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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1421071
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1421071 |
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17 December 2000
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reverse mathematics
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linear orderings
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priority argument
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0.7616326808929443
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A restriction of the Dushnik-Miller theorem [\textit{B. Dushnik} and \textit{E. W. Miller}, Bull. Am. Math. Soc. 46, 322-326 (1940; Zbl 0024.30102)] states that every countably infinite linear ordering can be nontrivially embedded into itself. This article analyzes the logical content of this theorem within the framework of reverse mathematics (see \textit{S.~Simpson} [Subsystems of second order arithmetic, Perspectives in Mathematical Logic. Berlin: Springer (1999; Zbl 0909.03048)]). In particular, the Dushnik-Miller theorem on countable linear orderings is shown to be equivalent to ACA\(_0\). The proof uses a priority argument in a manner which is novel for reverse mathematics. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0923.00014].
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