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Effective Disjunction and Effective Interpolation in Suffciently Strong Proof Systems

Logic 2026-01-07 v1

Abstract

In this article, we deal with the uniform effective disjunction property and the uniform effective interpolation property, which are weaker versions of the classical effective disjunction property and the effective interpolation property.\\ The main result of the paper is as follows: Suppose the proof system EFEF (Extended Frege) has the uniform effective disjunction property, then every sufficiently strong proof system SS that corresponds to a theory TT, which is a theory in the same language as the theory V11V_{1}^{1}, also has the uniform effective disjunction property. Furthermore, if we assume that EFEF has the uniform effective interpolation property, then the proof system SS also has the uniform effective interpolation property.\\ From this, it easily follows that if EFEF has the uniform effective interpolation property, then for every disjoint NENE-pair, there exists a set in EE that separates this pair. Thus, if EFEF has the uniform effective interpolation property, it specifically holds that NEcoNE=ENE \cap coNE = E. Additionally, at the end of the article, the following is proven: Suppose the proof system EFEF has the uniform effective interpolation property, and let A1A_{1} and A2A_{2} be a (not necessarily disjoint) NE-pair such that A1A2=NA_{1} \cup A_{2} = \mathbb{N}; then there exists an exponential time algorithm which for every input nn (of length O(logn)O(\log n)) finds i{1,2}i\in\{1,2\} such that nAin\in A_{i}.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.02821,
  title  = {Effective Disjunction and Effective Interpolation in Suffciently Strong Proof Systems},
  author = {Martin Maxa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.02821},
  year   = {2026}
}
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