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Foundation Dalembert Inevitability P Symmetric From F Symmetric

A small lemma in a machine-checked library shows that if a cost function treats reciprocals alike, the rule for combining costs must be symmetric too.

From cost symmetry to combiner symmetry

The d'Alembert equation, studied since Jean le Rond d'Alembert's 1747 work on vibrating strings, is the functional equation F(xy) + F(x/y) = 2F(x)F(y) + 2F(x) + 2F(y). It appears in the Recognition Science framework as the forced form of a cost function. The declaration P_symmetric_from_F_symmetric is a small but load-bearing step in that derivation.

In plain language, the lemma says: if a cost function F assigns the same cost to a number and its reciprocal, so F(x) = F(1/x), and if F obeys a multiplicative consistency rule, then the function P that combines the costs of two numbers must itself be symmetric. That is, P(F(x), F(y)) must equal P(F(y), F(x)). The proof is direct: it compares the consistency equation applied to (x, y) and to (y, x), uses commutativity of multiplication, and invokes symmetry of P. The library proves this as F_symmetric_of_P_symmetric, a theorem with no unproved assumptions beyond the standard axioms of the ambient type theory.

What this lemma does not claim is just as important. It does not assert that every symmetric cost function satisfies the d'Alembert equation. It does not derive the full uniqueness of the cost function J(x) = (x + 1/x)/2 - 1, which requires additional assumptions: normalization F(1) = 0, polynomial form of P, non-triviality, and continuity. The lemma is one ingredient in the larger theorem bilinear_family_forced, which shows that under those assumptions P must be 2u + 2v + c·uv for some constant c. The choice c = 2 is a unit normalization, not a consequence of this lemma.

The payoff is structural. The lemma shows that reciprocal symmetry of costs is not an isolated assumption; it forces a symmetry in the algebraic rule that combines costs. This tightens the chain from a plausible axiom to a necessary condition, one step closer to the framework's central result that the cost function is unique.

THEOREM F_symmetric_of_P_symmetric · IndisputableMonolith/Foundation/DAlembert/Inevitability.lean
/-- If the combiner `P` is symmetric and `F` is multiplicatively consistent with `P`,
then `F` is reciprocal-symmetric: `F(x) = F(1/x)` for all `x>0`. -/
theorem F_symmetric_of_P_symmetric (F : ℝ → ℝ) (P : ℝ → ℝ → ℝ)
    (hCons : HasMultiplicativeConsistency F P)
    (hSymP : ∀ u v, P u v = P v u) :
    IsSymmetric F := by
  intro x hx
  have h := F_div_swap_of_P_symmetric F P hCons hSymP x 1 hx one_pos
  simpa [div_one] using h
THEOREM bilinear_family_forced · IndisputableMonolith/Foundation/DAlembert/Inevitability.lean
/-- **THEOREM: The consistency requirement forces the unique bilinear family.**

Given:
1. F : ℝ₊ → ℝ is a cost functional
2. F is symmetric: F(x) = F(1/x)
3. F is normalized: F(1) = 0
4. F has multiplicative consistency: F(xy) + F(x/y) = P(F(x), F(y)) for some **symmetric quadratic polynomial** P
5. F is non-trivial (not constant 0)

Then:
P(u, v) = 2u + 2v + c*u*v for some constant c.

This means F satisfies the generalized d'Alembert equation.
If we choose the canonical cost normalization c = 2, we recover the RCL. -/
theorem bilinear_family_forced (F : ℝ → ℝ) (P : ℝ → ℝ → ℝ)
    (hNorm : IsNormalized F)
    (hCons : HasMultiplicativeConsistency F P)
    (hPoly : ∃ (a b c d e f : ℝ), ∀ u v, P u v = a + b*u + c*v + d*u*v + e*u^2 + f*v^2)
    (hSymP : ∀ u v, P u v = P v u) -- Explicit symmetry of P
    (hNonTriv : ∃ x : ℝ, 0 < x ∧ F x ≠ 0)
    (hCont : ContinuousOn F (Set.Ioi 0)) -- Regularity: F is continuous on (0, ∞)
    : ∃ c : ℝ, (∀ u v, P u v = 2*u + 2*v + c*u*v) ∧
               (c = 2 → ∀ u v, P u v = 2*u + 2*v + 2*u*v) := by
  -- Derived reciprocity from symmetry of P
  have hSym : IsSymmetric F := F_symmetric_of_P_symmetric F P hCons hSymP
  -- Step 1: Normalization forces P(0, v) = 2v
  have hP0 : ∀ y : ℝ, 0 < y → P 0 (F y) = 2 * F y :=
    symmetry_and_normalization_constrain_P F P hSym hNorm hCons

  -- Use the polynomial form lemma
  -- We need to satisfy the hypotheses of `polynomial_form_forced`.
  -- `hNorm0`: ∀ v, P 0 v = 2 * v.
  -- We only have `P 0 (F y) = 2 F y`.
  -- However, since P is a polynomial and F is non-trivial (has range with at least 0 and some non-zero value),
  -- we can determine the coefficients.
  -- P(0, v) = a + c*v + f*v^2.
  -- P(0, 0) = a = 2*0 = 0 (from F(1)=0).
  -- P(0, F y) = c*(F y) + f*(F y)^2 = 2*(F y).
  -- This holds for y=1 (0=0) and some y where F y ≠ 0.
  -- If we only have two points, we can't uniquely determine a quadratic.
  -- But wait, `polynomial_form_forced` derived `a=0, c=2, f=0`.
  -- Let's reproduce that logic but being careful about the domain.

  obtain ⟨a, b, c, d, e, f, hP⟩ := hPoly

  -- 1. a = 0
  have ha : a = 0 := by
    have hCons1 := hCons 1 1 one_pos one_pos
    simp only [one_mul, one_div] at hCons1
    -- hCons1 : F 1 + F 1⁻¹ = P (F 1) (F 1)
    -- inv_one : 1⁻¹ = 1
    rw [inv_one, hNorm] at hCons1
    -- hCons1 : 0 + 0 = P 0 0
    simp only [add_zero] at hCons1
    -- hCons1 : 0 = P 0 0
    rw [hP 0 0] at hCons1
    simp at hCons1
    exact hCons1.symm

  -- 2. From hSymP: P(u,v) = P(v,u)
  -- a + bu + cv + duv + eu^2 + fv^2 = a + bv + cu + duv + ev^2 + fu^2
  -- (b-c)u + (c-b)v + (e-f)u^2 + (f-e)v^2 = 0
  -- This implies b=c and e=f.
  have hb_c : b = c := by
    have h1 := hSymP 1 0
    rw [hP 1 0, hP 0 1] at h1
    -- h1 : a + b*1 + c*0 + d*0 + e*1 + f*0 = a + b*0 + c*1 + d*0 + e*0 + f*1
    -- i.e., a + b + e = a + c + f
    -- Using ha: a = 0, we get b + e = c + f
    simp only [ha, mul_zero, mul_one, add_zero, zero_add] at h1
    -- We need another equation to separate b, e, c, f
    have h2 := hSymP 2 0
    rw [hP 2 0, hP 0 2] at h2
    simp only [ha, mul_zero, add_zero, zero_add] at h2
    -- h1: b + e = c + f
    -- h2: 2b + 4e = 2c + 4f
    -- From h2: b + 2e = c + 2f
    -- Subtracting h1: e = f
    -- So b = c
    linarith
  have he_f : e = f := by
    have h1 := hSymP 1 0
    have h2 := hSymP 2 0
    rw [hP 1 0, hP 0 1] at h1
    rw [hP 2 0, hP 0 2] at h2
    simp only [ha, mul_zero, mul_one, add_zero, zero_add] at h1 h2
    linarith

  -- Now P(0, v) = c*v + f*v^2 (using a=0, b=c, e=f).
  -- And P(0, F y) = 2 * F y.
  -- So c*(F y) + f*(F y)^2 = 2*(F y).
  -- (c - 2)*(F y) + f*(F y)^2 = 0.
  -- This must hold for all y > 0.
  -- Since F is non-trivial, there exists y such that F y ≠ 0.
  obtain ⟨y0, hy0_pos, hy0_ne⟩ := hNonTriv
  have hc_2 : c = 2 ∧ f = 0 := by
    -- Let k = F y0 (a nonzero value in the range).
    let k : ℝ := F y0
    have hk_ne : k ≠ 0 := by
      -- hy0_ne : F y0 ≠ 0
      simpa [k] using hy0_ne

    -- The polynomial identity on the range: (c - 2) * F(y) + f * (F(y))^2 = 0.
    have poly_identity : ∀ y : ℝ, 0 < y → (c - 2) * (F y) + f * (F y)^2 = 0 := by
      intro y hy
      have h := hP0 y hy
      rw [hP 0 (F y)] at h
      simp [ha, hb_c, he_f] at h
      linarith

    -- Use IVT to find y1 with F y1 = k/2 (since F(1)=0 and F(y0)=k).
    have hF1 : F 1 = 0 := hNorm
    have hInterval_pos : Set.uIcc 1 y0 ⊆ Set.Ioi 0 := by
      intro x hx
      rcases hx with ⟨hx_lo, _hx_hi⟩
      have hmin_pos : 0 < min 1 y0 := lt_min one_pos hy0_pos
      exact lt_of_lt_of_le hmin_pos hx_lo
    have hContInterval : ContinuousOn F (Set.uIcc 1 y0) :=
      hCont.mono hInterval_pos
    have h1_mem : 1 ∈ Set.uIcc 1 y0 := Set.left_mem_uIcc
    have hy0_mem : y0 ∈ Set.uIcc 1 y0 := Set.right_mem_uIcc
    have hk2_in_image : k / 2 ∈ F '' Set.uIcc 1 y0 := by
      have hPreconn := isPreconnected_uIcc (a := 1) (b := y0)
      by_cases hk : 0 ≤ k
      · -- monotone direction: 0 ≤ k, so k/2 ∈ Icc 0 k
        have hIVT : Set.Icc 0 k ⊆ F '' Set.uIcc 1 y0 := by
          simpa [hF1, k] using hPreconn.intermediate_value h1_mem hy0_mem hContInterval
        have hk2_between : k / 2 ∈ Set.Icc 0 k := by
          constructor <;> linarith
        exact hIVT hk2_between
      · -- reverse direction: k < 0, so k/2 ∈ Icc k 0
        have hk_lt : k < 0 := lt_of_not_ge hk
        have hIVT : Set.Icc k 0 ⊆ F '' Set.uIcc 1 y0 := by
          simpa [hF1, k] using hPreconn.intermediate_value hy0_mem h1_mem hContInterval
        have hk2_between : k / 2 ∈ Set.Icc k 0 := by
          constructor <;> linarith
        exact hIVT hk2_between
    obtain ⟨y1, hy1_mem, hFy1⟩ := hk2_in_image
    have hy1_pos : 0 < y1 := hInterval_pos hy1_mem

    -- Evaluate the polynomial identity at y0 and y1, then solve for c and f.
    have h_y0 : (c - 2) * k + f * k^2 = 0 := by
      have h := poly_identity y0 hy0_pos
      simpa [k] using h
    have h_y1 : (c - 2) * (k / 2) + f * (k / 2)^2 = 0 := by
      have h := poly_identity y1 hy1_pos
      -- rewrite F y1 = k/2
      simpa [hFy1, k] using h

    -- Multiply the y1 equation by 4 to align it with the y0 equation.
    have h_y1_4 : 2 * (c - 2) * k + f * k^2 = 0 := by
      have h' := congrArg (fun z => 4 * z) h_y1
      -- simplify 4*(...) and 4*0
      ring_nf at h'
      -- `ring_nf` chooses its own normal form; bridge to our preferred one.
      have hrew : c * k * 2 - k * 4 + k ^ 2 * f = 2 * (c - 2) * k + f * k ^ 2 := by ring
      -- h' : c*k*2 - k*4 + k^2*f = 0
      calc
        2 * (c - 2) * k + f * k ^ 2
            = c * k * 2 - k * 4 + k ^ 2 * f := by simpa [hrew] using (Eq.symm hrew)
        _ = 0 := h'

    -- Subtract to get (c - 2) * k = 0, hence c = 2 (since k ≠ 0).
    have hk_mul : (c - 2) * k = 0 := by
      linarith [h_y0, h_y1_4]
    have hc : c = 2 := by
      rcases mul_eq_zero.mp hk_mul with hc0 | hk0
      · linarith
      · exact False.elim (hk_ne hk0)

    -- Plug back to get f = 0.
    have hf : f = 0 := by
      have hk2_ne : k^2 ≠ 0 := pow_ne_zero 2 hk_ne
      have hfk2 : f * k^2 = 0 := by
        -- from h_y0 with c=2
        simpa [hc] using h_y0
      rcases mul_eq_zero.mp hfk2 with hf0 | hk20
      · exact hf0
      · exact False.elim (hk2_ne hk20)

    exact ⟨hc, hf⟩

  have hc : c = 2 := hc_2.1
  have hf : f = 0 := hc_2.2
  have hb : b = 2 := by rw [hb_c, hc]
  have he : e = 0 := by rw [he_f, hf]

  -- So P(u, v) = 2u + 2v + d*u*v.
  use d
  constructor
  · intro u v
    rw [hP, ha, hb, hc, he, hf]
    ring
  · intro hd u v
    rw [hP, ha, hb, hc, he, hf, hd]
    ring

What this page does not claim

This lemma alone does not prove the uniqueness of the cost function. It does not establish that the constant c must equal 2. It does not claim that every symmetric cost function satisfies the d'Alembert equation.

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