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Kenneth Harris Characterizing lown Degrees
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Department of Computer Science University of Chicago
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Dominate and Escape
Let f, g : N Ñ N.
♣❅✽xq ✏ f♣xq → g♣xq ✘ f is a dominant function if f dominates every computable function.
- g escapes (domination from) f if
♣❉✽xq ✏ f♣xq ↕ g♣xq ✘ f has an escape function if there is a computable g which escapes domination by f.
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Martin’s Characterization
Theorem (Martin, 1966) Let a be a Turing degree.
iff there is an a-computable dominant function: ♣❉ f ↕ aq♣❅g ↕ 0q ✏ f dominates g ✘
iff every a-computable function has an escape function: ♣❅ f ↕ aq♣❉g ↕ 0q ✏ g escapes f ✘
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Uniform Escape Property
Question: For what non-high degrees can escape functions be effectively produced? Definition: A degree a has the Uniform Escape Property (UEP), or (1-UEP), when for any set A P a: There is a partial computable λex.he♣xq such that whenever ΦA
e is total, then
he total and escapes ΦA
e
Recall, he escapes ΦA
e if
♣❉✽xq ✏ ΦA
e ♣xq ↕ he♣xq
✘
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UEP Equivalent to low1
Theorem: For all degrees a TFAE (A) a is low1
. (B) a has the Uniform Escape Property.
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lown Degrees and Escape Functions
There is a hierarchy of properties characterized by progressively less effective procedures, n-Uniform Escape Property (n-UEP), starting with (1-UEP)=(UEP), such that Theorem: For all degrees a and all n ➙ 1 TFAE (A) a is lown
. (B) a has (n-UEP).
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Quantifiers on Steroids
♣❅✽xq: For almost every x. Reduces to ❉❅ and behaves like ❅. ♣❉✽xq: There exists infinitely many x. Reduces to ❅❉ and behaves like ❉. Fundamental Relations ❉✽ P ðñ ✥❅✽✥ P ❅ ùñ ❅✽ ùñ ❉✽ ùñ ❉ Theorem (Strong Normal Form): The arithmetic hierarchy is characterized by alternations of the two strongest quantifiers, ❅ and ❅✽.
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low1 implies Uniform Escape Property
Theorem: All low1 sets A have (1-UEP): There is a partial computable function λex.he♣xq such that whenever ΦA
e is total, then
he total and escapes ΦA
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The Key Idea
Let A be low1, so ΠA
2 ⑨ Π2.
Want: Computable g such that for each total ΦA
e ,
Wg♣eq satisfies ♣escapeq ♣❉✽xq♣❉sq ✏ ΦA
e,s♣xqÓ↕ s & x Wg♣eq,s
✘ ♣totalq Wg♣eq ✏ ω Define: he♣xq ✏ ♣µsq ✏ x P Wg♣eq,s ✘ Problem: How to match (escape) with (total)?
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Strong Normal Form: Π2, Σ2
Normal Form: For V P Π2, there is some v (the Π2 index for V) with V♣eq ðñ ♣❅yq ✏ ①e, y② P Wv ✘ Strong Normal Form (SNF): There is a computable g, such that for any V P Π2 with index e V♣eq ùñ ✏ Wg♣v,eq ✏ ω ✘ ✥V♣eq ùñ ✏ Wg♣v,eq finite ✘
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Implementation of Key Idea
Let A be low1 (thus ΠA
2 ⑨ Π2).
Define ΠA
2 predicate (escape)
♣❉✽xq♣❉sq ✏ ΦA
e,s♣xqÓ↕ s & x Wg♣v,eq,s
✘ where g is the computable function given by (SNF) from a Π2 index v for ♣escapeq: ♣escapeq ùñ ✏ Wg♣v,eq ✏ ω ✘ ✥♣escapeq ùñ ✏ Wg♣v,eq finite ✘ then define he♣xq ✏ ♣µsq ✏ x P Wg♣v,eq,s ✘
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2-Uniform Escape Property: First Change
Definition: A set A is low2 if A✷ ↕ 0✷. With low2 we add one jump class and one layer of quantifier complexity. Our first change in defining (2-UEP): There are uniformly enumerable (u.e. ) families of partial computable functions λe. ✥ he,y ✭
yPω such
that whenever ΦA
e is total, then
♣❅✽yq ✒ he,y total and escapes ΦA
e
✚
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2-Uniform Escape Property
Definition: A degree a has the 2-Uniform Escape Property (2-UEP), when for any set A P a: There are uniformly enumerable (u.e. ) families of partial computable functions λe. ✥ he,y ✭
yPω such
that for any u.e. family of functions ✥ ΦA
e,y
✭
yPω
satisfying ♣❅✽yq ✏ ΦA
e,y total
✘ then ♣❅✽yq ✒ he,y total and escapes ΦA
e,y
✚
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low2 Equivalent to 2-UEP
For all degrees a TFAE (A) a is low2
. (B) a has the 2-Uniform Escape Property.
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Strong Normal Form: Σ3, Π3
If A is low2 then ΣA
3 ❸ Σ3.
Strategy of Proof: Pump (escape) property (ΠA
2) with
strong quantifiers to ΣA
3 and exploit weakness of A.
♣❅✽yq♣❉✽xq♣❉sq ✏ ΦA
e,y,s♣xqÓ↕ s & x Wg♣v,e,yq,s
✘ Strong Normal Form (SNF): There is a computable g, such that for any V P Σ3 with index e ♣escapeq ùñ ♣❅✽yq ✏ Wg♣v,e,yq ✏ ω ✘ ✥♣escapeq ùñ ♣❅yq ✏ Wg♣v,e,yq finite ✘
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3-Uniform Escape Property
A degree a is low3 if a✸ ✏ 0✸. Definition: A degree a has the 3-Uniform Escape Property (3-UEP) when for any set A P a: There are uniformly enumerable (u.e. ) families of partial computable functions λe. ✥ he,y1,y2 ✭
y1,y2Pω
such that for any u.e. family of functions ✥ ΦA
e,y1,y2
✭
y1,y2Pω satisfying
♣❉✽y2q♣❅✽y1q ✏ ΦA
e,y1,y2 total
✘ then ♣❉✽y2q♣❅✽y1q ✒ he,y1,y2 total and escapes ΦA
e,y1,y2
✚
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low3 Equivalent to 3-UEP
Theorem: For all degrees a TFAE (A) a is low3
. (B) a has the 3-Uniform Escape Property.
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Strong Normal Form: Π4, Σ4
If A is low3 then ΠA
4 ❸ Π4.
Strategy of Proof: Pump (escape) property (ΠA
2) with
strong quantifiers to ΠA
4 and exploit weakness of A.
♣❉✽y2q♣❅✽y1q♣❉✽xq♣❉sq ✏ ΦA
e,y1,y2,s♣xqÓ↕ s
& x Wg♣v,e,y1,y2q,s ✘ Strong Normal Form (SNF): There is a computable g, such that for any V P Π4 with index e ♣escapeq ùñ ♣❅y2q♣❅✽y1q ✏ Wg♣v,e,y1,y2q ✏ ω ✘ ✥♣escapeq ùñ ♣❅✽y2q♣❅y1q ✏ Wg♣v,e,y1,y2q finite ✘
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n-Uniform Escape Property
A degree a is lown if a♣nq ✏ 0♣nq. Definition: A degree a has the n-Uniform Escape Property (n-UEP) when for any set A P a: There are uniformly enumerable (u.e. ) families of partial computable functions λe. ✥ he,y ✭
yPω such
that for any u.e. family of functions ✥ ΦA
e,y
✭
yPω
satisfying ♣Q1yn✁1q♣Q2yn✁2q . . . ✏ ΦA
e,y total
✘ then ♣Q1yn✁1q♣Q2yn✁2q . . . ✒ he,y total and escapes ΦA
e,y
✚ where Q1, Q2 P ✥ ❉✽, ❅✽✭ by
- For odd n: alternate ❉✽❅✽
- For even n: alternate ❅✽❉✽
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lown Equivalent to n-UEP
Theorem: For all degrees a TFAE (A) a is lown
. (B) a has the n-Uniform Escape Property.
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Strong Normal Form Theorem
Strong Normal Form Theorem (SNF) (with n ➙ 1) All arithmetic formulas equivalent to formulas using
- nly the beefiest quantifiers
✥ ❅, ❅✽✭ : For any V P Σ2n1 with index v there is a computable g, such that V♣eq ùñ ♣❅✽y2n✁1q♣❅y2n✁2q . . . ✏ Wg♣v,e,yq ✏ ω ✘ ✥V♣eq ùñ ♣❅y2n✁1q♣❅✽yy2n✁2q . . . ✏ Wg♣v,e,yq finite ✘ For any U P Π2n with index u there is a computable g, such that U♣eq ùñ ♣❅y2n✁2q♣❅✽y2n✁3q . . . ✏ Wg♣u,e,yq ✏ ω ✘ ✥U♣eq ùñ ♣❅✽y2n✁3q♣❅y2n✁3q . . . ✏ Wg♣u,e,yq finite ✘
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Bounding Saturated Models
Theorem: There is a complete decidable theory T whose types are all computable, which has no saturated model of lown c.e. degree for any n.
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Bibliography
My work: Kenneth Harris, ”A Characterization of the lown Degrees using Escape Functions, preprint at
people.cs.uchicago.edu/✒kaharris/papers/lown.pdf
Kenneth Harris, ”On Bounding Saturated Models”, preprint at
people.cs.uchicago.edu/✒kaharris/papers/sat.pdf
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