
 ⁻¹IsInverseˡ = refl₁


← Setoid.Overture.Preliminaries Setoid.Overture.Injective →