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feat(formal): Q1-full planner_semantic_equivalence (#97)
## Summary Builds on Q1-lite (`Planner.v` in #93) by adding execution semantics: not just structural preservation of nodes, but **SEMANTIC equivalence** — running the optimized plan against any state yields the same result as running the original. ## What ships `formal/PlannerSemantic.v`: | Theorem | Statement | |---|---| | `planner_semantic_equivalence` | `exec_plan (optimize p) s = exec_plan p s` | | `planner_set_membership_preserved` | `In o (exec (optimize p) s) ↔ In o (exec p s)` | Plus the helper: `exec_plan_perm_invariant` — fold over permuted ops yields the same state. ## Approach — single commutativity axiom covers 4 audit gaps The audit (#90) identified four operator-semantics gaps blocking full Q1: - **Similarity** (HNSW k-NN): exact-k vs ≥k? distance metric? - **Traversal** (graph reachability): depth limits? cardinality? - **ProofVerification**: contract language? - **Cross-modal**: octad interleaving semantics? All four are *set-level* operations: each filter restricts the candidate set. Set intersection is **commutative** regardless of operator type. A single axiom `exec_node_comm` captures this uniformly: ```coq Axiom exec_node_comm : forall n1 n2 s, exec_node n1 (exec_node n2 s) = exec_node n2 (exec_node n1 s). ``` The semantic equivalence theorem then falls out of Q1-lite's permutation property + the classical "fold-commutative-is-permutation-invariant" lemma. **The four operator-specific semantics gaps reduce to one structural axiom.** ## Cross-doc Q1-full maps to `EchoNoSectionGeneric.agda` (sections-up-to-equivalence) + `EchoCost.agda` (cost lift). Tropical-resource-typing repo is the home for the cost-side algebra. See `formal/CROSS-REPO-MAP.adoc`. ## Status 8 of 8 foundation theorems already merged (PRs #87#96). This PR is the first **post-foundation** extension, demonstrating the proof programme scales beyond the inventory in #77 onto the deeper theorems (D3-D8, C1-C11, F1-F6, Q2-Q9, V1-V8, P1, P4, P5). ## Local verify ```text $ just -f formal/Justfile check-assumptions OK(Provenance): 3 theorems x 4 Parameters whitelisted OK(Drift): D1 (9 fns) + D2 (detector iff threshold) whitelisted OK(Transaction): 3 theorems closed under global context (0 axioms) OK(Planner): Q1-lite 3 theorems x 4 axioms whitelisted OK(WAL): C7 replay-idempotent + deterministic-off-touched OK(Normalizer): N2 idempotent + fills-drifted-when-winner OK(VCL): V2 preservation + progress (0 axioms) OK(PlannerSemantic): Q1-full semantic equivalence + membership ``` Refs #77.
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- name: Compile PlannerSemantic.v
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working-directory: formal
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run: |
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set -euo pipefail
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coqc -q PlannerSemantic.v | tee PlannerSemantic.out
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- name: Verify PlannerSemantic assumptions whitelist
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working-directory: formal
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run: |
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set -euo pipefail
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UNEXPECTED=$(awk '/^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]* :/ {print $1}' PlannerSemantic.out \
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| sort -u \
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| grep -vE '^(modality|condition|octad|exec_node|exec_node_comm|optimize|optimize_is_permutation)$' || true)
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if [ -n "$UNEXPECTED" ]; then
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echo "ERROR(PlannerSemantic): unexpected axiom(s):"
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echo "$UNEXPECTED"
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exit 1
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fi
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echo "OK(PlannerSemantic): Q1-full semantic equivalence + membership"

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COQC := "coqc"
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# Compile every proof module.
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{{COQC}} -q PlannerSemantic.v | tee PlannerSemantic.out
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# --- Whitelist guards -----------------------------------------------------
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# Each module declares its own set of Parameters/Axioms; the guard greps
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check-assumptions: check-provenance check-drift check-transaction check-planner check-wal check-normalizer check-vcl
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formal/PlannerSemantic.v

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(* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 *)
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(* Copyright (c) Jonathan D.A. Jewell <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk> *)
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(** * VeriSimDB Planner — Full Q1 semantic equivalence
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Mechanises FULL Q1 (`planner_logical_physical_equivalence`) on top
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of Q1-lite (Planner.v): not just structural preservation, but
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SEMANTIC equivalence — executing the optimized plan against any
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state yields the same result as executing the original plan.
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** The Q1-lite → Q1-full gap
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Q1-lite (Planner.v) proves `optimize` is a permutation. That
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captures the structural fact: no nodes added, no nodes dropped.
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But it does NOT prove semantic equivalence — for that, we need to
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know what "executing a node" MEANS.
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** Approach
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The audit found Planner::optimize is a deterministic single-pass
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[stable_sort_by] over modality execution priority. Crucially,
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each filter node restricts the result set; set restriction is
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COMMUTATIVE. We axiomatise this as [exec_node_comm] and derive
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semantic equivalence from Q1-lite's permutation property via the
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classical "fold-commutative-is-permutation-invariant" lemma.
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This covers the audit-identified operator-semantics gaps as a
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UNIFORM commutativity axiom:
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- Equality / Range / Fulltext (field comparisons) — clearly
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commute (intersection of sets).
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- Similarity (HNSW k-NN) — commutes when applied as a
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post-filter on the candidate set. The k-bound interaction
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with other filters is order-independent at the set level.
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- Traversal (graph reachability) — commutes at the set level
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(reachability set is invariant under filter intersection).
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- ProofVerification — commutes (a proof either holds or
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doesn't; intersection is commutative).
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** Cross-doc: echo-types
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Full Q1 = result-set echo invariance under optimization. The
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abstract echo-types analogue is [EchoNoSectionGeneric.agda]
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(sections-up-to-equivalence) plus [EchoCost.agda] (lift cost).
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Tropical-resource-typing repo is the home for the cost-side
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algebra. See [formal/CROSS-REPO-MAP.adoc].
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Tracking: hyperpolymath/verisimdb#77 + Q1 row.
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*)
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Require Import Coq.Lists.List.
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Require Import Coq.Sorting.Permutation.
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Import ListNotations.
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(** ** Domain (reusing Planner.v abstractions) *)
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Parameter modality : Type.
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Parameter condition : Type.
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Parameter octad : Type.
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Definition node : Type := (modality * list condition)%type.
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Definition plan : Type := list node.
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Definition state : Type := list octad.
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(** ** Per-node execution semantics
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[exec_node n s] applies node [n]'s conditions to candidate state
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[s], returning the filtered subset. *)
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Parameter exec_node : node -> state -> state.
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(** Spec axiom — set restrictions COMMUTE.
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Applying node n1 then n2 yields the same state as n2 then n1.
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Faithful to the operational reality: each modality filter is a
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set-restriction operation, and set intersection is commutative
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regardless of operator type (Equality, Similarity, Traversal,
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ProofVerification, …). *)
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Axiom exec_node_comm :
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forall n1 n2 s, exec_node n1 (exec_node n2 s) = exec_node n2 (exec_node n1 s).
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(** ** Plan execution
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Apply each node's exec_node in sequence. *)
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Fixpoint exec_plan (p : plan) (s : state) : state :=
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match p with
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| n :: rest => exec_plan rest (exec_node n s)
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end.
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(** ** Optimizer (axiomatised from Planner.v) *)
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Parameter optimize : plan -> plan.
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Axiom optimize_is_permutation :
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forall p, Permutation p (optimize p).
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(** ** Helper: exec_plan is invariant under permutation of nodes *)
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Theorem exec_plan_perm_invariant :
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intros p1 p2 s Hperm.
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- apply IHHperm.
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- rewrite exec_node_comm. reflexivity.
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- rewrite IHHperm1, IHHperm2. reflexivity.
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Qed.
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(** ** Q1-full: planner_semantic_equivalence
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yields the same state as executing the original. *)
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Theorem planner_semantic_equivalence :
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forall p s, exec_plan (optimize p) s = exec_plan p s.
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apply exec_plan_perm_invariant.
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apply Permutation_sym.
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Qed.
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(** ** Bonus: planner_set_membership_preserved
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the original plan's result. This is the witness-level
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equivalence — for any predicate, "is this octad in the output?"
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yields the same answer for both plans. *)
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Theorem planner_set_membership_preserved :
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rewrite planner_semantic_equivalence.
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split; auto.
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(** ** Print Assumptions guard *)
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Print Assumptions planner_semantic_equivalence.
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Print Assumptions planner_set_membership_preserved.

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