Abstract
We investigate predicative aspects of order theory in constructive univalent foundations. By predicative and constructive, we respectively mean that we do not assume Voevodsky’s propositional resizing axioms or excluded middle. Our work complements existing work on predicative mathematics by exploring what cannot be done predicatively in univalent foundations. Our first main result is that nontrivial (directed or bounded) complete posets are necessarily large. That is, if such a nontrivial poset is small, then weak propositional resizing holds. It is possible to derive full propositional resizing if we strengthen nontriviality to positivity. The distinction between nontriviality and positivity is analogous to the distinction between nonemptiness and inhabitedness. We prove our results for a general class of posets, which includes directed complete posets, bounded complete posets and sup-lattices, using a technical notion of a δ_V-complete poset. We also show that nontrivial locally small δ_V-complete posets necessarily lack decidable equality. Specifically, we derive weak excluded middle from assuming a nontrivial locally small δ_V-complete poset with decidable equality. Moreover, if we assume positivity instead of nontriviality, then we can derive full excluded middle. Secondly, we show that each of Zorn’s lemma, Tarski’s greatest fixed point theorem and Pataraia’s lemma implies propositional resizing. Hence, these principles are inherently impredicative and a predicative development of order theory must therefore do without them. Finally, we clarify, in our predicative setting, the relation between the traditional definition of sup-lattice that requires suprema for all subsets and our definition that asks for suprema of all small families.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 6th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2021) |
Editors | Naoki Kobayashi |
Publisher | Schloss Dagstuhl |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783959771917 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2021 |
Event | 6th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction - Duration: 17 Jul 2021 → 24 Jul 2021 https://fscd2021.dc.uba.ar/ |
Publication series
Name | LIPIcs: Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics |
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Publisher | Schloss Dagstuhl |
Volume | 195 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1868-8969 |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction |
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Abbreviated title | FSCD 2021 |
Period | 17/07/21 → 24/07/21 |
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Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Constructivity
- Order theory
- Predicativity
- Univalent foundations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software