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The deterministic time hierarchy theorem

Statement

For time-constructible f,g that are eventually at least n and satisfy f(n)log⁡f(n)=o(g(n)), DTIME(f(n))⊊DTIME(g(n)).

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The stated constructible bounds, including the eventual linear floor required when a bound clocks a machine (Time-constructible and space-constructible functions).

[L1]

The clocked diagonal language and its behavior on every sufficiently long valid padded code are supplied by The time-diagonal language respects its budget.

Proof

technique · contradiction
1.1L1given

Apply [L1] to obtain its language D∈DTIME(g).

1.2givenalgebra

Since f(n) is eventually at least n and f(n)log⁡f(n)=o(g(n)), we have f(n)=O(g(n)). Any O(f) decider is therefore also an O(g) decider, proving DTIME(f)⊆DTIME(g).

2.1L1step 1.1step 1.2assume-contradischarge-contradiction∎

Suppose a machine M running in O(f) decided D. Fix an integer c large enough to bound its running time by cf(n) at all sufficiently large n; enlarge c to cover the finitely many shorter lengths as well. By [L1], the clocked pair (M,c) has arbitrarily long valid padded codes w, and on each sufficiently long one the diagonal decider returns the complement of M(w), since the inner clock does not expire. But M decides D on w, a contradiction. Thus D∉DTIME(f); combine this with steps 1.1–1.2 for strict containment.

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