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Metric fixed point theory and partial impredicativity

Logic 2023-02-20 v1

Abstract

We show that the Priess-Crampe & Ribenboim fixed point theorem is provable in RCA0\mathsf{RCA}_0. Furthermore, we show that Caristi's fixed point theorem for both Baire and Borel functions is equivalent to the transfinite leftmost path principle, which falls strictly between ATR0\mathsf{ATR}_0 and Π11\mboxCA0\Pi^1_1\mbox{-}\mathsf{CA}_0. We also exhibit several weakenings of Caristi's theorem that are equivalent to WKL0\mathsf{WKL}_0 and to ACA0\mathsf{ACA}_0.

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@article{arxiv.2302.08874,
  title  = {Metric fixed point theory and partial impredicativity},
  author = {David Fernández-Duque and Paul Shafer and Henry Towsner and Keita Yokoyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.08874},
  year   = {2023}
}
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