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Ordered recursive DFS: finite execution and local invariants

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CLRS.DFS.pure_execution_certificate

by fizzyinc3 · Oct 17, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

algorithmsgraph-theory

Let GGG be a finite directed multigraph with nnn vertices and mmm stored adjacency occurrences, including duplicates and self-loops. Let qqq be any permutation of its vertices, represented by the supplied sequence prefix. Starting from white colors, zero timestamps and counters, and −1-1−1 parent, finish-order and label entries, the ordinary ordered recursive DFS has a finite big-step execution ending in a state sss, with traversal event count kkk, such that

clock⁡(s)=2n,finished⁡(s)=n,k≤6n+2m.\operatorname{clock}(s)=2n,\qquad \operatorname{finished}(s)=n,\qquad k\le 6n+2m.clock(s)=2n,finished(s)=n,k≤6n+2m.

Every vertex is black. There are c≤nc\le nc≤n predecessor trees, numbered from zero. The output satisfies the local DFS certificate: positive distinct discovery and finish times within 1,…,2n1,\ldots,2n1,…,2n; no coinciding discovery/finish events; disjoint or nested vertex intervals; a nonroot parent is an adjacent vertex whose interval is the nearest strict enclosing interval; every edge target is discovered before its source finishes; roots respect their input priority; the finish-order prefix is a permutation strictly increasing in finish time; labels lie in [0,c)[0,c)[0,c) and cover that range, are inherited by children, and order roots by discovery time.

The cost includes all vertex visits, all adjacency occurrences and all outer-loop iterations. The implementation's four fixed entry, constructor, initial-loop and return events are excluded. This is the purely mathematical execution lemma used by the concrete heap-level DFS proof; it also supplies the shared DFS prerequisite for Kosaraju's algorithm.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_CLRS_DFS_PureExecution

set_option autoImplicit false
open Algo2LeanGenerated CLRS.GraphTraversal CLRS.DFS CLRS.DFS.Pure
Formal statement
theorem CLRS.DFS.pure_execution_certificate (g : Graph) (input : Seq) (values : List Int)
    (permutation : values.Perm ((List.range g.size).map Int.ofNat))
    (observed : ∀ i : Nat, i < g.size → input i = values[i]!) :
    ∃ (a : Pure.State) (k : Nat),
      Eval g (.roots values) initial a k ∧ Completed g input a ∧
      k ≤ 6 * g.size + 2 * edgeCount g := by sorry
Source
CLRS, Introduction to Algorithms, fourth edition, Section 20.3, DFS and DFS-VISIT, Theorems 20.7 and 20.9. Pure big-step transcription of the existing generated program in Definitions.Def_CLRS_DFS_Program on Prove2Me. Supporting source: Jessica Su, Stanford CS 161 Lecture 10, Sections 2.1–2.4, PDF pages 4–9, https://web.stanford.edu/class/archive/cs/cs161/cs161.1168/lecture10-draft.pdf .

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