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A101273
Theorems from propositional calculus, translated into decimal digits.
6
171, 181, 272, 282, 1531, 1631, 2532, 2632, 3151, 3161, 3252, 3262, 11711, 11811, 12712, 12812, 14171, 14181, 14271, 14272, 15171, 15172, 16171, 16181, 17141, 17161, 17162, 17261, 17331, 17910, 18141, 18161, 18331, 18910, 21721, 21821, 22722, 22822, 24171
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Blocks of 1s and 2s are variables: A = 1, B = 2, C = 11, D = 12, E = 21, ... Not = 3; And = 4; Xor = 5; Or = 6; Implies = 7; Equiv = 8; Left Parenthesis = 9; Right Parenthesis = 0.
Operator binding strength is in numerical order, Not > And > ... > Equiv.
The non-associative "Implies" is evaluated from Left to Right; A->B->C = is interpreted (A->B)->C. Redundant parentheses are permitted.
This is a decimal Goedelization of theorems from a particular axiomatization of propositional calculus. This should be linked to the subsequences of theorems and antitheorems. - Jonathan Vos Post, Dec 19 2004 [This comment is referring to A100200 and A101248. - N. J. A. Sloane, May 19 2020]
Comment from Charles R Greathouse IV, May 17 2020: (Start)
Each positive integer represents a string of one or more symbols, as described above. Some represent well-formed formulas. Of those, some are theorems (A101273) while others are antitheorems (A100200) with the remaining wffs in A101248. The first few theorems are
171, A -> A
181, A <-> A
272, B -> B
282, B <-> B
1531, A XOR ~A,
with 1 = A, 7 = ->, etc. (End)
In short: any well-formed formula (wff) can be mapped to an integer. The sequence lists those integers that correspond to wff's that are theorems. - N. J. A. Sloane, May 19 2020
REFERENCES
M. Davis, Computability and Unsolvability. New York: Dover 1982.
D. R. Hofstadter, Goedel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. New York: Vintage Books, p. 18, 1989.
S. C. Kleene, Mathematical Logic. New York: Dover, 2002.
LINKS
Charles R Greathouse IV, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..10000
Eric Weisstein et al., Gödel Number.
FORMULA
It appears that the n-th term is very roughly n^c, for some c>1.
EXAMPLE
Example: 17162 is the theorem A->AvB.
CROSSREFS
See A100200 and A101248 for further information.
Sequence in context: A185845 A045149 A031511 * A136365 A031900 A349097
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Richard C. Schroeppel, Dec 19 2004
EXTENSIONS
Corrected and edited by Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 06 2009
STATUS
approved