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A new characterization of computable functions

Logic 2013-12-03 v9 Number Theory

Abstract

Let E_n={x_i=1, x_i+x_j=x_k, x_i*x_j=x_k: i,j,k \in {1,...,n}}. We prove: (1) there is an algorithm that for every computable function f:N-->N returns a positive integer m(f), for which a second algorithm accepts on the input f and any integer n>=m(f), and returns a system S \subseteq E_n such that S is consistent over the integers and each integer tuple (x_1,...,x_n) that solves S satisfies x_1=f(n), (2) there is an algorithm that for every computable function f:N-->N returns a positive integer w(f), for which a second algorithm accepts on the input f and any integer n>=w(f), and returns a system S \subseteq E_n such that S is consistent over N and each tuple (x_1,...,x_n) of non-negative integers that solves S satisfies x_1=f(n).

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@article{arxiv.1011.4103,
  title  = {A new characterization of computable functions},
  author = {Apoloniusz Tyszka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.4103},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

6 pages, Theorem 2 added. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1102.4122, arXiv:0901.2093, arXiv:1105.5747

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