Section Equivalences.
(** *** Equivalences between the different definition of the reflexive, symmetric, transitive closures *)
(** *** Contributed by P. Castéran *)
(** Direct transitive closure vs left-step extension *)
(** Direct transitive closure vs right-step extension *)
(** Direct reflexive-transitive closure is equivalent to transitivity by left-step extension *)
(** Direct reflexive-transitive closure is equivalent to transitivity by right-step extension *)
(** Induction on the left transitive step *)
(** Induction on the right transitive step *)
induction 3; auto.
apply H0 with y; auto.
Qed.
intros P z Hz IH x Hxz.
apply clos_rt_rt1n_iff in Hxz.
elim Hxz using rt1n_ind_right; auto.
clear x Hxz.
intros x y Hxy Hyz Hy.
apply clos_rt_rt1n_iff in Hyz.
eauto.
Qed.
(** Direct reflexive-symmetric-transitive closure is equivalent to transitivity by symmetric left-step extension *)

Lemma clos_rst1n_trans : forall x y z, clos_refl_sym_trans_1n R x y ->
clos_refl_sym_trans_1n R y z -> clos_refl_sym_trans_1n R x z.