if(Prover9). assign(max_megs,500). assign(order, kbo). function_order([1,a,K,L,R,T,*,\,/]). clear(auto_inference). set(paramodulation). set(pos_ur_resolution). set(para_units_only). end_if. formulas(assumptions). % loop axioms 1 * x = x. x * 1 = x. x \ (x * y) = y. x * (x \ y) = y. (x * y) / y = x. (x / y) * y = x. % cancellation laws % (comment out if they clog the search) x * y = u & x * z = u -> y = z. y * x = u & z * x = u -> y = z. % associator (x * (y * z)) \ ((x * y) * z) = a(x,y,z). % commutator (x * y) \ (y * x) = K(y,x). % inner mappings % L(u,x,y) = u L(x) L(y) L(yx)^{-1} (y * x) \ (y * (x * u)) = L(u,x,y). % R(u,x,y) = u R(x) R(y) R(xy)^{-1} ((u * x) * y) / (x * y) = R(u,x,y). % T(u,x) = u R(x) L(x)^{-1} x \ (u * x) = T(u,x). % obvious compatibility % (comment out if they clog the search) a(x,y,z) = 1 -> L(z,y,x) = z. L(x,y,z) = x -> a(z,y,x) = 1. T(x,y) = x -> T(y,x) = y. T(x,y) = x -> K(x,y) = 1. K(x,y) = 1 -> T(x,y) = x. % abelian inner mapping group T(T(u,x),y) = T(T(u,y),x). T(L(u,x,y),z) = L(T(u,z),x,y). T(R(u,x,y),z) = R(T(u,z),x,y). L(R(u,x,y),z,w) = R(L(u,z,w),x,y). L(L(u,x,y),z,w) = L(L(u,z,w),x,y). R(R(u,x,y),z,w) = R(R(u,z,w),x,y). end_of_list. formulas(goals). % nilpotent of class 3 % a proof of just one of these would be a good start K(K(K(x,y),z),u) = 1 # label("KKK"). K(K(a(x,y,z),u),w) = 1 # label("KKa"). K(a(K(x,y),z,u),w) = 1 # label("KaK"). a(K(K(x,y),z),u,w) = 1 # label("aKK"). a(K(a(x,y,z),u),w,v5) = 1 # label("aKa"). K(a(a(x,y,z),u,w),v5) = 1 # label("Kaa"). a(a(K(x,y),z,u),w,v5) = 1 # label("aaK"). a(a(a(x,y,z),u,w),v5,v6) = 1 # label("aaa"). % all known examples which achieve class 3 satisfy % these stronger conditions a(K(x,y),z,u) = 1 # label("aK"). % subsumes aKK, aKa, KaK, aaK K(a(x,y,z),u) = 1 # label("Ka"). % subsumes Kaa, KaK, KKa, aKa a(a(x,y,z),u,w) = 1 # label("aa"). % subsumes aaa, aaK, Kaa, aaa end_of_list. %BEGIN % Special cases where the result is known: % Case 1: Moufang (equiv identities) ((x * y) * x) * z = x * (y * (x * z)). ((x * y) * z) * y = x * (y * (z * y)). (x * y) * (z * x) = x * ((y * z) * x). % Case 2: A-loop (better results hold in this case) L(x,y,z) * L(u,y,z) = L(x * u,y,z). R(x,y,z) * R(u,y,z) = R(x * u,y,z). T(x,y) * T(z,y) = T(x * z,y). % Case 3: Left conjugacy closed (better results hold in this case) ((x * y) / x) * (x * z) = x * (y * z). % Case 4: Right conjugacy closed (better results hold in this case) (x * y) * (y \ (z * y)) = (x * z) * y. END%