Module Argument.
Definition bullet := var 0.
(* encodes symbol true *)
Definition b2 := (arr bullet bullet).
(* encodes symbol false *)
Definition b3 := arr bullet (arr bullet bullet).
Fixpoint append_word (s: formula) (v: list bool) :=
match v with
| [] => s
| a :: v =>
if a then
append_word (arr b2 s) v else
append_word (arr b3 s) v
end.
Definition encode_word (v: list bool) := append_word bullet v.
Definition encode_pair (s t: formula) := arr b3 (arr s (arr t b3)).
Notation "⟨ s , t ⟩" := (encode_pair s t).
Notation "⟦ v ⟧" := (encode_word v).
Notation "s → t" := (arr s t) (at level 50).
(* environment encoding the instance ((v, w), P) of BMPCP *)
Definition Γ v w P :=
(encode_pair (var 1) (var 1)) ::
(arr (encode_pair (encode_word v) (encode_word w)) a_b_a) ::
map (fun '(v, w) => arr (encode_pair (append_word (var 2) v) (append_word (var 3) w)) (encode_pair (var 2) (var 3))) ((v, w) :: P).

(* unifiable words are equal *)
Lemma unify_words {v w ζ} : substitute ζ (encode_word v) = substitute ζ (encode_word w) -> v = w.