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$\Sigma_n$-complete sets in the Levy hierarchy
Recall that a set $A \subseteq \mathbb N$ is (many-one, Turing) $\Sigma_n$-complete if it's $\Sigma_n$ and any other $\Sigma_n$ set (many-one, Turing) reduces to it. This definition actually makes ...
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What does second order set theory give us that is new?
There is a natural analogy between the theories PA and ZFC. See the linked question by Gro-Tsen here.
Peano arithmetic (PA) is a first order approximation to the natural numbers. As is well known, ...
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About synonymy relationships around these two theories?
The following question is about patterns of synonymy relationships around two theories, $T^+$ and $\sf PA$.
For purposes of self inclusiveness I'll re-iterate $T$ and its extensions.
$\textbf{Logic:}$ ...