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Fixed Points Theorems for Non-Transitive Relations

Logic in Computer Science 2023-06-22 v4

Abstract

In this paper, we develop an Isabelle/HOL library of order-theoretic fixed-point theorems. We keep our formalization as general as possible: we reprove several well-known results about complete orders, often with only antisymmetry or attractivity, a mild condition implied by either antisymmetry or transitivity. In particular, we generalize various theorems ensuring the existence of a quasi-fixed point of monotone maps over complete relations, and show that the set of (quasi-)fixed points is itself complete. This result generalizes and strengthens theorems of Knaster-Tarski, Bourbaki-Witt, Kleene, Markowsky, Pataraia, Mashburn, Bhatta-George, and Stouti-Maaden.

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@article{arxiv.2009.13065,
  title  = {Fixed Points Theorems for Non-Transitive Relations},
  author = {Jérémy Dubut and Akihisa Yamada},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.13065},
  year   = {2023}
}
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