Friedman's $ \mathsf{WD} $ is not parameter-free sequential
Logic
2025-09-18 v1
Abstract
Harvey Friedman's is a weak set theory given by the following non-logical axioms: ; . We answer a question raised by Albert Visser which asks whether is parameter-free sequential. Let denote the theory we obtain by extending with the axiom of extensionality. We show that , and hence also , is not parameter-free sequential by using forcing to construct a model of where for any two elements of .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.14222,
title = {Friedman's $ \mathsf{WD} $ is not parameter-free sequential},
author = {Juvenal Murwanashyaka},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.14222},
year = {2025}
}