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Hurwitz integers over the reals

Definition
Quaternion_hurwitzIntegers

by jawneeboy · Sep 18, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

algebrahurwitz-integersquaternions

Inside the real quaternions, define

HR={a+bi+cj+dk:(a,b,c,d)∈Z4∪(Z+12)4}.\mathcal{H}_{\mathbb{R}}=\{a+bi+cj+dk:(a,b,c,d)\in\mathbb{Z}^4\cup(\mathbb{Z}+\tfrac12)^4\}.HR​={a+bi+cj+dk:(a,b,c,d)∈Z4∪(Z+21​)4}.

The formalization equips this set with a subring structure and supports comparison with the rational model.

Definition code
import Definitions.Def_Quaternion_lipschitzIntegers
import Mathlib.Algebra.Quaternion
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic.Linarith
import Mathlib.Tactic.NormNum
import Mathlib.Tactic.Ring

/-!
# Hurwitz integers over the reals

The set $\mathcal{H}$ consists of quaternions $a+bi+cj+dk$ for which
either all four coordinates belong to $\mathbb{Z}$ or all four belong to
$\mathbb{Z}+\frac12$. This file realizes $\mathcal{H}$ as a subring of
the real quaternions. The rational model and its elementary theory are
developed in the `HurwitzQ` namespace.

The subring structure supplies addition, multiplication, additive inverses,
and an identity. The source package also checks membership and noncommutativity examples.
Addition preserves the coordinate condition directly; multiplication uses the
parity of the integer parts to determine the resulting coordinate branch.

Reference: John H. Conway and Derek A. Smith, *On Quaternions and Octonions: Their Geometry, Arithmetic, and Symmetry*, A K Peters, 2003, §5.1, "The Hurwitz Integral Quaternions".
-/

open Quaternion

/-- The coordinate predicate: all four coordinates of `q` are integers. -/
def allIntCoords (q : ℍ[ℝ]) : Prop :=
  ∃ a b c d : ℤ, q.re = ↑a ∧ q.imI = ↑b ∧ q.imJ = ↑c ∧ q.imK = ↑d

/-- The coordinate predicate: all four coordinates of `q` lie in `ℤ + 1/2`. -/
def allHalfIntCoords (q : ℍ[ℝ]) : Prop :=
  ∃ a b c d : ℤ, q.re = ↑a + 1/2 ∧ q.imI = ↑b + 1/2 ∧ q.imJ = ↑c + 1/2 ∧ q.imK = ↑d + 1/2

/-- The set $\mathcal{H}$ of Hurwitz integers consists of quaternions
$a + bi + cj + dk$ where either $a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{Z}$ or
$a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{Z} + \frac{1}{2}$, as a subring of `ℍ[ℝ]`. -/
def hurwitzIntegers : Subring ℍ[ℝ] where
  carrier := { q | allIntCoords q ∨ allHalfIntCoords q }
  one_mem' := .inl ⟨1, 0, 0, 0, by simp⟩
  zero_mem' := .inl ⟨0, 0, 0, 0, by simp⟩
  add_mem' := by
    rintro q p (⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩ | ⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩)
      (⟨a', b', c', d', hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk⟩ | ⟨a', b', c', d', hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk⟩)
    · refine .inl ⟨a + a', b + b', c + c', d + d', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_add, imI_add, imJ_add, imK_add, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
    · refine .inr ⟨a + a', b + b', c + c', d + d', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_add, imI_add, imJ_add, imK_add, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
    · refine .inr ⟨a + a', b + b', c + c', d + d', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_add, imI_add, imJ_add, imK_add, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
    · refine .inl ⟨a + a' + 1, b + b' + 1, c + c' + 1, d + d' + 1, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_add, imI_add, imJ_add, imK_add, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
  neg_mem' := by
    rintro q (⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩ | ⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩)
    · refine .inl ⟨-a, -b, -c, -d, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_neg, imI_neg, imJ_neg, imK_neg, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
    · refine .inr ⟨-a - 1, -b - 1, -c - 1, -d - 1, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_neg, imI_neg, imJ_neg, imK_neg, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
  mul_mem' := by
    rintro q p (⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩ | ⟨a, b, c, d, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk⟩)
      (⟨a', b', c', d', hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk⟩ | ⟨a', b', c', d', hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk⟩)
    · -- integer × integer: the Lipschitz-integer computation.
      refine .inl ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d', a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c',
        a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b', a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
        simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
        push_cast <;> ring
    · -- integer × half-integer: parity of `a + b + c + d` decides the branch.
      rcases Int.even_or_odd (a + b + c + d) with ⟨k, hk⟩ | ⟨k, hk⟩
      · have ha : (a : ℝ) = 2 * k - b - c - d := by exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inl ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b - c - d,
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k - d,
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k - b,
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k - c, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
      · have ha : (a : ℝ) = 2 * k + 1 - b - c - d := by exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inr ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b - c - d,
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k - d,
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k - b,
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k - c, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
    · -- half-integer × integer: parity of `a' + b' + c' + d'` decides the branch.
      rcases Int.even_or_odd (a' + b' + c' + d') with ⟨k, hk⟩ | ⟨k, hk⟩
      · have ha : (a' : ℝ) = 2 * k - b' - c' - d' := by exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inl ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b' - c' - d',
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k - c',
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k - d',
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k - b', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
      · have ha : (a' : ℝ) = 2 * k + 1 - b' - c' - d' := by exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inr ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b' - c' - d',
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k - c',
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k - d',
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k - b', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
    · -- half-integer × half-integer: parity of the sum of all eight integer parts.
      rcases Int.even_or_odd (a + b + c + d + a' + b' + c' + d') with ⟨k, hk⟩ | ⟨k, hk⟩
      · -- even total: the four quarter terms leave every coordinate in `ℤ + 1/2`.
        have ha : (a : ℝ) = 2 * k - b - c - d - a' - b' - c' - d' := by
          exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inr ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b - b' - c - c' - d - d' - 1,
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k - d - c',
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k - b - d',
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k - c - b', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
      · -- odd total: the quarter terms cancel and every coordinate is an integer.
        have ha : (a : ℝ) = 2 * k + 1 - b - c - d - a' - b' - c' - d' := by
          exact_mod_cast (by omega)
        refine .inl ⟨a * a' - b * b' - c * c' - d * d' + k - b - b' - c - c' - d - d',
          a * b' + b * a' + c * d' - d * c' + k + 1 - d - c',
          a * c' - b * d' + c * a' + d * b' + k + 1 - b - d',
          a * d' + b * c' - c * b' + d * a' + k + 1 - c - b', ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩ <;>
          simp only [re_mul, imI_mul, imJ_mul, imK_mul, hqa, hqi, hqj, hqk, hpa, hpi, hpj, hpk] <;>
          push_cast <;> rw [ha] <;> ring
Source
Standard definition: John H. Conway and Derek A. Smith, On Quaternions and Octonions: Their Geometry, Arithmetic, and Symmetry, A K Peters, 2003, §5.1, The Hurwitz Integral Quaternions. https://www.routledge.com/On-Quaternions-and-Octonions/Conway-Smith/p/book/9781568811345

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