diff --git a/library/data/fin.lean b/library/data/fin.lean
index 44ed032ed..89e37f3a9 100644
--- a/library/data/fin.lean
+++ b/library/data/fin.lean
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ attribute fin.val [coercion]
 definition less_than [reducible] := fin
 
 namespace fin
+
+section def_equal
+variable {n : nat}
+
+lemma eq_of_veq : ∀ {i j : fin n}, (val i) = j → i = j
+| (mk iv ilt) (mk jv jlt) := assume (veq : iv = jv), begin congruence, assumption end
+
+lemma veq_of_eq : ∀ {i j : fin n}, i = j → (val i) = j
+| (mk iv ilt) (mk jv jlt) := assume Peq,
+  have veq : iv = jv, from fin.no_confusion Peq (λ Pe Pqe, Pe), veq
+
+lemma eq_iff_veq : ∀ {i j : fin n}, (val i) = j ↔ i = j :=
+take i j, iff.intro eq_of_veq veq_of_eq
+
+definition val_inj := @eq_of_veq n
+
+end def_equal
+
 section
 open decidable
 protected definition has_decidable_eq [instance] (n : nat) : ∀ (i j : fin n), decidable (i = j)
@@ -80,9 +98,107 @@ theorem val_lt : ∀ i : fin n, val i < n
 definition lift : fin n → Π m, fin (n + m)
 | (mk v h) m := mk v (lt_add_of_lt_right h m)
 
+definition lift_succ (i : fin n) : fin (nat.succ n) :=
+lift i 1
+
+definition maxi [reducible] : fin (succ n) :=
+mk n !lt_succ_self
+
+definition sub_max : fin (succ n) → fin (succ n)
+| (mk iv ilt) := mk (succ iv mod (succ n)) (mod_lt _ !zero_lt_succ)
+
 theorem val_lift : ∀ (i : fin n) (m : nat), val i = val (lift i m)
 | (mk v h) m := rfl
 
+section lift_lower
+
+lemma ne_max_of_lt_max {i : fin (succ n)} : i < n → i ≠ maxi :=
+by intro hlt he; substvars; exact absurd hlt (lt.irrefl n)
+
+lemma lt_max_of_ne_max {i : fin (succ n)} : i ≠ maxi → i < n :=
+assume hne  : i ≠ maxi,
+assert visn : val i < nat.succ n, from val_lt i,
+assert aux  : val (@maxi n) = n,   from rfl,
+assert vne  : val i ≠ n, from
+  assume he,
+    have vivm : val i = val (@maxi n), from he ⬝ aux⁻¹,
+    absurd (eq_of_veq vivm) hne,
+lt_of_le_of_ne (le_of_lt_succ visn) vne
+
+lemma lift_succ_ne_max {i : fin n} : lift_succ i ≠ maxi :=
+begin
+  cases i with v hlt, esimp [lift_succ, lift, max], intro he,
+  injection he, substvars,
+  exact absurd hlt (lt.irrefl v)
+end
+
+lemma lift_succ_inj : injective (@lift_succ n) :=
+take i j, destruct i (destruct j (take iv ilt jv jlt Pmkeq,
+  begin congruence, apply fin.no_confusion Pmkeq, intros, assumption end))
+
+lemma lt_of_inj_of_max (f : fin (succ n) → fin (succ n)) :
+  injective f → (f maxi = maxi) → ∀ i, i < n → f i < n :=
+assume Pinj Peq, take i, assume Pilt,
+assert P1 : f i = f maxi → i = maxi, from assume Peq, Pinj i maxi Peq,
+have P : f i ≠ maxi, from
+     begin rewrite -Peq, intro P2, apply absurd (P1 P2) (ne_max_of_lt_max Pilt) end,
+lt_max_of_ne_max P
+
+definition lift_fun : (fin n → fin n) → (fin (succ n) → fin (succ n)) :=
+λ f i, dite (i = maxi) (λ Pe, maxi) (λ Pne, lift_succ (f (mk i (lt_max_of_ne_max Pne))))
+
+definition lower_inj (f : fin (succ n) → fin (succ n)) (inj : injective f) :
+  f maxi = maxi → fin n → fin n :=
+assume Peq, take i, mk (f (lift_succ i)) (lt_of_inj_of_max f inj Peq (lift_succ i) (lt_max_of_ne_max lift_succ_ne_max))
+
+lemma lift_fun_max {f : fin n → fin n} : lift_fun f maxi = maxi :=
+begin rewrite [↑lift_fun, dif_pos rfl] end
+
+lemma lift_fun_of_ne_max {f : fin n → fin n} {i} (Pne : i ≠ maxi) :
+  lift_fun f i = lift_succ (f (mk i (lt_max_of_ne_max Pne))) :=
+begin rewrite [↑lift_fun, dif_neg Pne] end
+
+lemma lift_fun_eq {f : fin n → fin n} {i : fin n} :
+  lift_fun f (lift_succ i) = lift_succ (f i) :=
+begin
+rewrite [lift_fun_of_ne_max lift_succ_ne_max], congruence, congruence,
+rewrite [-eq_iff_veq, val_mk, ↑lift_succ, -val_lift]
+end
+
+lemma lift_fun_of_inj {f : fin n → fin n} : injective f → injective (lift_fun f) :=
+assume Pinj, take i j,
+assert Pdi : decidable (i = maxi), from _, assert Pdj : decidable (j = maxi), from _,
+begin
+  cases Pdi with Pimax Pinmax,
+    cases Pdj with Pjmax Pjnmax,
+      substvars, intros, exact rfl,
+      substvars, rewrite [lift_fun_max, lift_fun_of_ne_max Pjnmax],
+        intro Plmax, apply absurd Plmax⁻¹ lift_succ_ne_max,
+    cases Pdj with Pjmax Pjnmax,
+      substvars, rewrite [lift_fun_max, lift_fun_of_ne_max Pinmax],
+        intro Plmax, apply absurd Plmax lift_succ_ne_max,
+      rewrite [lift_fun_of_ne_max Pinmax, lift_fun_of_ne_max Pjnmax],
+        intro Peq, rewrite [-eq_iff_veq],
+        exact veq_of_eq (Pinj (lift_succ_inj Peq))
+end
+
+lemma lift_fun_inj : injective (@lift_fun n) :=
+take f₁ f₂ Peq, funext (λ i,
+assert Peqi : lift_fun f₁ (lift_succ i) = lift_fun f₂ (lift_succ i), from congr_fun Peq _,
+begin revert Peqi, rewrite [*lift_fun_eq], apply lift_succ_inj end)
+
+end lift_lower
+
+section madd
+
+definition madd (i j : fin (succ n)) : fin (succ n) :=
+mk ((i + j) mod (succ n)) (mod_lt _ !zero_lt_succ)
+
+lemma val_madd : ∀ i j : fin (succ n), val (madd i j) = (i + j) mod (succ n)
+| (mk iv ilt) (mk jv jlt) := by rewrite [val_mk]
+
+end madd
+
 definition pred : fin n → fin n
 | (mk v h) := mk (nat.pred v) (pre_lt_of_lt h)
 
@@ -103,4 +219,5 @@ lemma val_succ : ∀ (i : fin n), val (succ i) = nat.succ (val i)
 
 definition elim0 {C : Type} : fin 0 → C
 | (mk v h) := absurd h !not_lt_zero
+
 end fin