pith. sign in

arxiv: 2606.08902 · v1 · pith:IBIHZXVFnew · submitted 2026-06-08 · 💻 cs.LO · econ.TH

A Kernel-Clean Lean Mechanization of Classical Lottery in Action and the Wakker--Debreu--Koopmans Representation Layer

classification 💻 cs.LO econ.TH
keywords additiveleanclassicalconditionactionaxiomsconjointcross-pair
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We present a Lean 4/Mathlib formalization of the additive representation theory behind Classical Lottery in Action and the Wakker-Debreu-Koopmans (WDK) layer it relies on. Our central result is a machine-checked proof that the cross-pair Thomsen / double-cancellation (hexagon) condition is irreducible from the ordinal axioms of additive conjoint measurement (weak order, restricted solvability, Archimedean condition, and tradeoff consistency). We exhibit an explicit verified counter-model (additiveRealBoolPref) satisfying all ordinal axioms yet failing the cross-pair condition, with every strict standard sequence being an arithmetic progression and hence non-dense. Around this boundary we mechanize the full derivable construction: continuous Debreu/Eilenberg utility from separability, standard-sequence grids, bisection methods from connectedness, and global additive gluing. All public theorems are sorry-free conditional wrappers over this single irreducible structural input. The development is kernel-clean, depending only on standard Lean foundations (propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound). The companion file ClassicalLotteryInAction.lean formalizes local classical-lottery constructions, average-utility results, matching-frequency lemmas, and ambiguity-attitude statements used by the Management Science paper. This draws a precise, machine-certified line between what additive conjoint measurement can prove and what it must assume.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.