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We give an elementary proof of a somewhat curious result, namely, that deciding whether a convex function is self-concordant is in general an intractable problem.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-04-01 Lek-Heng Lim

In this paper, we use G\"{o}del's incompleteness theorem as a case study for investigating mathematical depth. We take for granted the widespread judgment by mathematical logicians that G\"{o}del's incompleteness theorem is deep, and focus…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-11-08 Yong Cheng

G{\"o}del's completeness theorem for classical first-order logic is one of the most basic theorems of logic. Central to any foundational course in logic, it connects the notion of valid formula to the notion of provable formula.We survey a…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-01-25 Hugo Herbelin , Danko Ilik

A fundamental question is whether Turing machines can model all reasoning processes. We introduce an existence principle stating that the perception of the physical existence of any Turing program can serve as a physical causation for the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-08-17 Kurt Ammon

In this short note we give an alternative proof of Glivenko's Theorem, stating that a formula $\phi$ is provable in classical propositional logic if and only if $\neg\neg\phi$ is provable in intuitionistic propositional logic. We work in…

Logic · Mathematics 2015-10-27 Pedro Sánchez Terraf

The interpolant existence problem (IEP) for a logic L is to decide, given formulas P and Q, whether there exists a formula I, built from the shared symbols of P and Q, such that P entails I and I entails Q in L. If L enjoys the Craig…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Frank Wolter , Michael Zakharyaschev

In section 8.3 of our paper "Duality and Flat Base Change on Formal Schemes" (http://arXiv.org/abs/alg-geom/9708006) some important results concerning localization of, and preservation of coherence by, basic duality functors, were based on…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 L. Alonso , A. Jeremias , J. Lipman

G\"odel logic with the projection operator Delta (G_Delta) is an important many-valued as well as intermediate logic. In contrast to classical logic, the validity and the satisfiability problems of G_Delta are not directly dual to each…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-07-01 Matthias Baaz , Agata Ciabattoni , Christian G Fermüller

The existence of incompatible measurements is often believed to be a feature of quantum theory which signals its inconsistency with any classical worldview. To prove the failure of classicality in the sense of Kochen-Specker…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-05 John H. Selby , David Schmid , Elie Wolfe , Ana Belén Sainz , Ravi Kunjwal , Robert W. Spekkens

A very short proof of G\"odel's second incompleteness theorem (for set theory, second order arithmetic etc.)

Logic · Mathematics 2009-09-25 Thomas Jech

Recently, in Axioms 10(2): 119 (2021), a nonclassical first-order theory T of sets and functions has been introduced as the collection of axioms we have to accept if we want a foundational theory for (all of) mathematics that is not weaker…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Marcoen J. T. F. Cabbolet , Adrian R. D. Mathias

This paper builds on no-go theorems to the effect that quantum theory is inconsistent with observations being absolute; that is, unique and non-relative. Unlike the existing no-go results, the one introduced here is based on a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-09 Nick Ormrod , Jonathan Barrett

For each $n\in\mathbb{N}$, let $[n]\phi$ mean "the sentence $\phi$ is true in all $\Sigma_{n+1}$-correct transitive sets." Assuming G\"odel's axiom $V = L$, we prove the following graded variant of Solovay's completeness theorem: the set of…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-02-26 Juan Pablo Aguilera , Fedor Pakhomov

From the perspective of the physics of complex systems (1) we deal with the current state of modern physics including the crisis in physics demonstrated through its epistemological, psychological, economical as well as the social context;…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-06-06 Dragutin T. Mihailovic , Darko Kapor , Sinisa Crvenkovic , Anja Mihailovic

In order to prove that the P of problems is different to the NP class, we consider the satisfability problem of propositional calculus formulae, which is an NP-complete problem. It is shown that, for every search algorithm A, there is a set…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-11-09 Alfredo von Reckow

It is a widespread belief that results like G\"odel's incompleteness theorems or the intrinsic randomness of quantum mechanics represent fundamental limitations to humanity's strive for scientific knowledge. As the argument goes, there are…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2021-08-30 Markus P. Mueller

If the $\ell$-adic cohomology of a projective smooth variety, defined over a local field $K$ with finite residue field $k$, is supported in codimension $\ge 1$, then every model over the ring of integers of $K$ has a $k$-rational point. For…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-08 Hélène Esnault , Chenyang Xu

In 1931, G\"odel presented in K\"onigsberg his famous Incompleteness Theorem, stating that some true mathematical statements are unprovable. Yet, this result gives us no idea about those independent (that is, true and unprovable)…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2011-07-08 Bruno Grenet

Structural models with no solution are incoherent, and those with multiple solutions are incomplete. We show that models with occasionally binding constraints are not generically coherent. Coherency requires restrictions on the parameters…

General Economics · Economics 2021-12-16 Guido Ascari , Sophocles Mavroeidis

We formulate the $P<NP$ hypothesis in the case of the satisfiability problem as a $\Pi ^0_2$ sentence, out of which we can construct a partial recursive function $f_{\neg A}$ so that $f_{\neg A}$ is total if and only if $P < NP$. We then…

Logic · Mathematics 2007-05-23 N. C. A. da Costa , F. A. Doria