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Powers of elements in semirings

module ring-theory.powers-of-elements-semirings where

open import elementary-number-theory.addition-natural-numbers
open import elementary-number-theory.multiplication-natural-numbers
open import elementary-number-theory.natural-numbers

open import foundation.identity-types
open import foundation.universe-levels

open import group-theory.powers-of-elements-monoids

open import ring-theory.semirings

Idea

The power operation on a semiring is the map n x ↦ xⁿ, which is defined by iteratively multiplying x with itself n times.

Definition

power-Semiring :
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l) → ℕ → type-Semiring R → type-Semiring R
power-Semiring R n x = power-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R) n x

Properties

1ⁿ ＝ 1

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  power-one-Semiring :
    (n : ℕ) → power-Semiring R n (one-Semiring R) ＝ one-Semiring R
  power-one-Semiring = power-unit-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

xⁿ⁺¹ = xⁿx

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  power-succ-Semiring :
    (n : ℕ) (x : type-Semiring R) →
    power-Semiring R (succ-ℕ n) x ＝ mul-Semiring R (power-Semiring R n x) x
  power-succ-Semiring = power-succ-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

xⁿ⁺¹ ＝ xxⁿ

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  power-succ-Semiring' :
    (n : ℕ) (x : type-Semiring R) →
    power-Semiring R (succ-ℕ n) x ＝ mul-Semiring R x (power-Semiring R n x)
  power-succ-Semiring' = power-succ-Monoid' (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

Powers by sums of natural numbers are products of powers

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  distributive-power-add-Semiring :
    (m n : ℕ) {x : type-Semiring R} →
    power-Semiring R (m +ℕ n) x ＝
    mul-Semiring R (power-Semiring R m x) (power-Semiring R n x)
  distributive-power-add-Semiring =
    distributive-power-add-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

If x commutes with y then so do their powers

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  commute-powers-Semiring' :
    (n : ℕ) {x y : type-Semiring R} →
    ( mul-Semiring R x y ＝ mul-Semiring R y x) →
    ( mul-Semiring R (power-Semiring R n x) y) ＝
    ( mul-Semiring R y (power-Semiring R n x))
  commute-powers-Semiring' =
    commute-powers-Monoid' (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

  commute-powers-Semiring :
    (m n : ℕ) {x y : type-Semiring R} →
    ( mul-Semiring R x y ＝ mul-Semiring R y x) →
    ( mul-Semiring R
      ( power-Semiring R m x)
      ( power-Semiring R n y)) ＝
    ( mul-Semiring R
      ( power-Semiring R n y)
      ( power-Semiring R m x))
  commute-powers-Semiring =
    commute-powers-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

If x commutes with y, then powers distribute over the product of x and y

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  distributive-power-mul-Semiring :
    (n : ℕ) {x y : type-Semiring R} →
    (H : mul-Semiring R x y ＝ mul-Semiring R y x) →
    power-Semiring R n (mul-Semiring R x y) ＝
    mul-Semiring R (power-Semiring R n x) (power-Semiring R n y)
  distributive-power-mul-Semiring =
    distributive-power-mul-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)

Powers by products of natural numbers are iterated powers

module _
  {l : Level} (R : Semiring l)
  where

  power-mul-Semiring :
    (m n : ℕ) {x : type-Semiring R} →
    power-Semiring R (m *ℕ n) x ＝ power-Semiring R n (power-Semiring R m x)
  power-mul-Semiring = power-mul-Monoid (multiplicative-monoid-Semiring R)