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(*i Due to L.Thery i*)
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(* Definitions of log and Rpower : R->R->R; main properties *)
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Local Open Scope R_scope.
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(** *                     Properties of  Exp                      *)
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(* Definition of log R+* -> R *)
Definition Rln (y:posreal) : R :=
let (a,_) := ln_exists (pos y) (cond_pos y) in a.
(* Extension on R *)
Definition ln (x:R) : R :=
match Rlt_dec 0 x with
| left a => Rln (mkposreal x a)
| right a => 0
end.
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(** *                     Properties of  Ln                       *)
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(** *                     Definition of  Rpower                   *)
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Definition Rpower (x y:R) := exp (y * ln x).
Local Infix "^R" := Rpower (at level 30, right associativity) : R_scope.
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(** *                     Properties of  Rpower                   *)
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(** Note: [Rpower] is prolongated to [1] on negative real numbers and it thus does not extend integer power. The next two lemmas, which hold for integer power, accidentally hold on negative real numbers as a side effect of the default value taken on negative real numbers. Contrastingly, the lemmas that do not hold for the integer power of a negative number are stated for [Rpower] on the positive numbers only (even if they accidentally hold due to the default value of [Rpower] on the negative side, as it is the case for [Rpower_O]). *)

Theorem Rle_Rpower :
forall e n m:R, 1 <= e -> n <= m -> e ^R n <= e ^R m.