Definition Rule_U3 (nc pc : clause) :=
match nc , pc with
PosSpaceClause Gamma Delta ((Lseg x y)::Sigma) ,
NegSpaceClause Gamma' (Lseg x' Nil::Sigma') Delta' =>
match expr_cmp x x' with
Eq => Some (NegSpaceClause Gamma' (Lseg x y::Lseg y Nil::Sigma') Delta')
|_ => None
end
| _ , _ => None
end.

Lemma pure_atom_denote_join: forall p s1 s2 s,
join s1 s2 s ->
pure_atom_denote p s = pure_atom_denote p s1.