The theory of Presburger arithmetic with k-automatic and l-automatic predicates
Speaker:
Dr. Chris Schulz, University of Waterloo
Date and Time:
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 309
Abstract:
This is based partly on joint work with Philipp Hieronymi.
We study the theory of (N, +, S_k, S_l) where S_k and S_l are, respectively, k-automatic and l-automatic predicates (and not semilinear). We present a proof that this theory is never decidable and work towards a characterization of when it defines multiplication, with the ultimate goal of completely characterizing these structures with regard to interdefinability.