Hilbert Proof System Instance 2 Independence Results/Independence of A4

Theorem
Let $\mathscr H_2$ be Instance 2 of the Hilbert proof systems.

Then:

Axiom $(\text A 4)$ is independent from $(\text A 1)$, $(\text A 2)$, $(\text A 3)$.

Proof
Denote with $\mathscr H_2 - (\text A 4)$ the proof system resulting from $\mathscr H_2$ by removing axiom $(\text A 4)$.

Consider $\mathscr C_5$, Instance 5 of constructed semantics.

We will prove that:


 * $\mathscr H_2 - (\text A 4)$ is sound for $\mathscr C_5$;
 * Axiom $(\text A 4)$ is not a tautology in $\mathscr C_5$

which leads to the conclusion that $(\text A 4)$ is not a theorem of $\mathscr H_2 - (\text A 4)$.

Soundness of $\mathscr H_2 - (\text A 4)$ for $\mathscr C_5$
Starting with the axioms:

Next it needs to be shown that the rules of inference of $\mathscr H_2$ preserve $\mathscr C_5$-tautologies.

Rule $\text {RST} 1$: Rule of Uniform Substitution
By definition, any WFF is assigned a value from $\set {0, 1, 2, 3}$.

Thus, in applying Rule $\text {RST} 1$, we are introducing $0$, $1$, $2$ or $3$ in the position of a propositional variable.

But all possibilities of assignments to such propositional variables were shown not to affect the resulting values of the axioms.

Hence Rule $\text {RST} 1$ preserves $\mathscr C_5$-tautologies.

Rule $\text {RST} 2$: Rule of Substitution by Definition
Because the definition of $\mathscr C_5$ was given in terms of Rule $\text {RST} 2$, it cannot affect any of its results.

Rule $\text {RST} 3$: Rule of Detachment
Suppose $\mathbf A$ and $\mathbf A \implies \mathbf B$ both take value $0$.

Then using Rule $\text {RST} 2$, definition $(2)$, we get:


 * $\neg \mathbf A \lor \mathbf B$

taking value $0$ by assumption.

But $\neg \mathbf A$ takes value $1$ by definition of $\neg$.

So from the definition of $\lor$, it must be that $\mathbf B$ takes value $0$.

Hence Rule $\text {RST} 3$ also produces only WFFs of value $0$.

Rule $\text {RST} 4$: Rule of Adjunction
Suppose $\mathbf A$ and $\mathbf B$ take value $0$.

Then using the definitional abbreviations:


 * $\mathbf A \land \mathbf B =_{\text {def} } \neg \paren {\neg \mathbf A \lor \neg \mathbf B}$

We compute:

proving that Rule $\text {RST} 4$ also produces only $0$s from $0$s.

Hence $\mathscr H_2 - (\text A 4)$ is sound for $\mathscr C_5$.

$(\text A 4)$ is not a $\mathscr C_5$-tautology
Recall axiom $(\text A 4)$, the Factor Principle:


 * $\paren {p \lor q} \implies \paren {q \lor p}$

Under $\mathscr C_5$, we can use definitional abbreviations to arrive at:


 * $\neg \paren {\neg p \lor q} \lor \paren {\neg \paren {r \lor p} \lor \paren {r \lor q} }$

Applying the definition of $\mathscr C_5$, we have the following:


 * $\begin{array}{|ccccc|c|cccccccc|} \hline

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Hence according to the definition of $\mathscr C_5$, $(\text A 4)$ is not a tautology.

Therefore $(\text A 4)$ is independent from $(\text A 1)$, $(\text A 2)$, $(\text A 3)$.