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Goldbach's Conjecture — A Route to the Inconsistency of Arithmetic

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This paper proves an inconsistency in Peano arithmetic (PA). We express two propositions — a strengthened form of the strong Goldbach conjecture and its negation — using a specific set that varies depending on these propositions. On the other hand, we show that this set remains unchanged under the assumptions of the two statements. This causes a contradiction.

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First submission to the Annals of Mathematics on March 24, 2013

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