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On Gödel’s second incompleteness theorem
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 121 (1994), 311-313 Request permission

Abstract:

In this note we give a short proof of Gödel’s Second Incompleteness Theorem.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1994 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 121 (1994), 311-313
  • MSC: Primary 03B10; Secondary 03C62, 03F25
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1994-1191869-1
  • MathSciNet review: 1191869