Notes on the Equiconsistency of ZFC Without the Power Set Axiom and Second-Order Arithmetic

We demonstrate that theories Z−, ZF−, ZFC− (minus means the absence of the Power Set axiom) and PA2, PA2− (minus means the absence of the Countable Choice schema) are equiconsistent to each other. The methods used include the interpretation of a power-less set theory in PA2− via well-founded trees, as well as the Gödel constructibility in said power-less set theory.

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Axioms
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2025-11-25
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https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms14120865
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Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Notes on the Equiconsistency of ZFC Without the Power Set Axiom and Second-Order Arithmetic

Vassily Lyubetsky, Vladimir Kanovei
Axioms
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Notes on the Equiconsistency of ZFC Without the Power Set Axiom and Second-Order Arithmetic

Vassily Lyubetsky, Vladimir Kanovei
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We demonstrate that theories Z−, ZF−, ZFC− (minus means the absence of the Power Set axiom) and PA2, PA2− (minus means the absence of the Countable Choice schema) are equiconsistent to each other. The methods used include the interpretation of a power-less set theory in PA2− via well-founded trees, as well as the Gödel constructibility in said power-less set theory.

AxiomsVol. 14(12)
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