Separation of choice principles in elementary topoi
Let denote the natural numbers, let , and let , , and denote the choice principles defined in the paper. Let and be the Cauchy and Dedekind real objects, respectively.
Choice-separation conjecture.
- There exists an elementary topos in which holds but does not.
- There exists an elementary topos in which holds but does not.
- There exists an elementary topos in which holds but .
These claims seek elementary-topos models separating bounded, natural-number-valued, and two-valued choice, and the third would imply the second. The supplied text provides no resolution.
References
Primary source
Martin Escardo and Alex Simpson, “Euclidean interval objects in categories with finite products”, arXiv:2504.21551 (2025).
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