Finding the limit of incompleteness I
Abstract
In this paper, we examine the limit of applicability of G\"{o}del's first incompleteness theorem ( for short). We first define the notion " holds for the theory ". This paper is motivated by the following question: can we find a theory with a minimal degree of interpretation for which holds. To approach this question, we first examine the following question: is there a theory such that Robinson's interprets but does not interpret (i.e. is weaker than w.r.t. interpretation) and holds for ? In this paper, we show that there are many such theories based on Je\v{r}\'{a}bek's work using some model theory. We prove that for each recursively inseparable pair , we can construct a r.e. theory such that is weaker than w.r.t. interpretation and holds for . As a corollary, we answer a question from Albert Visser. Moreover, we prove that for any Turing degree , there is a theory with Turing degree such that holds for and is weaker than w.r.t. Turing reducibility. As a corollary, based on Shoenfield's work using some recursion theory, we show that there is no theory with a minimal degree of Turing reducibility for which holds.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.1902.06658,
title = {Finding the limit of incompleteness I},
author = {Yong Cheng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.06658},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
18 pages. Accepted and to appear in Bulletin of Symbolic Logic