diff -r 179ff9cb160b -r 5b25fee0362c src/HOL/Power.thy
--- a/src/HOL/Power.thy	Wed Mar 04 10:43:39 2009 +0100
+++ b/src/HOL/Power.thy	Wed Mar 04 10:45:52 2009 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   by (induct n) (simp_all add: power_Suc)
 
 lemma power_one_right [simp]: "(a::'a::recpower) ^ 1 = a"
-  by (simp add: power_Suc)
+  unfolding One_nat_def by (simp add: power_Suc)
 
 lemma power_commutes: "(a::'a::recpower) ^ n * a = a * a ^ n"
   by (induct n) (simp_all add: power_Suc mult_assoc)
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@
 done
 
 lemma power_eq_0_iff [simp]:
-  "(a^n = 0) = (a = (0::'a::{ring_1_no_zero_divisors,recpower}) & n>0)"
+  "(a^n = 0) \<longleftrightarrow>
+   (a = (0::'a::{mult_zero,zero_neq_one,no_zero_divisors,recpower}) & n\<noteq>0)"
 apply (induct "n")
-apply (auto simp add: power_Suc zero_neq_one [THEN not_sym])
+apply (auto simp add: power_Suc zero_neq_one [THEN not_sym] no_zero_divisors)
 done
 
+
 lemma field_power_not_zero:
   "a \<noteq> (0::'a::{ring_1_no_zero_divisors,recpower}) ==> a^n \<noteq> 0"
 by force
@@ -324,6 +326,24 @@
   shows "\<lbrakk>a ^ n = b ^ n; 0 \<le> a; 0 \<le> b; 0 < n\<rbrakk> \<Longrightarrow> a = b"
 by (cases n, simp_all, rule power_inject_base)
 
+text {* The divides relation *}
+
+lemma le_imp_power_dvd:
+  fixes a :: "'a::{comm_semiring_1,recpower}"
+  assumes "m \<le> n" shows "a^m dvd a^n"
+proof
+  have "a^n = a^(m + (n - m))"
+    using `m \<le> n` by simp
+  also have "\<dots> = a^m * a^(n - m)"
+    by (rule power_add)
+  finally show "a^n = a^m * a^(n - m)" .
+qed
+
+lemma power_le_dvd:
+  fixes a b :: "'a::{comm_semiring_1,recpower}"
+  shows "a^n dvd b \<Longrightarrow> m \<le> n \<Longrightarrow> a^m dvd b"
+  by (rule dvd_trans [OF le_imp_power_dvd])
+
 
 subsection{*Exponentiation for the Natural Numbers*}
 
@@ -346,12 +366,19 @@
   "of_nat (m ^ n) = (of_nat m::'a::{semiring_1,recpower}) ^ n"
 by (induct n, simp_all add: power_Suc of_nat_mult)
 
-lemma nat_one_le_power [simp]: "1 \<le> i ==> Suc 0 \<le> i^n"
-by (insert one_le_power [of i n], simp)
+lemma nat_one_le_power [simp]: "Suc 0 \<le> i ==> Suc 0 \<le> i^n"
+by (rule one_le_power [of i n, unfolded One_nat_def])
 
 lemma nat_zero_less_power_iff [simp]: "(x^n > 0) = (x > (0::nat) | n=0)"
 by (induct "n", auto)
 
+lemma nat_power_eq_Suc_0_iff [simp]: 
+  "((x::nat)^m = Suc 0) = (m = 0 | x = Suc 0)"
+by (induct_tac m, auto)
+
+lemma power_Suc_0[simp]: "(Suc 0)^n = Suc 0"
+by simp
+
 text{*Valid for the naturals, but what if @{text"0<i<1"}?
 Premises cannot be weakened: consider the case where @{term "i=0"},
 @{term "m=1"} and @{term "n=0"}.*}
@@ -425,4 +452,3 @@
 *}
 
 end
-