Weak Archimedean property instead of Archimedean property

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Mohammad Tahmasbi

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Oct 15, 2024, 6:48:52 AM10/15/24
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I have written a proof that shows the decomposability of R^d (Dedekind real numbers) is equivalent to WLPO_R^d which states that for all x in R^d, either x=0 or ¬(x=0).

I wanted to rewrite the proof so that it also works for R^e. By R^e I mean classical real numbers, described by Troelstra and van Dalen in the book Constructivism in mathematics. I think R^e is also known as MacNeille real numbers in the literature. But there is a problem here. The problem is, R^e is not Archimedean. It is just weakly Archimedean which means
∀x∈R^e ¬¬∃n∈ℕ x<n.
But in my proof, I used the fact that R^d is Archimedean. I wanted to know that can we complete the proof, using weak Archimedean property instead of Archimedean property?
I explained the problem in details on mathoverflow. Please see the link below if you want to see the details:


Do you have any idea that may help me with this problem?

Thank you very much for your help.
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