3 ms·
This is coming from the opposite extreme. In constructive mathematics, abandoning Countable Choice may allow: - The complex numbers to not be closed under squa
by ogogmad 4y ago
This is coming from the opposite extreme. In constructive mathematics, abandoning Countable Choice may allow:
- The complex numbers to not be closed under square roots.
- Space-filling curves to no longer exist.
And subtle complications around:
- The definition of a real number. The Dedekind and Cauchy real numbers may become non-isomorphic.
As it stands, the following has not been validated in constructive mathematics without countable choice:
- That the Dedekind real numbers are uncountable.
- That if a function over the Dedekind reals has derivative 0 everywhere, then it's constant.
On the other hand, the Approximate Intermediate Value Theorem has been proven, but with a weird proof.
See here [1] for more. [1] - https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/countable+choice https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/countable+choice