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Epsilon substitution for transfinite induction

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We apply Mints’ technique for proving the termination of the epsilon substitution method via cut-elimination to the system of Peano Arithmetic with Transfinite Induction given by Arai.

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Towsner, H. Epsilon substitution for transfinite induction. Arch. Math. Logic 44, 397–412 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00153-004-0241-3

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