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Properties of the models relation for setoid algebras

We prove some closure and invariance properties of the relation ⊧. In particular, we prove the following facts (which are needed, for example, in the proof the Birkhoff HSP Theorem).


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

open import Overture using (𝓞 ; 𝓥 ; Signature)

module Setoid.Varieties.Properties {𝑆 : Signature 𝓞 𝓥} where

-- Imports from Agda and the Agda Standard Library -------------------------------------------
open import Agda.Primitive   using () renaming ( Set to Type )
open import Data.Product     using ( _,_ )
open import Function         using ( _∘_ ; Func ; _$_ )
open import Level            using ( Level )
open import Relation.Binary  using ( Setoid )
open import Relation.Unary   using ( Pred ; _∈_ )

import Relation.Binary.Reasoning.Setoid as SetoidReasoning

-- Imports from the Agda Universal Algebra Library ---------------------------------------------
open  import Overture                       using  ( ∣_∣ ; ∥_∥ )
open  import Setoid.Functions               using  ( InvIsInverseʳ ; SurjInv )
open  import Base.Terms            {𝑆 = 𝑆}  using  ( Term ; ℊ )
open  import Setoid.Algebras       {𝑆 = 𝑆}
      using  ( Algebra ; Lift-Algˡ ; ov ; 𝕌[_] ; 𝔻[_] ; ⨅ )
open  import Setoid.Homomorphisms  {𝑆 = 𝑆}
      using  ( hom ; _≅_ ; mkiso ; Lift-≅ˡ ; ≅-sym ; _IsHomImageOf_ )
open  import Setoid.Terms          {𝑆 = 𝑆}
      using  ( 𝑻 ; module Environment ; comm-hom-term ; interp-prod ; term-agreement )
open  import Setoid.Subalgebras    {𝑆 = 𝑆}  using  ( _≤_ ; SubalgebrasOfClass )
open  import Setoid.Varieties.SoundAndComplete {𝑆 = 𝑆}
      using ( _⊧_ ; _⊨_ ; _⊫_ ; Eq ; _≈̇_ ; lhs ; rhs ; _⊢_▹_≈_ )

private variable α ρᵃ β ρᵇ χ ℓ : Level

open Func     using ( cong ) renaming ( to to _⟨$⟩_ )
open Algebra  using ( Domain )

Algebraic invariance of ⊧

The binary relation ⊧ would be practically useless if it were not an algebraic invariant (i.e., invariant under isomorphism).


module _ {X : Type χ}{𝑨 : Algebra α ρᵃ}(𝑩 : Algebra β ρᵇ)(p q : Term X) where
 open Environment 𝑨      using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧   to ⟦_⟧₁ )
 open Environment 𝑩      using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧   to ⟦_⟧₂ )
 open Setoid (Domain 𝑨)  using () renaming ( _≈_   to _≈₁_ )
 open Setoid (Domain 𝑩)  using ( _≈_ ; sym ; trans )
 open SetoidReasoning (Domain 𝑩)

 ⊧-I-invar : 𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)  →  𝑨 ≅ 𝑩  →  𝑩 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-I-invar Apq (mkiso fh gh f∼g g∼f) ρ = trans i $ trans ii $ trans iii $ trans iv v
  where
  -- TODO: refactor this proof using new relational reasoning syntax/style
  private f = _⟨$⟩_ ∣ fh ∣ ; g = _⟨$⟩_ ∣ gh ∣

  i : ⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ ρ ≈ ⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (f ∘ (g ∘ ρ))
  i = sym $ cong ⟦ p ⟧₂ (f∼g ∘ ρ)

  ii : ⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (f ∘ (g ∘ ρ)) ≈ f (⟦ p ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (g ∘ ρ))
  ii = sym $ comm-hom-term fh p (g ∘ ρ)

  iii : f (⟦ p ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (g ∘ ρ)) ≈ f (⟦ q ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (g ∘ ρ))
  iii = cong ∣ fh ∣ $ Apq (g ∘ ρ)

  iv : f (⟦ q ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (g ∘ ρ)) ≈ ⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (f ∘ (g ∘ ρ))
  iv = comm-hom-term fh q (g ∘ ρ)

  v : ⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (f ∘ (g ∘ ρ)) ≈ ⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ ρ
  v = cong ⟦ q ⟧₂ (f∼g ∘ ρ)

As the proof makes clear, we show 𝑩 ⊧ p ≈ q by showing that 𝑩 ⟦ p ⟧ ≡ 𝑩 ⟦ q ⟧ holds extensionally, that is, ∀ x, 𝑩 ⟦ p ⟧ x ≡ 𝑩 ⟦q ⟧ x.

Lift-invariance of ⊧

The ⊧ relation is also invariant under the algebraic lift and lower operations.


module _ {X : Type χ}{𝑨 : Algebra α ρᵃ} where

 ⊧-Lift-invar : (p q : Term X) → 𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q) → Lift-Algˡ 𝑨 β ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-Lift-invar p q Apq = ⊧-I-invar (Lift-Algˡ 𝑨 _) p q Apq Lift-≅ˡ

 ⊧-lower-invar : (p q : Term X) → Lift-Algˡ 𝑨 β ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)  →  𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-lower-invar p q lApq = ⊧-I-invar 𝑨 p q lApq (≅-sym Lift-≅ˡ)

Homomorphic invariance of ⊧

Identities modeled by an algebra 𝑨 are also modeled by every homomorphic image of 𝑨, which fact can be formalized as follows.


module _ {X : Type χ}{𝑨 : Algebra α ρᵃ}{𝑩 : Algebra β ρᵇ}{p q : Term X} where

 ⊧-H-invar : 𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q) → 𝑩 IsHomImageOf 𝑨 → 𝑩 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-H-invar Apq (φh , φE) ρ =
  begin
       ⟦ p ⟧   ⟨$⟩               ρ    ≈˘⟨  cong ⟦ p ⟧(λ _ → InvIsInverseʳ φE)  ⟩
       ⟦ p ⟧   ⟨$⟩ (φ ∘  φ⁻¹  ∘  ρ)   ≈˘⟨  comm-hom-term φh p (φ⁻¹ ∘ ρ)        ⟩
   φ(  ⟦ p ⟧ᴬ  ⟨$⟩ (     φ⁻¹  ∘  ρ))  ≈⟨   cong ∣ φh ∣ (Apq (φ⁻¹ ∘ ρ))         ⟩
   φ(  ⟦ q ⟧ᴬ  ⟨$⟩ (     φ⁻¹  ∘  ρ))  ≈⟨   comm-hom-term φh q (φ⁻¹ ∘ ρ)        ⟩
       ⟦ q ⟧   ⟨$⟩ (φ ∘  φ⁻¹  ∘  ρ)   ≈⟨   cong ⟦ q ⟧(λ _ → InvIsInverseʳ φE)  ⟩
       ⟦ q ⟧   ⟨$⟩               ρ    ∎
  where
  φ⁻¹ : 𝕌[ 𝑩 ] → 𝕌[ 𝑨 ]
  φ⁻¹ = SurjInv ∣ φh ∣ φE
  private φ = (_⟨$⟩_ ∣ φh ∣)
  open Environment 𝑨  using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧ to ⟦_⟧ᴬ)
  open Environment 𝑩  using ( ⟦_⟧ )
  open SetoidReasoning 𝔻[ 𝑩 ]

Subalgebraic invariance of ⊧

Identities modeled by an algebra 𝑨 are also modeled by every subalgebra of 𝑨, which fact can be formalized as follows.


module _ {X : Type χ}{p q : Term X}{𝑨 : Algebra α ρᵃ}{𝑩 : Algebra β ρᵇ} where
 open Environment 𝑨      using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧ to ⟦_⟧₁ )
 open Environment 𝑩      using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧ to ⟦_⟧₂ )
 open Setoid (Domain 𝑨)  using ( _≈_ )
 open Setoid (Domain 𝑩)  using () renaming ( _≈_ to _≈₂_ )
 open SetoidReasoning (Domain 𝑨)

 ⊧-S-invar : 𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q) →  𝑩 ≤ 𝑨  →  𝑩 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-S-invar Apq B≤A b = goal
  where
  hh : hom 𝑩 𝑨
  hh = ∣ B≤A ∣
  h = _⟨$⟩_ ∣ hh ∣
  ξ : ∀ b → h (⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b) ≈ h (⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b)
  ξ b = begin
         h (⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b)    ≈⟨ comm-hom-term hh p b ⟩
         ⟦ p ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (h ∘ b)  ≈⟨ Apq (h ∘ b) ⟩
         ⟦ q ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ (h ∘ b)  ≈˘⟨ comm-hom-term hh q b ⟩
         h (⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b)    ∎

  goal : ⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b ≈₂ ⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ b
  goal = ∥ B≤A ∥ (ξ b)

Next, identities modeled by a class of algebras is also modeled by all subalgebras of the class. In other terms, every term equation (p ≈̇ q) that is satisfied by all 𝑨 ∈ 𝒦 is also satisfied by every subalgebra of a member of 𝒦.


module _ {X : Type χ}{p q : Term X} where

 ⊧-S-class-invar :  {𝒦 : Pred (Algebra α ρᵃ) ℓ}
  →                 (𝒦 ⊫ (p ≈̇ q)) → ((𝑩 , _) : SubalgebrasOfClass 𝒦 {β}{ρᵇ})
  →                 𝑩 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-S-class-invar Kpq (𝑩 , 𝑨 , kA , B≤A) = ⊧-S-invar{p = p}{q} (Kpq 𝑨 kA) B≤A

Product invariance of ⊧

An identity satisfied by all algebras in an indexed collection is also satisfied by the product of algebras in that collection.


module _ {X : Type χ}{p q : Term X}{I : Type ℓ}(𝒜 : I → Algebra α ρᵃ) where

 ⊧-P-invar : (∀ i → 𝒜 i ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)) → ⨅ 𝒜 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-P-invar 𝒜pq a = goal
  where
  open Algebra (⨅ 𝒜)      using () renaming ( Domain to ⨅A )
  open Environment (⨅ 𝒜)  using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧ to ⟦_⟧₁ )
  open Environment        using ( ⟦_⟧ )
  open Setoid ⨅A          using ( _≈_ )
  open SetoidReasoning ⨅A

  ξ : (λ i → (⟦ 𝒜 i ⟧ p) ⟨$⟩ (λ x → (a x) i)) ≈ (λ i → (⟦ 𝒜 i ⟧ q) ⟨$⟩ (λ x → (a x) i))
  ξ = λ i → 𝒜pq i (λ x → (a x) i)
  goal : ⟦ p ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ a ≈ ⟦ q ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ a
  goal = begin
          ⟦ p ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ a                             ≈⟨ interp-prod 𝒜 p a ⟩
          (λ i → (⟦ 𝒜 i ⟧ p) ⟨$⟩ (λ x → (a x) i))  ≈⟨ ξ ⟩
          (λ i → (⟦ 𝒜 i ⟧ q) ⟨$⟩ (λ x → (a x) i))  ≈˘⟨ interp-prod 𝒜 q a ⟩
          ⟦ q ⟧₁ ⟨$⟩ a                             ∎

An identity satisfied by all algebras in a class is also satisfied by the product of algebras in the class.


 ⊧-P-class-invar :  (𝒦 : Pred (Algebra α ρᵃ)(ov α))
  →                 𝒦 ⊫ (p ≈̇ q) → (∀ i → 𝒜 i ∈ 𝒦) → ⨅ 𝒜 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)

 ⊧-P-class-invar 𝒦 σ K𝒜 = ⊧-P-invar (λ i ρ → σ (𝒜 i) (K𝒜 i) ρ)

Another fact that will turn out to be useful is that a product of a collection of algebras models (p ≈̇ q) if the lift of each algebra in the collection models (p ≈̇ q).


 ⊧-P-lift-invar : (∀ i → Lift-Algˡ (𝒜 i) β ⊧ (p ≈̇ q))  →  ⨅ 𝒜 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
 ⊧-P-lift-invar α = ⊧-P-invar Aipq
  where
  Aipq : ∀ i → (𝒜 i) ⊧ (p ≈̇ q)
  Aipq i = ⊧-lower-invar{𝑨 = (𝒜 i)} p q (α i)

Homomorphic invariance of ⊧

If an algebra 𝑨 models an identity (p ≈̇ q), then the pair (p , q) belongs to the kernel of every homomorphism φ : hom (𝑻 X) 𝑨 from the term algebra to 𝑨; that is, every homomorphism from 𝑻 X to 𝑨 maps p and q to the same element of 𝑨.


module _ {X : Type χ}{p q : Term X}{𝑨 : Algebra α ρᵃ}(φh : hom (𝑻 X) 𝑨) where
 open Setoid (Domain 𝑨) using ( _≈_ )
 private φ = _⟨$⟩_ ∣ φh ∣

 ⊧-H-ker : 𝑨 ⊧ (p ≈̇ q) → φ p ≈ φ q
 ⊧-H-ker β =
  begin
   φ p                 ≈⟨ cong ∣ φh ∣ (term-agreement p)⟩
   φ (⟦ p ⟧ ⟨$⟩ ℊ)     ≈⟨ comm-hom-term φh p ℊ ⟩
   ⟦ p ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (φ ∘ ℊ)  ≈⟨ β (φ ∘ ℊ) ⟩
   ⟦ q ⟧₂ ⟨$⟩ (φ ∘ ℊ)  ≈˘⟨ comm-hom-term φh q ℊ ⟩
   φ (⟦ q ⟧ ⟨$⟩ ℊ)     ≈˘⟨ cong ∣ φh ∣ (term-agreement q)⟩
   φ q                 ∎

  where
  open SetoidReasoning (Domain 𝑨)
  open Environment 𝑨      using () renaming ( ⟦_⟧ to ⟦_⟧₂ )
  open Environment (𝑻 X)  using ( ⟦_⟧ )

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