Axioms for the Real Numbers Field Axioms ************ Define: real, 0, 1 and operators +, _, *, 1/ 1 Set(real) & ALL(a):ALL(b):[areal & b
real => a+b
real] & ALL(a):ALL(b):ALL(c):[a
real & b
real & c
real => a+b+c=a+(b+c)] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => a+b=b+a] & 0
real & ALL(a):[a
real => a+0=a] & ALL(a):[a
real => _a
real] & ALL(a):[a
real => a+_a=0] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => a*b
real] & ALL(a):ALL(b):ALL(c):[a
real & b
real & c
real => a*b*c=a*(b*c)] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => a*b=b*a] & ALL(a):ALL(b):ALL(c):[a
real & b
real & c
real => a*(b+c)=a*b+a*c] & 1
real & ~0=1 & ALL(a):[a
real => a*1=a] & ALL(a):[a
real & ~a=0 => 1/a
real] & ALL(a):[a
real & ~a=0 => a*(1/a)=1] Premise Order Axioms ************ 2 Set(pos) & ALL(a):[a
pos => a
real] & ALL(a):[a
real => [a=0 | a
pos | _a
pos] & ~[a=0 & a
pos] & ~[a=0 & _a
pos] & ~[a
pos & _a
pos]] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
pos & b
pos => a+b
pos] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
pos & b
pos => a*b
pos] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => [a<b <=> b+_a
pos]] & ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => [a<=b <=> a<b | a=b]] Premise Completeness Axiom ****************** 3 ALL(a):[Set(a) & ALL(b):[b
a => b
real] & EXIST(b):b
a & EXIST(b):[b
real & ALL(c):[c
a => c<=b]] => EXIST(b):[b
real & ALL(c):[c
a => c<=b] & ALL(c):[c
real & ALL(d):[d
a => d<=c] => b<=c]]] Premise Define: n, the set of natural numbers 4 Set(n) & ALL(a):[a
n <=> a
real & [0<a & ALL(b):[Set(b) & ALL(c):[c
b => c
real] & 1
b & ALL(c):[c
b => c+1
b] => a
b]]] Premise Define: int, the set of integers 5 Set(int) & ALL(a):[a
int <=> a
real & [a=0 | a
n | _a
n]] Premise Define: rat, the set of rational numbers 6 Set(rat) & ALL(a):[a
rat <=> a
real & EXIST(b):EXIST(c):[b
int & c
int & a*c=b]] Premise Define: The - operator for real numbers 7 ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real => a-b=a+_b] Premise Define: The / operator for real numbers 8 ALL(a):ALL(b):[a
real & b
real & ~b=0 => a/b=a*(1/b)] Premise