One Henkin Quantifier in the Empty Vocabulary Suffices for Undecidability
Konrad Zdanowski
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Konrad Zdanowski
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We prove that there are single Henkin quantifiers such that first order logic augmented by one of these quantifiers is undecidable in the empty vocabulary. We estimate the size of such quantifiers proving undecidability of L0(H12) and L0(E10).
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We prove that there are single Henkin quantifiers such that first order logic augmented by one of these quantifiers is undecidable in the empty vocabulary. We estimate the size of such quantifiers proving undecidability of L0(H12) and L0(E10).
Key concepts: Undecidable problem, Quantifier (linguistics), Mathematics, Vocabulary, Decidability, Discrete mathematics, Computer science, Linguistics