The proof-theoretic strength of Ramsey's theorem for pairs and two colors

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作者
Patey, Ludovic [1 ]
Yokoyama, Keita [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inst Camille Jordan, 43 Blvd 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
[2] Japan Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Sch Informat Sci, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 9231292, Japan
关键词
Reverse mathematics; Ramsey's theorem; Proof-theoretic strength; COMBINATORIAL PRINCIPLES WEAKER; RECURSION; BOUNDS;
D O I
10.1016/j.aim.2018.03.035
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
Ramsey's theorem for n-tuples and k-colors (RTkn) asserts that every k-coloring of [N](n) admits an infinite monochromatic subset. We study the proof-theoretic strength of Ramsey's theorem for pairs and two colors, namely, the set of its Pi(0)(1) consequences, and show that RT22 is Pi(0)(3) conservative over I Sigma(0)(1). This strengthens the proof of Chong, Slaman and Yang that RT22 does not imply I Sigma(0)(2), and shows that RT22 is finitistically reducible, in the sense of Simpson's partial realization of Hilbert's Program. Moreover, we develop general tools to simplify the proofs of Pi(0)(3)-conservation theorems. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:1034 / 1070
页数:37
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