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Relative Definability of $n$-Generics

Logic 2017-01-11 v2

Abstract

A set GωG \subseteq \omega is nn-generic for a positive integer nn if and only if every Σn0\Sigma^0_n formula of GG is decided by a finite initial segment of GG in the sense of Cohen forcing. It is shown here that every nn-generic set GG is properly Σn0\Sigma^0_n in some GG-recursive XX. As a corollary, we also prove that for every n>1n > 1 and every nn-generic set GG there exists a GG-recursive XX which is generalized lown{\rm low}_n but not generalized lown1{\rm low}_{n-1}. Thus we confirm two conjectures of Jockusch.

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@article{arxiv.1511.08875,
  title  = {Relative Definability of $n$-Generics},
  author = {Wei Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.08875},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

16 pages, 1 figure, the proof of the main theorem contains some substantial changes