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The weakness of the Erd\H{o}s-Moser theorem under arithmetic reductions

Logic 2023-10-30 v1

Abstract

The Erd\H{o}s-Moser theorem (EM)(\mathsf{EM}) says that every infinite tournament admits an infinite transitive subtournament. We study the computational behavior of the Erd\H{o}s-Moser theorem with respect to the arithmetic hierarchy, and prove that Δn0\Delta^0_n instances of EM\mathsf{EM} admit lown+1{}_{n+1} solutions for every n1n \geq 1, and that if a set BB is not arithmetical, then every instance of EM\mathsf{EM} admits a solution relative to which BB is still not arithmetical. We also provide a level-wise refinement of this theorem. These results are part of a larger program of computational study of combinatorial theorems in Reverse Mathematics.

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@article{arxiv.2310.17968,
  title  = {The weakness of the Erd\H{o}s-Moser theorem under arithmetic reductions},
  author = {Ludovic Levy Patey and Ahmed Mimouni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.17968},
  year   = {2023}
}