Inductive step : term -> term -> Prop :=
| step_beta s P Q :
step (app (abs s P) Q) (subst_term poly_var (scons Q var) P)
| step_ty_beta P s :
step (ty_app (ty_abs P) s) (subst_term (scons s poly_var) var P)
| step_appL P P' Q :
step P P' -> step (app P Q) (app P' Q)
| step_appR P P' Q :
step P P' -> step (app Q P) (app Q P')
| step_ty_app P P' s :
step P P' -> step (ty_app P s) (ty_app P' s)
| step_lam s P P' :
step P P' -> step (abs s P) (abs s P')
| step_ty_lam P P' :
step P P' -> step (ty_abs P) (ty_abs P').
Inductive sn x : Prop :=
| SNI : (forall y, step x y -> sn y) -> sn x.
Hint Constructors step normal_form head_form : core.
Ltac inv_step :=
match goal with
[ H : step ?P ?Q |- _] => inversion H; subst; clear H; try now firstorder
end.
Ltac now_asimpl := asimpl; ( (reflexivity || eapply ext_term; now intros []; repeat asimpl) ||
f_equal; (reflexivity || eapply ext_term; now intros []; repeat asimpl)).

Lemma step_subst P Q σ τ :
step P Q -> step (subst_term σ τ P) (subst_term σ τ Q).