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Randomness via infinite computation and effective descriptive set theory

Logic 2026-05-19 v1

Abstract

We study randomness beyond Π11\Pi^1_1-randomness and its Martin-L\"of type variant, introduced in \cite{MR2340241} and further studied in \cite{Continuous-higher-randomness}. The class given by the infinite time Turing machines (\ITTM s), introduced by Hamkins and Kidder, is strictly between Π11\Pi^1_1 and Σ21\Sigma^1_2. We prove that the natural randomness notions associated to this class have several desirable properties resembling those of the classical random notions such as Martin-L\"of randomness, and randomness notions defined via effective descriptive set theory such as Π11\Pi^1_1-randomness. For instance, mutual randoms do not share information and can be characterized as in van Lambalgen's theorem. We also obtain some differences to the hyperarithmetic setting. Already at the level of Σ21\Sigma^1_2, some properties of randomness notions are independent \cite{Infinite-computations}. Towards the results about randomness, we prove the following analogue to a theorem of Sacks. If a real is infinite time Turing computable relative to all reals in some given set of reals with positive Lebesgue measure, then it is already infinite time Turing computable. As a technical tool, we prove facts of independent interest about random forcing over admissible sets and increasing unions of admissible sets. These results are also useful for more efficient proofs of some classical results about hyperarithmetic sets.

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@article{arxiv.1612.02982,
  title  = {Randomness via infinite computation and effective descriptive set theory},
  author = {Merlin Carl and Philipp Schlicht},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.02982},
  year   = {2026}
}
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