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The sets in mathematical logic
There are a few problems you seem to be having. First of all, the statement "mathematical logic depends on ZFC" doesn't make sense.
As mathematical logicians, when we study formal systems, we should …
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Presburger Arithmetic
Presburger arithmetic apparently proves its own consistency. Does anyone have a reference to an exposition of this? It's not clear to me how to encode the statement "Presburger arithmetic is consisten …
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Why is every finite set Diophantine?
Or, very simply stated, given the finite set $S = \{a_1, \dots , a_k\}$, consider the diophantine equation: $$(n-a_1)\dots(n-a_k)=0.$$
EDIT: Then we can write S as $\{ \ n \ | \ \exists x : (n-a_1)\do …
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The best text to study both incompleteness theorems
Peter Smith's book is great. It's very readable and contains all the details. The problem is that it doesn't leave anything for you to do! If you want to get your hands dirty and work a few things out …
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Propositional logic and first order logic textbook
As a clear introduction to propositional and first order logic for the mathematically minded, I think Logic and Structure by Van Dalen is in a class of its own. The majority of the book is not particu …