a false proof (FO problem)
- From: "Li Yi" <liyi.cn@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 20 May 2006 00:14:49 -0700
P(. , .) is a binary relation and f is a unary function.
We want to show that
|= (x=y) -> (P(z,f(x)) <-> P(z, f(y)))
The following is a false proof. But where is the flaw?
Proof. By Deduction Theorem, it suffices to show that
(x=y) |= P(z,f(x)) <-> P(z,f(y))
And according to our convention, A|=phi(x) means A|=forall x phi(x), so
we need to verify that
For any {P, f} model A,
A |= forall x, y (x=y) => A |= forall x,y,z (P(z,f(x)) <-> P(z,f(y))).
But A |= forall x, y (x=y) implies that A has only one element, hence
RHS holds.
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