% Goodearl's Separativity Conjecture % % This is an equivalent form of the conjecture % suitable for an automated deduction attack % % Source: Fred Wehrung op(450,infix_right,"*"). if(Prover9). assign(max_megs,500). assign(order,kbo). %set(lex_order_vars). % because of + function_order([0,1,A0,B0,A1,B1,U,C,D,E,F,*,',+,-]). end_if. formulas(assumptions). % ring axioms 0 + x = x. x + 0 = x. -x + x = 0. x + -x = 0. -(-x) = x. (x + y) + z = x + (y + z). x + y = y + x. x * 1 = x. 1 * x = x. (x * y) * z = x * (y * z). 0 * x = 0. x * 0 = 0. (x * y) + (x * z) = x * (y + z). (y * x) + (z * x) = (y + z) * x. % Von Neumann regular (' is an inverse) x * x' * x = x . x' * x * x' = x'. % A0, A1, B0, B1 are pairwise orthogonal idempotents % which resolve the identity element. A0 + (A1 + (B0 + B1)) = 1. % idempotents A0 * A0 = A0. A1 * A1 = A1. B0 * B0 = B0. B1 * B1 = B1. % orthogonality relations A0 * A1 = 0. A1 * A0 = 0. A0 * B0 = 0. B0 * A0 = 0. A0 * B1 = 0. B1 * A0 = 0. A1 * B0 = 0. B0 * A1 = 0. A1 * B1 = 0. B1 * A1 = 0. B0 * B1 = 0. B1 * B0 = 0. % properties of idempotent U U * U = 1. U * A0 * U = A1. U * B0 * U = B1. % (A0 + A1) ~ (A1 + B0) via C, D A0 + A1 = C * D. A1 + B0 = D * C. C = (A0 + A1) * C * (A1 + B0). D = (A1 + B0) * D * (A0 + A1). % (A1 + B0) ~ (B0 + B1) via E, F A1 + B0 = E * F. B0 + B1 = F * E. E = (A1 + B0) * E * (B0 + B1). F = (B0 + B1) * F * (A1 + B0). % Goal: A0 ~ B0 x * y != A0 | y * x != B0. end_of_list.