Gödel's incompleteness theorems (1931)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:author gptkb:Kurt_Gödel
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:German
gptkbp:field gptkb:logic
gptkbp:firstTheoremStatement Any consistent formal system that is capable of expressing elementary arithmetic cannot be both complete and consistent.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gödel's incompleteness theorems (1931)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:philosophy
computer science
gptkbp:notableFor impact on foundations of mathematics
showing limitations of formal axiomatic systems
gptkbp:numberOfTheorems 2
gptkbp:publicationYear 1931
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Über_formal_unentscheidbare_Sätze_der_Principia_Mathematica_und_verwandter_Systeme_I
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hilbert's_program
gptkb:Peano_arithmetic
completeness
formal systems
undecidability
consistency
gptkbp:secondTheoremStatement No consistent system can prove its own consistency.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hilbert's_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4