let S1, S2 be non empty non void Circuit-like ManySortedSign ; :: thesis: ( InputVertices S1 misses InnerVertices S2 & InputVertices S2 misses InnerVertices S1 implies for S being non empty non void Circuit-like ManySortedSign st S = S1 +* S2 holds
for A1 being non-empty Circuit of S1
for A2 being non-empty Circuit of S2 st A1 tolerates A2 holds
for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )

assume A1: ( InputVertices S1 misses InnerVertices S2 & InputVertices S2 misses InnerVertices S1 ) ; :: thesis: for S being non empty non void Circuit-like ManySortedSign st S = S1 +* S2 holds
for A1 being non-empty Circuit of S1
for A2 being non-empty Circuit of S2 st A1 tolerates A2 holds
for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let S be non empty non void Circuit-like ManySortedSign ; :: thesis: ( S = S1 +* S2 implies for A1 being non-empty Circuit of S1
for A2 being non-empty Circuit of S2 st A1 tolerates A2 holds
for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )

assume A2: S = S1 +* S2 ; :: thesis: for A1 being non-empty Circuit of S1
for A2 being non-empty Circuit of S2 st A1 tolerates A2 holds
for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let A1 be non-empty Circuit of S1; :: thesis: for A2 being non-empty Circuit of S2 st A1 tolerates A2 holds
for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let A2 be non-empty Circuit of S2; :: thesis: ( A1 tolerates A2 implies for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )

assume A3: A1 tolerates A2 ; :: thesis: for A being non-empty Circuit of S st A = A1 +* A2 holds
for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let A be non-empty Circuit of S; :: thesis: ( A = A1 +* A2 implies for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )

assume A4: A = A1 +* A2 ; :: thesis: for s being State of A
for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let s be State of A; :: thesis: for s1 being State of A1 st s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing holds
for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let s1 be State of A1; :: thesis: ( s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing implies for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )

assume A5: ( s1 = s | the carrier of S1 & s1 is stabilizing ) ; :: thesis: for s2 being State of A2 st s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing holds
stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)

let s2 be State of A2; :: thesis: ( s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing implies stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) )
assume A6: ( s2 = s | the carrier of S2 & s2 is stabilizing ) ; :: thesis: stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)
A7: s is stabilizing by A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, Th8;
set st1 = stabilization-time s1;
set st2 = stabilization-time s2;
( Following s1,(stabilization-time s1) is stable & Following s2,(stabilization-time s2) is stable ) by A5, A6, Def5;
then A8: Following s,(max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)) is stable by A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, CIRCCMB2:23;
now end;
hence stabilization-time s = max (stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2) by A7, A8, Def5; :: thesis: verum