Questions tagged [realizability]
Realizability is a collection of methods in proof theory used to study constructive proofs and extract additional information from them.
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Kleene realizability in Peano arithmetic
For completeness of MathOverflow and for clarity of the question, I will first recall a few things, including the the definition of Kleene realizability: experts can jump directly to the question ...
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How is this HA unprovable formula recursive realizable?
In Realizability: A Historical Essay [Jaap van Oosten, 2002], it is said that recursive realizability and HA provability do not concur, because although every HA provable closed formula is realizable, ...
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Can every simple polytope be inscribed in a sphere?
It is known that not every convex polytope (even polyhedron, e.g. this one) can be made inscribed, that is, we cannot always move its vertices so that
all vertices end up on a common sphere, and
the ...
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Why is Kleene's notion of computability better than Banach-Mazur's?
In this post about the difference between the recursive and effective topos, Andrej Bauer said:
If you are looking for a deeper explanation, then perhaps it is fair to say that the Recursive Topos ...
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Need help in trying to understand an argument by V. A. Yankov on the nonrealizability of Scott's axiom
(This is really long because I give a lot of context, but you can skip right to the end where the excerpt I'm trying to make sense of is copied and translated.)
Background: I'm trying to understand ...
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What is known about propositional realizability for the second Kleene algebra and related PCAs?
Short version: Various things are known about realizability of propositional formulas for Kleene's “first algebra” (i.e., $\mathbb{N}$), like examples of realizable but unprovable formulas, and some ...
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What is the theory of statements with a provably *bounded* realizer (according to PA)?
$\let\T\mathrm\def\kr{\mathrel{\mathbf r}}$This is a follow up to Kleene realizability in Peano arithmetic.
We can summarize the results from Emil Jeřábek's answer as follows:
\begin{gather*}
T_1 = \{ ...