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Completeness theorems for modal logic in second-order arithmetic

Logic 2025-03-04 v1

Abstract

This paper investigates the logical strength of completeness theorems for modal propositional logic within second-order arithmetic. We demonstrate that the weak completeness theorem for modal propositional logic is provable in RCA0\mathrm{RCA}_0, and that, over RCA0\mathrm{RCA}_0, ACA0\mathrm{ACA}_0 is equivalent to the strong completeness theorem for modal propositional logic using canonical models. We also consider a simpler version of the strong completeness theorem without referring to canonical models and show that it is equivalent to WKL0\mathrm{WKL}_0 over RCA0\mathrm{RCA}_0.

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@article{arxiv.2503.01191,
  title  = {Completeness theorems for modal logic in second-order arithmetic},
  author = {Sho Shimomichi and Yuto Takeda and Keita Yokoyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.01191},
  year   = {2025}
}
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