An elementary proof of chang's completeness theorem for the infinite-valued calculus of Łukasiewicz

The interpretation of propositions in Łukasiewicz's infinite-valued calculus as answers in Ulam's game with lies-the Boolean case corresponding to the traditional Twenty Questions game-gives added interest to the completeness theorem. The literature contains several different proofs, but t...

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Autores principales: Cignoli, R., Mundici, D.
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Sumario:The interpretation of propositions in Łukasiewicz's infinite-valued calculus as answers in Ulam's game with lies-the Boolean case corresponding to the traditional Twenty Questions game-gives added interest to the completeness theorem. The literature contains several different proofs, but they invariably require technical prerequisites from such areas as model-theory, algebraic geometry, or the theory of ordered groups. The aim of this paper is to provide a self-contained proof, only requiring the rudiments of algebra and convexity in finite-dimensional vector spaces. © 1997 Kluwer Academic Publishers.