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Do the analogies between metamathematics of set theory and arithmetic have some deeper meaning?

By "formal analogies" between the metamathematics of $\mathsf{ZFC}$/set theory and $\mathsf{PA}$(=Peano Arithmetic)/first order arithmetic, I mean facts such as the following: We are considering a f …
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Does Taranovsky's system of ordinal notations make sense?

Dmytro Taranovsky has a Web page on which he claims to define a system of ordinal notations strong enough to provide an ordinal analysis of full second-order arithmetic. I think (perhaps unjustly) th …
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In what ways is ZF (without Choice) "somewhat constructive"

Let me summarize what I think I understand about constructivism: "Constructive mathematics" is generally understood to mean a variety of theories formulated in intuitionist logic (i.e., not assuming …
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What is known about the consistency of $2^{\aleph_\alpha} = \aleph_{\alpha+\gamma}$ for all ...

For $\gamma$ an ordinal, let “$H_\gamma$” be the statement: For all ordinals $\alpha$, we have $2^{\aleph_\alpha} = \aleph_{\alpha+\gamma}$. So clearly $H_0$ is false, and so is $H_\omega$; in fact, …
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Axiom of Choice versus V=L in opposition to large cardinals

Consider the following two observations: The axiom $V=L$ is incompatible with large cardinal axioms that are somehow "too large", like measurable cardinals. The axiom of Choice is incompatible with …
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Proof as a Σ₁ approximation to truth: what about higher degrees?

Let us posit that the goal of mathematics is to study mathematical truths, and let us stick to arithmetic for simplicity: so let $\mathscr{T} \subseteq \mathbb{N}$ be the set of (Gödel codes of) true …
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Joyal's topos in which $[0,1]$ fails to be compact

Some time around 1977, André Joyal constructed a topos (actually a locale, i.e., a localic topos, necessarily non-spatial) in which the closed unit interval $[0,1]$ fails to be compact. There are onl …
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Looking for a copy of Leo Harrington's unpublished notes on the first nonprojectible ordinal

Sometime around 1975, Leo Harrington wrote a set of notes, apparently 13 pages long, entitled Kolmogorov's $R$-operator and the first nonprojectible ordinal. I do not know how widely they were circul …
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Examples of statements that are valid in every spatial topos

I am looking for statements¹ that, when interpreted in the internal language of a topos, are valid in all spatial toposes (i.e., the topos of sheaves of any topological space) that are not valid in al …
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How exactly are realizability and the Curry-Howard correspondence related?

Consider, on the one hand: the Curry-Howard correspondence between, on the one hand, types and terms (programs) in various flavors of typed $\lambda$-calculus, and on the other, propositions and proo …
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Examples of concrete games to apply Borel determinacy to

I'm teaching a course on various mathematical aspects of games, and I'd like to find some examples to illustrate Borel determinacy. Open or closed determinacy is easy to motivate because it proves th …
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Ordinal-valued sheaves as internal ordinals

Let $X$ be a topological space (feel free to add some separation axioms like “completely regular” if they help in answering the questions). Let $\alpha$ be an ordinal, identified as usual with $\{\be …
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About primitively recursively recognizable ordinals

Preliminary: I believe the notion of primitive recursive functions on ordinals is standard and unproblematic (the main difference with the finite case is that one needs to introduce a $\sup$ or $\lims …
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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 belo …
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Intuitionistic proofs of propositional formulae versus natural transformations between finit...

The setup: Given a formula $\varphi$ of intuitionistic propositional logic (i.e., made from the connectors $\Rightarrow$, $\land$, $\lor$, $\top$ and $\bot$ from propositional variables $A,B,C,\ldots$ …
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