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Use of Conjectures to Prove a Theorem

How about this basic one: Theorem: There exists an irrational number $p$ and an irrational number $q$ such that $p^q$ is rational. Proof: Let $q=\sqrt{2}$ and note that it is irrational. Conjecture …
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Ideals of statements?

The following is a somewhat vague question concerning logic, but with ideas from algebraic geometry (see in particular the example at the end). The vagueness is in the notion of "language". Let $A$ …
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What are the logical morphisms from a topos E to Set?

If $E$ is a topos, is there a nice way to characterize the category of logical morphisms $E\to Set$? Is it complete and/or cocomplete? The topos $Set$ geometrically represents a point; what does it …
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Conditions for a functor to induce a logical functor between presheaf toposes?

Let $F\colon\mathcal{C}\to\mathcal{D}$ be a functor between small categories. Question: Under what conditions is the induced functor $$F^*\colon\mathsf{Set}^\mathcal{D}\to\mathsf{Set}^\mathcal{C}$$ …
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Example of non-"propositional" local operators on a topos?

Let $\mathcal{E}$ be a topos, and let $\top\colon1\to\Omega$ be its subobject classifier. We refer to global elements $P\colon 1\to\Omega$ as propositions; they form a poset, denoted $(|\Omega|,\leq)$ …
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Topos properties from coverage conditions

For any category $C$ and coverage $J$ on it, let $\mathcal{E}:=\mathsf{Shv}(C,J)$ denote topos of sheaves on the site $(C,J)$. What sorts of results are known about the relationship between properties …
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What can be expressed in and proved with the internal logic of a topos?

The title of this post expresses what I really want, which is to learn how to wield the internal logic of a topos more effectively. However, to bring it down to earth, I'll ask a few basic questions a …
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Reference request: Heyting algebra structure on Catalan numbers

I found a reference: "Dyck algebras, interval temporal logic and posets of intervals", which discusses these Heyting algebras (though not from a topos-theoretic perspective).
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Reference request: Heyting algebra structure on Catalan numbers

I've noticed that for every natural number $n\in\mathbb{N}$, there is a finite Heyting algebra with cardinality $C(n)$, where $C(n)$ is the $n$th Catalan number, $$1,1,2,5,14,42,132,\ldots$$ I'm looki …
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