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Alternative proof of Tennenbaum's theorem
The standard proof of Tennenbaums's theorem uses the existence of recursively enumerable inseparable sets and is presented e.g. in Kaye [1, 2], Smith [3].
In the following, $\mathcal{M}$ will always ...
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How can I prove that primitive recursion “preserves” representability in Peano Arithmetic?
I'm working on my thesis about Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, and at some point I need to prove that the $\textsf{PA}$ system is able to represent all the recursive functions.
By recursive function ...