theorem spatial_multiplier_decay
(e : ℕ → ℝ) (ν : ℝ)
(hν_nonneg : 0 ≤ ν)
(he_nonneg : ∀ k, 0 ≤ e k)
(h_contract : ∀ k, e (k + 1) ≤ ν * e k) :
∀ k, e k ≤ ν ^ k * e 0 := by
intro k
induction k with
| zero => simp
| succ n ih =>
calc e (n + 1) ≤ ν * e n := h_contract n
_ ≤ ν * (ν ^ n * e 0) := by
apply mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left ih hν_nonneg
_ = ν ^ (n + 1) * e 0 := by ringResults 1-7: Relaxation on the CES Potential Landscape