Fixed points and self-reference (Q1071010)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3937146
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    Fixed points and self-reference
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3937146

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      Fixed points and self-reference (English)
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      1984
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      Summary: It is shown how Gödel's famous diagonal argument and a generalization of the recursion theorem are derivable from a common construction. The abstract fixed point theorem of this article is independent of both metamathematics and recursion theory and is perfectly comprehensible to the non-specialist.
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      diagonalization
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      equivalence relation
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      Gödel's diagonal argument
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      recursion theorem
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