Reverse mathematics of some topics from algorithmic graph theory

Peter Clote; Jeffry Hirst

Fundamenta Mathematicae (1998)

  • Volume: 157, Issue: 1, page 1-13
  • ISSN: 0016-2736

Abstract

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This paper analyzes the proof-theoretic strength of an infinite version of several theorems from algorithmic graph theory. In particular, theorems on reachability matrices, shortest path matrices, topological sorting, and minimal spanning trees are considered.

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Clote, Peter, and Hirst, Jeffry. "Reverse mathematics of some topics from algorithmic graph theory." Fundamenta Mathematicae 157.1 (1998): 1-13. <http://eudml.org/doc/212275>.

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References

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  1. [1] J. Hirst, Combinatorics in subsystems of second order arithmetic, Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987. 
  2. [2] J. Hirst, Connected components of graphs and reverse mathematics, Arch. Math. Logic 31 (1992), 183-192. Zbl0725.03039
  3. [3] S. Simpson, Which set existence axioms are needed to prove the Cauchy/Peano theorem for ordinary differential equations?, J. Symbolic Logic 49 (1984), 783-802. Zbl0584.03039
  4. [4] S. Simpson, Subsystems of Z 2 , in: Proof Theory, G. Takeuti (ed.), North-Holland, Amsterdam, New York, 1985, 434-448. 
  5. [5] R. Soare, Recursively Enumerable Sets and Degrees, Springer, Berlin, 1987. 

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