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Finite Combinatorics and Fragments of Arithmetic

Logic 2025-06-24 v1

Abstract

In fragments of first order arithmetic, definable maps on finite domains could behave very differently from finite maps. Here combinatorial properties of Σn+1\Sigma_{n+1}-definable maps on finite domains are compared in the absence of BΣn+1B\Sigma_{n+1}. It is shown that GPHP(Σn+1)\mathrm{GPHP}(\Sigma_{n+1}) (the Σn+1\Sigma_{n+1}-instance of Kaye's General Pigeonhole Principle) lies strictly between CARD(Σn+1)\mathrm{CARD}(\Sigma_{n+1}) and WPHP(Σn+1)\mathrm{WPHP}(\Sigma_{n+1}) (Weak Pigeonhole Principle for Σn+1\Sigma_{n+1}-maps), and also that FRT(Σn+1)\mathrm{FRT}(\Sigma_{n+1}) (Finite Ramsey's Theorem for Σn+1\Sigma_{n+1}-maps) does not imply WPHP(Σn+1)\mathrm{WPHP}(\Sigma_{n+1}).

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@article{arxiv.2506.17943,
  title  = {Finite Combinatorics and Fragments of Arithmetic},
  author = {Wei Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.17943},
  year   = {2025}
}
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