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Take some first steps in investigating System F resizing as an axiom #276

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@ayberkt ayberkt commented May 21, 2024

This PR adds a new module in which I summarize various discussions with @slspeight. Here is a short list of things contributed in the module:

  • A special case of “System F resizing” that should be consistent.
  • The proof that this implies Ω¬¬-resizing from 𝓤₁ to 𝓤₀.
  • A notion of Σ-resizing which immediately gives 𝓤₀ is 𝓤₀ small.
  • A notion of -resizing, which is consistent because it is implied by propositional resizing.

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I think these results are still in premature form. You need to think more about this. I am not sure the propositional versions are interesting.


\begin{code}

System-F-Resizing : 𝓤₂ ̇
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Should this really be called System F resizing? Is this the same form of impredicativity as in CoC?

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In any case, if we agree that this is the same as in System F, it probably should be called System F impredicativity, I think.


\end{code}

We now prove that propositional System F resizing implies ꪪ-resizing.
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You already said this in line 97.

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This is because propositional resizing implies that, which we already know.

(A : 𝓤₁ ̇) →
(P : A → Ω 𝓤₀) →
(Ɐ x ꞉ A , P x) holds is 𝓤₀ small

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If you choose A to be a proposition and P to be constantly true, then (Ɐ x ꞉ A , P x) holds is A x 1 which is equivalent to A. Therefore, combining this with the statement in lines 88-89, we get that Propositional-System-F-Resizing is the same thing as propositional resizing.

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If you choose A to be a proposition and P to be constantly true, then (Ɐ x ꞉ A , P x) holds is A x 1

That would be A ⇒ 𝟙, which is just 𝟙, and not A × 𝟙.

In fact, this would mean that System-F-Resizing implies propositional-resizing, which cannot be the case since the former is validated and the latter is refuted in the cubical assemblies model. I learned this from @slspeight.

So I think Propositional-System-F-Resizing is actually a sensible thing to consider.


∃-Resizing : 𝓤₂ ̇
∃-Resizing = (A : 𝓤₁ ̇) → (B : A → 𝓤₀ ̇) → (Ǝ x ꞉ A , B x) holds is 𝓤₀ small

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Again consider A a proposition and B x = 1 to conclude that this is equivalent to propositional resizing.

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Right, this one is equivalent to propositional resizing.

@ayberkt ayberkt marked this pull request as draft May 22, 2024 10:32
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