Cauchy-completeness separation conjecture for elementary topoi

Let RC\mathbb{R}_C and RE\mathbb{R}_E denote the Cauchy and Euclidean real objects, respectively, and let ACN2\mathrm{AC}_{\mathbb{N}\mathbf{2}} be the two-valued choice principle defined in the paper.

Cauchy-completeness separation conjecture.

  1. There exists an elementary topos in which RCRE\mathbb{R}_C\neq\mathbb{R}_E; equivalently, there exists an elementary topos in which RC\mathbb{R}_C is not Cauchy complete.
  2. There exists an elementary topos in which ACN2\mathrm{AC}_{\mathbb{N}\mathbf{2}} holds but RCRE\mathbb{R}_C\neq\mathbb{R}_E.

The second assertion is stated to imply both the first assertion and the corresponding earlier conjecture involving RCRD\mathbb{R}_C\neq\mathbb{R}_D. The supplied text gives no resolution.

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Martin Escardo and Alex Simpson, “Euclidean interval objects in categories with finite products”, arXiv:2504.21551 (2025).

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