algebra.regular

# Regular elements #

We introduce left-regular, right-regular and regular elements.

By definition, a regular element in a commutative ring is a non-zero divisor. Lemma is_regular_of_ne_zero implies that every non-zero element of an integral domain is regular. Since it assumes that the ring is a cancel_monoid_with_zero it applies also, for instance, to ℕ.

The lemmas in Section mul_zero_class show that the 0 element is (left/right-)regular if and only if the mul_zero_class is trivial. This is useful when figuring out stopping conditions for regular sequences: if 0 is ever an element of a regular sequence, then we can extend the sequence by adding one further 0.

The final goal is to develop part of the API to prove, eventually, results about non-zero-divisors.

def is_left_regular {R : Type u_1} [has_mul R] (c : R) :
Prop

A left-regular element is an element c such that multiplication on the left by c is injective on the left.

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def is_right_regular {R : Type u_1} [has_mul R] (c : R) :
Prop

A right-regular element is an element c such that multiplication on the right by c is injective on the right.

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structure is_regular {R : Type u_1} [has_mul R] (c : R) :
Prop
• left :
• right :

A regular element is an element c such that multiplication by c both on the left and on the right is injective.

theorem is_left_regular.mul {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] (lra : is_left_regular a) (lrb : is_left_regular b) :

In a semigroup, the product of left-regular elements is left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular.mul {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] (rra : is_right_regular a) (rrb : is_right_regular b) :

In a semigroup, the product of right-regular elements is right-regular.

theorem is_left_regular.of_mul {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] (ab : is_left_regular (a * b)) :

If an element b becomes left-regular after multiplying it on the left by a left-regular element, then b is left-regular.

@[simp]
theorem mul_is_left_regular_iff {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [semigroup R] (b : R) (ha : is_left_regular a) :

An element is left-regular if and only if multiplying it on the left by a left-regular element is left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular.of_mul {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] (ab : is_right_regular (b * a)) :

If an element b becomes right-regular after multiplying it on the right by a right-regular element, then b is right-regular.

@[simp]
theorem mul_is_right_regular_iff {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [semigroup R] (b : R) (ha : is_right_regular a) :

An element is right-regular if and only if multiplying it on the right with a right-regular element is right-regular.

theorem is_regular_mul_and_mul_iff {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] :

Two elements a and b are regular if and only if both products a * b and b * a are regular.

theorem is_regular.and_of_mul_of_mul {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [semigroup R] (ab : is_regular (a * b)) (ba : is_regular (b * a)) :

The "most used" implication of mul_and_mul_iff, with split hypotheses, instead of ∧.

theorem is_left_regular.pow {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] (n : ) (rla : is_left_regular a) :

Any power of a left-regular element is left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular.pow {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] (n : ) (rra : is_right_regular a) :

Any power of a right-regular element is right-regular.

theorem is_regular.pow {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] (n : ) (ra : is_regular a) :

Any power of a regular element is regular.

theorem is_left_regular.pow_iff {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] {n : } (n0 : 0 < n) :

An element a is left-regular if and only if a positive power of a is left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular.pow_iff {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] {n : } (n0 : 0 < n) :

An element a is right-regular if and only if a positive power of a is right-regular.

theorem is_regular.pow_iff {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] {n : } (n0 : 0 < n) :

An element a is regular if and only if a positive power of a is regular.

theorem is_left_regular.subsingleton {R : Type u_1} (h : is_left_regular 0) :

The element 0 is left-regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem is_right_regular.subsingleton {R : Type u_1} (h : is_right_regular 0) :

The element 0 is right-regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem is_regular.subsingleton {R : Type u_1} (h : is_regular 0) :

The element 0 is regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem is_left_regular_zero_iff_subsingleton {R : Type u_1}  :

The element 0 is left-regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem not_is_left_regular_zero_iff {R : Type u_1}  :

In a non-trivial mul_zero_class, the 0 element is not left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular_zero_iff_subsingleton {R : Type u_1}  :

The element 0 is right-regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem not_is_right_regular_zero_iff {R : Type u_1}  :

In a non-trivial mul_zero_class, the 0 element is not right-regular.

theorem is_regular_iff_subsingleton {R : Type u_1}  :

The element 0 is regular if and only if R is trivial.

theorem is_left_regular.ne_zero {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [nontrivial R] (la : is_left_regular a) :
a 0

A left-regular element of a nontrivial mul_zero_class is non-zero.

theorem is_right_regular.ne_zero {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [nontrivial R] (ra : is_right_regular a) :
a 0

A right-regular element of a nontrivial mul_zero_class is non-zero.

theorem is_regular.ne_zero {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [nontrivial R] (la : is_regular a) :
a 0

A regular element of a nontrivial mul_zero_class is non-zero.

theorem not_is_left_regular_zero {R : Type u_1} [nR : nontrivial R] :

In a non-trivial ring, the element 0 is not left-regular -- with typeclasses.

theorem not_is_right_regular_zero {R : Type u_1} [nR : nontrivial R] :

In a non-trivial ring, the element 0 is not right-regular -- with typeclasses.

theorem not_is_regular_zero {R : Type u_1} [nontrivial R] :

In a non-trivial ring, the element 0 is not regular -- with typeclasses.

theorem is_regular_mul_iff {R : Type u_1} {a b : R}  :

A product is regular if and only if the factors are.

theorem is_regular_one {R : Type u_1} [monoid R] :

In a monoid, 1 is regular.

theorem is_left_regular_of_mul_eq_one {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [monoid R] (h : b * a = 1) :

An element admitting a left inverse is left-regular.

theorem is_right_regular_of_mul_eq_one {R : Type u_1} {a b : R} [monoid R] (h : a * b = 1) :

An element admitting a right inverse is right-regular.

theorem units.is_regular {R : Type u_1} [monoid R] (a : units R) :

If R is a monoid, an element in units R is regular.

theorem is_unit.is_regular {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [monoid R] (ua : is_unit a) :

A unit in a monoid is regular.

def add_left_embedding {G : Type u_1} (g : G) :
G G

The embedding of a left cancellative additive semigroup into itself by left translation by a fixed element.

def mul_left_embedding {G : Type u_1} (g : G) :
G G

The embedding of a left cancellative semigroup into itself by left multiplication by a fixed element.

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@[simp]
theorem add_left_embedding_apply {G : Type u_1} (g h : G) :
h = g + h
@[simp]
theorem mul_left_embedding_apply {G : Type u_1} (g h : G) :
h = g * h
@[simp]
theorem add_right_embedding_apply {G : Type u_1} (g h : G) :
h = h + g
def mul_right_embedding {G : Type u_1} (g : G) :
G G

The embedding of a right cancellative semigroup into itself by right multiplication by a fixed element.

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def add_right_embedding {G : Type u_1} (g : G) :
G G

The embedding of a right cancellative additive semigroup into itself by right translation by a fixed element.

@[simp]
theorem mul_right_embedding_apply {G : Type u_1} (g h : G) :
h = h * g
theorem is_left_regular_of_left_cancel_semigroup {R : Type u_1} (g : R) :

Elements of a left cancel semigroup are left regular.

theorem is_right_regular_of_right_cancel_semigroup {R : Type u_1} (g : R) :

Elements of a right cancel semigroup are right regular.

theorem is_regular_of_cancel_monoid {R : Type u_1} (g : R) :

Elements of a cancel monoid are regular. Cancel semigroups do not appear to exist.

theorem is_regular_of_ne_zero {R : Type u_1} {a : R} (a0 : a 0) :

Non-zero elements of an integral domain are regular.

theorem is_regular_iff_ne_zero {R : Type u_1} {a : R} [nontrivial R] :
a 0

In a non-trivial integral domain, an element is regular iff it is non-zero.