Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register


Groups > sci.logic > #255081

Re: Some results about unit fractions

Newsgroups sci.logic
Date 2023-06-30 10:15 -0700
References (17 earlier) <87ttuv3uek.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <cab30405-2b70-4052-84da-6aa07f094bdcn@googlegroups.com> <878rc33y4n.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <5bf3786a-17a4-403b-94f8-de8343ecd263n@googlegroups.com> <87mt0h2bpu.fsf@bsb.me.uk>
Message-ID <e4e49f8a-1973-4037-be68-ed3a4777883dn@googlegroups.com> (permalink)
Subject Re: Some results about unit fractions
From WM <askasker48@gmail.com>

Show all headers | View raw


Ben Bacarisse schrieb am Freitag, 30. Juni 2023 um 17:48:02 UTC+2:
> WM <askas...@gmail.com> writes: 
> (AKA Dr. Wolfgang Mückenheim or Mueckenheim who teaches "Geschichte des 
> Unendlichen" at Hochschule Augsburg.)
> > Ben Bacarisse schrieb am Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2023 um 02:34:04 UTC+2: 
> >> WM <askas...@gmail.com> writes: 
> > 
> >> > I did it. E(1), E(2), ..., { }. Have you overlooked it? 
> >> No, that is not "an inclusion-monotonic sequence (M_n): M(n) ⊇ M(n+1) 
> >> which have no element in common". 
> > 
> > It is inclusion-monotonic with no doubt. 
> > The terms have no element in common.
> But it's not a sequence (M_n). Such things are functions from N. See 
> any introductory textbook like, oh, I don't know... your own!

Such a sequence is potentially infinite. What remains between the definable terms and the limit is dark. Same with the endsegments.

These are the definable terms of the sequence:
∀k ∈ ℕ: ∩{E(1), E(2), ..., E(k)} = E(k) /\ |E(k)| = ℵ₀

This is the limit:
∩{E(k) : k ∈ ℕ} = { }

In between there is a decrease from ℵ₀ to empty by dark terms.

> >> If {} is in the sequence, what index 
> >> is it at? 
> > 
> > For all definable terms, where we can give the index, we have 
> > ∀k ∈ ℕ_def: |∩{E(1), E(2), ..., E(k)}| = ℵ₀.
> So what n in N has M_n = {}? None.

It is the limit, after all dark terms.

> It's not a sequence (M_n). Are you 
> this dishonest when your students see you've made a mistake? 

Try to understand the difference between the potentially infinite classical mathematics and actual infinity. Try at least to grasp that actually infinite endsegments cannot be actually infinitely many.

Regards, WM

Back to sci.logic | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Next in thread | Find similar


Thread

Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-20 01:34 +0100
  Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-20 08:34 -0700
    Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-20 10:09 -0700
      Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-20 10:18 -0700
      Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-21 07:17 -0700
        Re: Some results about unit fractions Python <python@invalid.org> - 2023-06-21 16:52 +0200
          Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 05:48 -0700
            Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 13:20 -0700
    Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-22 00:51 +0100
      Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 05:58 -0700
        Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-23 01:05 +0100
          Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 17:17 -0700
            Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-23 02:26 +0100
              Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-23 09:01 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-26 01:59 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions JVR <jrennenkampff@googlemail.com> - 2023-06-26 04:42 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-26 14:42 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions JVR <jrennenkampff@googlemail.com> - 2023-06-26 15:22 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Python <python@invalid.org> - 2023-06-27 01:14 +0200
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-26 08:12 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-26 07:59 -0700
          Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-23 08:53 -0700
            Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-23 09:52 -0700
            Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-26 02:05 +0100
              Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-26 08:05 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-29 01:34 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-29 05:31 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-29 16:37 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:18 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:21 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-06-30 13:52 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-29 19:15 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-30 14:27 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:03 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:06 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:09 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:15 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:21 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:26 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-07-02 02:05 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 09:04 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 09:56 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-30 16:47 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:15 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:20 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-07-02 02:13 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:59 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 09:34 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 09:55 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Python <python@invalid.org> - 2023-07-02 19:10 +0200
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-06-30 13:01 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 10:27 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-06-30 14:14 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 11:49 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-06-30 20:30 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 10:26 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 16:18 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 17:37 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 12:55 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Transfinity <transfinity01@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 10:32 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 15:42 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:17 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 13:00 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 16:24 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 14:05 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 14:28 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 17:30 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 14:44 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 18:49 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 17:07 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-02 06:20 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 04:04 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:39 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:33 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:27 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-07-02 01:50 +0100
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:50 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:19 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 12:58 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Transfinity <transfinity01@gmail.com> - 2023-07-01 11:16 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-01 15:16 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-02 08:14 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-02 18:44 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-03 06:31 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-03 11:32 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 11:46 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-04 19:12 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 16:25 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-04 22:14 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-05 18:13 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Jim Burns <james.g.burns@att.net> - 2023-07-06 12:45 -0400
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-03 09:50 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 11:51 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 13:35 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions Fritz Feldhase <franz.fritschee.ff@gmail.com> - 2023-07-03 10:07 -0700
                Re: Some results about unit fractions WM <askasker48@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 11:53 -0700

csiph-web