Induction on Dilators and Bachmann-Howard Fixed Points

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Main Authors: Aguilera, Juan P., Freund, Anton, Weiermann, Andreas
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author Aguilera, Juan P.
Freund, Anton
Weiermann, Andreas
author_facet Aguilera, Juan P.
Freund, Anton
Weiermann, Andreas
contents One of the most important principles of J.-Y. Girard's $Π^1_2$-logic is induction on dilators. In particular, Girard used this principle to construct his famous functor $Λ$. He claimed that the totality of $Λ$ is equivalent to the set existence axiom of $Π^1_1$-comprehension from reverse mathematics. While Girard provided a plausible description of a proof around 1980, it seems that the very technical details have not been worked out to this day. A few years ago, a loosely related approach led to an equivalence between $Π^1_1$-comprehension and a certain Bachmann-Howard principle. The present paper closes the circle. We relate the Bachmann-Howard principle to induction on dilators. This allows us to show that $Π^1_1$-comprehension is equivalent to the totality of a functor $\mathbb J$ due to P. Päppinghaus, which can be seen as a streamlined version of $Λ$.
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spellingShingle Induction on Dilators and Bachmann-Howard Fixed Points
Aguilera, Juan P.
Freund, Anton
Weiermann, Andreas
Logic
03B30, 03D60, 03F15, 03F35
One of the most important principles of J.-Y. Girard's $Π^1_2$-logic is induction on dilators. In particular, Girard used this principle to construct his famous functor $Λ$. He claimed that the totality of $Λ$ is equivalent to the set existence axiom of $Π^1_1$-comprehension from reverse mathematics. While Girard provided a plausible description of a proof around 1980, it seems that the very technical details have not been worked out to this day. A few years ago, a loosely related approach led to an equivalence between $Π^1_1$-comprehension and a certain Bachmann-Howard principle. The present paper closes the circle. We relate the Bachmann-Howard principle to induction on dilators. This allows us to show that $Π^1_1$-comprehension is equivalent to the totality of a functor $\mathbb J$ due to P. Päppinghaus, which can be seen as a streamlined version of $Λ$.
title Induction on Dilators and Bachmann-Howard Fixed Points
topic Logic
03B30, 03D60, 03F15, 03F35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13051