Zulip Chat Archive
Stream: lean4
Topic: WellFoundedGT Nat
Ka Wing Li (Jul 20 2025 at 09:49):
Is it true that I cannot prove the following? I can prove one for WellFoundedLT ℕ though.
instance : WellFoundedGT ℕ where
wf := by
sorry
Yaël Dillies (Jul 20 2025 at 09:51):
Yes, this is false. Eg 0 < 1 < 2 < ...
Kenny Lau (Jul 20 2025 at 11:38):
import Mathlib
theorem not_wellFoundedGT_nat : ¬WellFoundedGT ℕ :=
fun h ↦ h.induction (C := fun _ ↦ False) 0 fun n ih ↦ ih (n + 1) (Nat.lt_succ_self n)
Ruben Van de Velde (Jul 20 2025 at 12:19):
Yaël Dillies said:
Yes, this is false. Eg
0 > 1 > 2 > ...
... excuse me?
Yaël Dillies (Jul 20 2025 at 13:48):
:innocent:
Ka Wing Li (Jul 21 2025 at 00:33):
Oh thanks. I see what is going on.
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