[FOM] 328: Polynomial Independence 1

Harvey Friedman friedman at math.ohio-state.edu
Fri Jan 16 19:06:05 EST 2009


We use N for the set of all nonnegative integers, and Z for the set of  
all integers.

Let x,y in N^k. We write x <=* y if and only if for all 1 <= i <= n,  
x[i] <= y[i]. We write x <* y if and only if x <=* y and x not= y.

We say that x,y in N^r are adjacent if and only if x,y are distinct  
and y begins with x[2],...,x[n].

Note that <=*,<*, and adjacency require that all coordinates be  
nonnegative.

TEMPLATE. (Given two relations). For every surjective function  
(surjective polynomial), there are two related_1 arguments whose  
values are related_2.

Not only do we have the above intriguingly basic template, we also  
have that the finite form is obtained simply by restricting to  
polynomials!

THEOREM 1. For every surjective P:N^k into Z^r, there exist x <* y  
such that P(x) <* P(y).

THEOREM 2. For every surjective P:N^k into Z^r, there exist x <* y  
such that P(x),P(y) are adjacent.

THEOREM 3. For every surjective polynomial P:N^k into Z^r, there exist  
x <* y such that P(x) <* P(y) and P(x),P(y) are adjacent.

THEOREM 4. For every surjective polynomial P:N^k into Z^r, there exist  
x <* y such that P(x) <* P(y).

THEOREM 5. For every surjective polynomial P:N^k into Z^r, there exist  
x <* y such that P(x),P(y) are adjacent.

THEOREM 6. For every surjective polynomial P:N^k into Z^r, there exist  
x <* y such that P(x) <* P(y) and P(x),P(y) are adjacent.

Note that Theorem 1-3 are explicitly Pi11, and Theorems 4-6 are  
explicitly Pi03. We give Pi02 forms of Theorems 4-6 using the notion  
of controllably surjective.

We say that P:N^k into Z^r is controllably surjective if and only if  
there exists a polynomial Q:Z^r into Z such that

(forall x in Z^r)(therexists y in N^k)(P(y) = x and |y| <= Q(x)).

THEOREM 7. For every controllably surjective polynomial P:N^k into  
Z^r, there exist x <* y such that P(x) <* P(y).

THEOREM 8. For every controllably  surjective polynomial P:N^k into  
Z^r, there exist x <* y such that P(x),P(y) are adjacent.

THEOREM 9. For every controllably surjective polynomial P:N^k into  
Z^r, there exist x <* y such that P(x) <* P(y) and P(x),P(y) are  
adjacent.

ACA' = RCA_0 + "for every x,n, the n-th Turing jump of x exists".

THEOREM A. Theorem 1 is provable in RCA_0. Theorems 2,3 are provably  
equivalent to "epsilon_0 is well ordered" over RCA_0.

THEOREM B. Theorem 4 is provable in ISigma_1 but not in PRA. It is  
provably equivalent to ISigma_1 over EFA. Theorems 5,6 are provable in  
ACA' but not in PA. Theorems 5,6 are provably equivalent to 2-Con(PA)  
over EFA.

THEOREM C. Theorem 7 is provable in EFA+ but not in EFA. It is  
provably equivalent to EFA+ over EFA. Theorems 8,9 are provable in  
ACA' but not in PA. Theorems 8,9 are provably equivalent to 1-Con(PA)  
over EFA. They exhibit the well known < epsilon_0 recursive growth  
phenomenon.


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archives, 6/15/05, 9:18PM. NOTE: The title of #269 has been corrected
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Harvey Friedman


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