Document impl_header_lifetime_elision

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Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the lifetime elision chapter in the Rust Reference, then compare its current text with RFC 0141 and the implementation, separation, and stabilization PRs linked in the issue. Update the chapter to document the stabilized impl-header rules and verify that the wording matches the implemented behavior.

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RFC Stabilization Docs

Stabilized in 1.31 (all editions), the lifetime elision chapter needs to be updated for impl headers.

I looked at updating this, but things have diverged from the RFC, so the new rules are not clear to me.

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