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Towards a Church-Turing-Thesis for Infinitary Computations

Logic 2013-07-26 v1

Abstract

We consider the question whether there is an infinitary analogue of the Church-Turing-thesis. To this end, we argue that there is an intuitive notion of transfinite computability and build a canonical model, called Idealized Agent Machines (IAMIAMs) of this which will turn out to be equivalent in strength to the Ordinal Turing Machines defined by P. Koepke.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1307.6599,
  title  = {Towards a Church-Turing-Thesis for Infinitary Computations},
  author = {Merlin Carl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.6599},
  year   = {2013}
}
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