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Are PA and Counting Theory synonymous\bi-interpretable?
The following question is whether $\sf PA$ is synonymous or even bi-interpretable with a theory about counting objects in finite sets.
Counting Theory:
$\textbf{Logic:}$ Bi-sorted first order logic ...
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Is there a decidable theory of arithmetic with a non-collapsing quantifier hierarchy?
This question is very close to this old MSE question of mine, which is still unanswered.
Is there an (ideally reasonably-natural!) expansion of the structure $(\mathbb{N};+)$ in a finite language ...
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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.
$\textbf{Logic:}$ ...