Proof of `A finite set with a fixed-point-free involution has even cardinality`

groundedproofs/Lax712553Proofs/Involution.lean · lax-712553

What this proof establishes

no assumptions

Assuming the claims on the left, the claim on the right holds — checked by the archive's pipeline. Proof code is not displayed here.

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Description

Strong induction on the cardinality, removing a pair x,fx{x, f x} at each step; the restriction of ff to what remains is again a fixed-point-free involution.