[[[ Show that a formal system of complexity N can't prove that a specific object has complexity > N + 4872. Formal system is a never halting lisp expression that output pairs (lisp object, lower bound on its complexity). E.g., (x 4) means that x has complexity H(x) greater than or equal to 4. ]]] [Here is the prefix.] define pi let (examine pairs) if atom pairs false if < n cadr car pairs car pairs (examine cdr pairs) let t 0 let fas nil let (loop) let v try t 'eval read-exp fas let n + 4872 length fas let p (examine caddr v) if p car p if = car v success failure if = cadr v out-of-data let fas append fas cons read-bit nil (loop) if = cadr v out-of-time let t + t 1 (loop) unexpected-condition (loop) [Size pi.] length bits pi [Size pi + fas.] length append bits pi bits 'display '(xyz 9999) [Here pi finds something suitable.] cadr try no-time-limit 'eval read-exp append bits pi bits 'display '(xyz 5073) [Here pi doesn't find anything suitable.] cadr try no-time-limit 'eval read-exp append bits pi bits 'display '(xyz 5072)