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De Jongh's Theorem for Intuitionistic Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory
We prove that the propositional logic of intuitionistic set theory IZF is
intuitionistic propositional logic IPC. More generally, we show that IZF has
the de Jongh property with respect to every intermediate logic that is complete
with respect to a class of finite trees. The same results follow for CZF.Comment: 12 page
Unifying Functional Interpretations: Past and Future
This article surveys work done in the last six years on the unification of
various functional interpretations including G\"odel's dialectica
interpretation, its Diller-Nahm variant, Kreisel modified realizability,
Stein's family of functional interpretations, functional interpretations "with
truth", and bounded functional interpretations. Our goal in the present paper
is twofold: (1) to look back and single out the main lessons learnt so far, and
(2) to look forward and list several open questions and possible directions for
further research.Comment: 18 page
On the connection between Nonstandard Analysis and Constructive Analysis
Constructive Analysis and Nonstandard Analysis are often characterized as completely antipodal approaches to analysis. We discuss the possibility of capturing the central notion of Constructive Analysis (i.e. algorithm, finite procedure or explicit construction) by a simple concept inside Nonstandard Analysis. To this end, we introduce Omega-invariance and argue that it partially satisfies our goal. Our results provide a dual approach to Erik Palmgren's development of Nonstandard Analysis inside constructive mathematics
Intuitionistic fixed point theories over Heyting arithmetic
In this paper we show that an intuitionistic theory for fixed points is
conservative over the Heyting arithmetic with respect to a certain class of
formulas. This extends partly the result of mine. The proof is inspired by the
quick cut-elimination due to G. Mints
CZF does not have the Existence Property
Constructive theories usually have interesting metamathematical properties
where explicit witnesses can be extracted from proofs of existential sentences.
For relational theories, probably the most natural of these is the existence
property, EP, sometimes referred to as the set existence property. This states
that whenever (\exists x)\phi(x) is provable, there is a formula \chi(x) such
that (\exists ! x)\phi(x) \wedge \chi(x) is provable. It has been known since
the 80's that EP holds for some intuitionistic set theories and yet fails for
IZF. Despite this, it has remained open until now whether EP holds for the most
well known constructive set theory, CZF. In this paper we show that EP fails
for CZF
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