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In this note we observe that automated theorem provers (ATPs) that recursively enumerate theorems in a particular way will fail to identify some valid theorems for a reason that is analogous to how G\"odel proved the existence of what are…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2023-10-10 Jeffrey Uhlmann

In this paper, we give a detailed account of Goldfeld's proof of Siegel's theorem. Particularly, we present complete proofs of the nontrivial assumptions made in his paper.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-28 Zihao Liu

It is generally accepted that the incompleteness of first-order number theory (PA) is established by an application of Godel's proof. This paper shows that the arithmetization of the syntax of PA implies that the hypothesised class of PA…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Stephen Boyce

The basic notions of logic-predicate logic, Peano arithmetic, incompleteness theorems, etc.-have for long been an advanced topic. In the last decades, they became more widely taught, inphilosophy, mathematics, and computer science…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2023-04-03 Gilles Dowek

G\"odel's Incompleteness Theorems suggest that no single formal system can capture the entirety of one's mathematical beliefs, while pointing at a hierarchy of systems of increasing logical strength that make progressively more explicit…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-04-25 Mateusz Łelyk , Carlo Nicolai

G\"odel's second incompleteness theorem is proved for Herbrand consistency of some arithmetical theories with bounded induction, by using a technique of logarithmic shrinking the witnesses of bounded formulas, due to Z. Adamowicz [Herbrand…

Logic · Mathematics 2019-07-02 Saeed Salehi

We unify Godel's First Incompleteness Theorem (1931), Tarski's Undefinability Theorem (1933), Godel-Carnap's Diagonal Lemma (1934), and Rosser's (strengthening of Godel's first) Incompleteness Theorem (1936), whose proofs resemble much and…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-10-18 Saeed Salehi

The inconsistencies involved in the foundation of set theory were invariably caused by infinity and self-reference; and only with the opportune axiomatic restrictions could them be obviated. Throughout history, both concepts have proved to…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2012-01-25 Antonio Leon

Paradoxes are interesting puzzles in philosophy and mathematics, and they could be even more fascinating, when turned into proofs and theorems. For example, Liar's paradox can be translated into a propositional tautology, and Barber's…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-05-10 Saeed Salehi

We prove, for stably computably enumerable formal systems, direct analogues of the first and second incompleteness theorems of G\"odel. A typical stably computably enumerable set is the set of Diophantine equations with no integer…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Yasha Savelyev

Although G\"odel's incompleteness theorem made mathematician recognize that no axiomatic system could completely prove its correctness and that there is an eternal hole between our knowledge and the world, physicists so far continue to work…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Qiuping A. Wang

A constructive proof of the Goedel-Rosser incompleteness theorem has been completed using the Coq proof assistant. Some theory of classical first-order logic over an arbitrary language is formalized. A development of primitive recursive…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2008-05-19 Russell O'Connor

The famous G\"odel incompleteness theorem says that for every sufficiently rich formal theory (containing formal arithmetic in some natural sense) there exist true unprovable statements. Such statements would be natural candidates for being…

Logic · Mathematics 2011-10-18 Alexander Shen

The prevalent interpretation of G\"odel's Second Theorem states that a sufficiently adequate and consistent theory does not prove its consistency. It is however not entirely clear how to justify this informal reading, as the formulation of…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-08-13 Balthasar Grabmayr

The predicate complementary to the well-known Godel's provability predicate is defined. From its recursiveness new consequences concerning the incompleteness argumentation are drawn and extended to new results of consistency, completeness…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Paola Cattabriga

In this paper, we aim to conceptually examine the relationship between logical incompleteness and concrete incompleteness which both study the incompleteness phenomenon. We argue for two main theses. Firstly, the current research on…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-06-17 Yong Cheng

I'll discuss how Goedel's paradox "This statement is false/unprovable" yields his famous result on the limits of axiomatic reasoning. I'll contrast that with my work, which is based on the paradox of "The first uninteresting positive whole…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2007-05-23 G. J. Chaitin

The proofs of Kleene, Chaitin and Boolos for G\"odel's First Incompleteness Theorem are studied from the perspectives of constructivity and the Rosser property. A proof of the incompleteness theorem has the Rosser property when the…

Logic · Mathematics 2021-11-30 Saeed Salehi , Payam Seraji

What if the paradoxical nature of quantum theory could find its source in some undecidability analog to that of G\"odel's incompleteness theorem ? This essay aims at arguing for such G\"odelian hunch via two case studies. Firstly, using a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-25 Hippolyte Dourdent

This article discusses what can be proved about the foundations of mathematics using the notions of algorithm and information. The first part is retrospective, and presents a beautiful antique, Godel's proof, the first modern incompleteness…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2007-05-23 G. J. Chaitin