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Flow: the Axiom of Choice is independent from the Partition Principle

Logic 2020-10-09 v1

Abstract

We introduce a general theory of functions called Flow. We prove ZF, non-well founded ZF and ZFC can be immersed within Flow as a natural consequence from our framework. The existence of strongly inaccessible cardinals is entailed from our axioms. And our first important application is the introduction of a model of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory where the Partition Principle (PP) holds but not the Axiom of Choice (AC). So, Flow allows us to answer to the oldest open problem in set theory: if PP entails AC.

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@article{arxiv.2010.03664,
  title  = {Flow: the Axiom of Choice is independent from the Partition Principle},
  author = {Adonai S. Sant'Anna and Otavio Bueno and Marcio P. P. de França and Renato Brodzinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.03664},
  year   = {2020}
}

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37 pages, 4 Figures