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 that
A5: s1 = s | the carrier of S1 and
A6: 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))

set st1 = stabilization-time s1;
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 that
A7: s2 = s | the carrier of S2 and
A8: s2 is stabilizing ; :: thesis: stabilization-time s = max ((stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2))
set st2 = stabilization-time s2;
A9: Following (s1,(stabilization-time s1)) is stable by A6, Def5;
A10: now :: thesis: for n being Element of NAT st n < max ((stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)) holds
not Following (s,n) is stable
end;
Following (s2,(stabilization-time s2)) is stable by A8, Def5;
then A12: Following (s,(max ((stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)))) is stable by A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A7, A9, CIRCCMB2:22;
s is stabilizing by A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Th7;
hence stabilization-time s = max ((stabilization-time s1),(stabilization-time s2)) by A12, A10, Def5; :: thesis: verum