Strong negation in the theory of computable functionals TCF
Abstract
We incorporate strong negation in the theory of computable functionals TCF, a common extension of Plotkin's PCF and G\"{o}del's system , by defining simultaneously strong negation of a formula and strong negation of a predicate in TCF. As a special case of the latter, we get strong negation of an inductive and a coinductive predicate of TCF. We prove appropriate versions of the Ex falso quodlibet and of double negation elimination for strong negation in TCF. We introduce the so-called tight formulas of TCF i.e., formulas implied by the weak negation of their strong negation, and the relative tight formulas. We present various case-studies and examples, which reveal the naturality of our definition of strong negation in TCF and justify the use of TCF as a formal system for a large part of Bishop-style constructive mathematics.
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@article{arxiv.2210.05491,
title = {Strong negation in the theory of computable functionals TCF},
author = {Nils Köpp and Iosif Petrakis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.05491},
year = {2025}
}