Library HoTT.HIT.Interval

Theorems about the homotopical interval.


Require Import Basics.Overture Basics.PathGroupoids.
Require Import Types.Paths.

Local Open Scope path_scope.

Module Export Interval.

Private Inductive interval : Type0 :=
  | zero : interval
  | one : interval.

Axiom seg : zero = one.

Definition interval_ind (P : interval Type)
  (a : P zero) (b : P one) (p : seg # a = b)
  : x:interval, P x
  := fun x ⇒ (match x return _ P x with
                | zerofun _a
                | onefun _b
              end) p.

Axiom interval_ind_beta_seg : (P : interval Type)
  (a : P zero) (b : P one) (p : seg # a = b),
  apD (interval_ind P a b p) seg = p.

End Interval.

Definition interval_rec (P : Type) (a b : P) (p : a = b)
  : interval P
  := interval_ind (fun _P) a b (transport_const _ _ @ p).

Definition interval_rec_beta_seg (P : Type) (a b : P) (p : a = b)
  : ap (interval_rec P a b p) seg = p.
Proof.
  refine (cancelL (transport_const seg a) _ _ _).
  refine ((apD_const (interval_ind (fun _P) a b _) seg)^ @ _).
  refine (interval_ind_beta_seg (fun _P) _ _ _).
Defined.

The interval is contractible.


Global Instance contr_interval : Contr interval | 0.
Proof.
  apply (Build_Contr _ zero).
  refine (interval_ind _ 1 seg _).
  refine (transport_paths_r _ _ @ concat_1p _).
Defined.