Section splits_and_perms.
Context {T: Type}.
Fixpoint splits (l: list T): list (T * list T) :=
match l with
| nil => nil
| h :: t => (h, t) :: map (fun xy => (fst xy, h :: snd xy)) (splits t)
end.
Proof with auto.
induction l...
simpl.
rewrite map_length.
intuition.
Qed.
Proof with auto.
induction l in p |- *...
simpl.
intuition.
simpl.
intros.
destruct H.
subst...
destruct (fst (conj_prod (in_map_iff _ _ _)) H).
destruct H0.
apply IHl in H1.
subst.
simpl...
apply perm_trans with (a :: fst x :: snd x).
apply perm_swap.
apply perm_skip...
Qed.
Fixpoint insert_everywhere (x: T) (l: list T): list (list T) :=
match l with
| nil => (x :: nil) :: nil
| h :: t => (x :: h :: t) :: map (cons h) (insert_everywhere x t)
end.
Proof with auto.
induction l...
intros.
simpl in H.
intuition.
subst...
intros.
simpl in H.
destruct H.
subst...
apply in_map_iff in H. destruct H as [x0 [A B]].
subst.
apply IHl in B.
eauto.
Qed.
Proof with auto.
induction l...
simpl.
rewrite map_length.
congruence.
Qed.
Definition perms: list T -> list (list T)
:= fold_right (fun h => concat ∘ map (insert_everywhere h)) (nil :: nil).

Lemma perms_are_perms l a: In a (perms l) -> Permutation a l.