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Ordinal analysis of partial combinatory algebras

Logic 2021-09-17 v2 Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

For every partial combinatory algebra (pca), we define a hierarchy of extensionality relations using ordinals. We investigate the closure ordinals of pca's, i.e. the smallest ordinals where these relations become equal. We show that the closure ordinal of Kleene's first model is ω1CK\omega_1^\textit{CK} and that the closure ordinal of Kleene's second model is ω1\omega_1. We calculate the exact complexities of the extensionality relations in Kleene's first model, showing that they exhaust the hyperarithmetical hierarchy. We also discuss embeddings of pca's.

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@article{arxiv.2010.12452,
  title  = {Ordinal analysis of partial combinatory algebras},
  author = {Paul Shafer and Sebastiaan A. Terwijn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.12452},
  year   = {2021}
}
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