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Can the omega-rule rescue Hilbert's program?

$PA+\omega$-rule certainly proves $Con(PA)$. If $Con(PA)$ is false, PA proves everything. If $Con(PA)$ is true, this is a $\Pi^0_1$-statement, and $PA+\omega$-rule proves every true $\Pi^0_1$-statem …
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A derivation in Tait calculus

There's no rule that lets you get from a deduction of $\Gamma$ to a deduction of $\Gamma,\Delta$. However it's an easy lemma that, given a deduction of $\Gamma$, there is also a deduction of $\Gamma, …
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6 votes

logics restricted in arithmetic hierarchy

There are some theories which, in essence, have only $\Pi^0_2$ formulas, in a way which I think captures what you're trying to capture. These theories are actually entirely quantifier free, but they …
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Compactness theorem with preserved substructure

No. Suppose the signature of T contains a distinguished symbol $\omega$, and $T$ contains the statements $R(\omega)$ and the infinitely many statements $1+\cdots+1<\omega$. Then any finite subset of …
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13 votes

Is it possible for P(N) to be larger than Aleph_omega?

Yes. In fact, the only requirement on $2^{\aleph_0}$ is that $cf(2^{\aleph_0})>\aleph_0$. (Cohen's argument can make the power set any regular cardinal, and I think it requires at most small modific …
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5 votes

What lets the Square of Opposition fail in Intuitionistic Logic?

I'm not sure if there's a system short of classical logic where (Q) holds for all formulas, however the principle $$\forall x(\phi\vee\neg\phi)\rightarrow(\neg \forall x\neg\phi\rightarrow\exists x\ph …
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Admissible ordinal beyond $\omega_{1}^{ck} .$

The admissible ordinals are unbounded in $\omega_1$, so there are uncountably many countable admissible ordinals. Barwise's book, "Admissible Sets and Structures" is the standard reference on all thi …
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Elementary functions in a formalized PA

I think your first and last questions more or less answer each other: the elementary functions can be defined using quantifiers, so adding them as symbols makes the quantifier-free formulas more expre …
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Cut elimination algorithms

As Noah pointed out, if it's provable, there must be an algorithm for cut-elimination for STT because the underlying statement is $\Pi_2$ (for any deduction in STT, there is a corresponding deduction …
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How do quantifiers limit scope?

Bounded quantifiers of various kinds, like $\forall x<t$ or $\exists y\in\mathbb{N}$, are a commonly used notational convention. The convention for such notations is exactly what you expect: $$\fora …
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5 votes

Difference between turnstile and implication

To add to Joel's answer, in the most common theories (for instance, ordinary first-order logic), these are equivalent (by the deduction theorem), but there are plenty of theories where they aren't. O …
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2 votes

Question of combinatorics in the lower part of the Borel hierarchy.

(As Andreas has pointed out, this answer is not correct---it concerns a slightly different class of functions.) The answer to your first question is yes. For any nice function $f$, consider the tree …
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6 votes

Applications of nonconstructive mathematics

The mean and pointwise ergodic theorems are non-constructive, and I understand they were originally developed for applications to thermodynamics.
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Ultraproduct of Dividing Lines

I'm going to assume we're talking about $\omega$-incomplete ultrafilters. Others have pointed out that none of the major dividing lines are elementary; that is, these properties are not equivalent to …
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What are key $\Sigma^0_2$ or $\Pi^0_3$ theorems?

I'm not clear whether you're asking if there are any interesting non-$\Pi_2$ theorems in the literature, or any proofs of $\Pi_2$ theorems with interesting non-$\Pi_2$ intermediate steps which cannot …
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