--- a/Nominal/Nominal2_Supp.thy	Fri Mar 12 17:42:31 2010 +0100
+++ b/Nominal/Nominal2_Supp.thy	Sat Mar 13 13:49:15 2010 +0100
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@
   shows "(a \<sharp>* (x, y) \<Longrightarrow> PROP C) \<equiv> (a \<sharp>* x \<Longrightarrow> a \<sharp>* y \<Longrightarrow> PROP C)"
   by (rule, simp_all add: fresh_star_prod)
 
+lemma fresh_star_plus:
+  fixes p q::perm
+  shows "\<lbrakk>a \<sharp>* p;  a \<sharp>* q\<rbrakk> \<Longrightarrow> a \<sharp>* (p + q)"
+  unfolding fresh_star_def
+  by (simp add: fresh_plus_perm)
+
+lemma fresh_star_permute_iff:
+  shows "(p \<bullet> a) \<sharp>* (p \<bullet> x) \<longleftrightarrow> a \<sharp>* x"
+  unfolding fresh_star_def
+  by (metis mem_permute_iff permute_minus_cancel fresh_permute_iff)
+
+lemma fresh_star_eqvt:
+  shows "(p \<bullet> (as \<sharp>* x)) = (p \<bullet> as) \<sharp>* (p \<bullet> x)"
+unfolding fresh_star_def
+unfolding Ball_def
+apply(simp add: all_eqvt)
+apply(subst permute_fun_def)
+apply(simp add: imp_eqvt fresh_eqvt mem_eqvt)
+done
 
 section {* Avoiding of atom sets *}