leanprover-community / leanprover-community/physlib

Remove `erw`s

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Description

There are lots of erw [...] in PhysLean. These are slow, and thus it is beneficial for them to be removed.

To remove an erw [...] usually means changing the corresponding lemma to simp-normal form.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Search the PhysLean source for erw [...] occurrences and inspect each corresponding lemma's simp-normal form. Update the affected Lean files so the targeted erw uses are removed, then verify those files build and that the intended occurrences no longer remain.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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