The euclid abstract machine: Trisection of the angle and the halting problem

Concrete non-computable functions are usually re- lated to the halting function. Is it possible to present examples of non-computability, which are unrelated to the halting prob- lem and its derivatives? We built an abstract machine based on the historic concept of compass and ruler constructions (a...

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Autor principal: Coelho, Francisco (author)
Outros Autores: Costa, José Félix (author), Mycka, Jerzy (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:por
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/4188
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/4188
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Resumo:Concrete non-computable functions are usually re- lated to the halting function. Is it possible to present examples of non-computability, which are unrelated to the halting prob- lem and its derivatives? We built an abstract machine based on the historic concept of compass and ruler constructions (a com- pass construction would suffice) which reveals the existence of non-computable functions not related with the halting problem. These natural, and the same time, non-computable functions can help to understand the nature of the uncomputable and the pur- pose, the goal, and the meaning of computing beyond Turing.