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N recursion

Proved
ActuarialFoundations.fa_N_recursion

by WillR · Oct 10, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

actuarial-scienceformal-verificationlife-table-commutation

Prove the exact one-year backward commutation recurrence for the stated exact Lean assumptions, directly from the life-table and cashflow definitions. Survivor benefits are valued on beginning-year anniversaries, with zero-lives boundary treatment. No commutation equivalence or desired result may be inserted as a hypothesis.

Preamble
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Exp
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
import Definitions.Def_actuarial_faDiscountedLives
import Definitions.Def_actuarial_faN
Formal statement
namespace ActuarialFoundations

theorem fa_N_recursion (l : ℕ → ℝ) (v : ℝ) (ω x : ℕ) (hx : x < ω) : faN l v ω x = faDiscountedLives l v x + faN l v ω (x+1) := by sorry

end ActuarialFoundations
Source
Institute of Actuaries (1971), International Actuarial Notation, commutation functions, p.50, https://www.actuaries.org.uk/system/files/documents/pdf/0042-0071.pdf. Original derived theorem; not a verbatim textbook theorem.
Human review

  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 11, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by WillR · Oct 11, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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