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On the strength of König's duality theorem for countable bipartite graphs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2014

Stephen G. Simpson
Stephen G. Simpson*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania16802, E-mail: simpson@math.psu.edu
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Abstract

Let CKDT be the assertion that for every countably infinite bipartite graph G, there exist a vertex covering C of G and a matching M in G such that C consists of exactly one vertex from each edge in M. (This is a theorem of Podewski and Stefifens [12].) Let ATR0 be the subsystem of second-order arithmetic with arithmetical transfinite recursion and restricted induction. Let RCA0 be the subsystem of second-order arithmetic with recursive comprehension and restricted induction. We show that CKDT is provable in ATR0. Combining this with a result of Aharoni, Magidor, and Shore [2], we see that CKDT is logically equivalent to the axioms of ATR0, the equivalence being provable in RCA0.

Keywords

Matchingscoveringsbipartitegraphreverse mathematicssecond-order arithmeticsubsystems
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Symbolic Logic , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 113 - 123
Copyright
Copyright © Association for Symbolic Logic 1994

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