Not all Kripke models of HA are locally PA

Abstract

Let K be an arbitrary Kripke model of Heyting Arithmetic, HA. For every node k in K, we can view the classical structure of k, Mk as a model of some classical theory of arithmetic. Let T be a classical theory in the language of arithmetic. We say K is locally T, iff for every k in K, Mk T. One of the most important problems in the model theory of HA is the following question: Is every Kripke model of HA locally PA? We answer this question negatively. We introduce two new Kripke model constructions to this end. The first construction actually characterizes the arithmetical structures that can be the root of a Kripke model K HA+ ECT0 ( ECT0 stands for Extended Church Thesis). The characterization says that for every arithmetical structure M, there exists a rooted Kripke model K HA+ ECT0 with the root r such that Mr= M iff M Th_2( PA). One of the consequences of this characterization is that there is a rooted Kripke model K HA+ ECT0 with the root r such that Mr I1 and hence K is not even locally I1. The second Kripke model construction is an implicit way of doing the first construction which works for any reasonable consistent intuitionistic arithmetical theory T with a recursively enumerable set of axioms that has the existence property. We get a sufficient condition from this construction that describes when for an arithmetical structure M, there exists a rooted Kripke model K T with the root r such that Mr= M.

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