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A Worked Example of the Functional Interpretation

Logic 2015-03-20 v1

Abstract

The functional interpretation is a systematic, syntactic method for transforming certain non-constructive proofs into constructive proofs with explicit bounds. We illustrate the interpretation by working through a concrete, fairly simple example, with almost no reference to formal logic, and then explain the connection with the underlying proof-theoretic methods.

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@article{arxiv.1503.05572,
  title  = {A Worked Example of the Functional Interpretation},
  author = {Henry Towsner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.05572},
  year   = {2015}
}
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