Taro's multivariable Ackermann function

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Taro's multivariable Ackermann function
Based onsuccessor function
Growth rate$$f_{\omega^\omega}(n)$$

Taro's multivariable Ackermann function $$A(x_1,x_2, …, x_n)$$ is a recursive function invented by a Japanese googologist Taro (2007) and described by Fish (2013) [1]. It is similar to Ackermann function with 2 variables, and with more than 3 variables grows at similar rate with Array notation, despite its simple definition.

Definition Edit

• X : vector of integers larger than or equal to 0, with the length larger than or equal to 0 (ex., [3, 1, 0, 0])
• Y : vector of 0 with the length larger than or equal to 0 (ex., [0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
• a, b : integer larger than or equal to 0

\begin{eqnarray*} A(Y, a) & = & a+1 \\ A(X, b+1, 0) & = & A(X, b, 1) \\ A(X, b+1, a+1) & = & A( X, b, A(X, b+1, a) ) \\ A(X, b+1, 0, Y, a ) & = & A(X, b, a, Y, a) \end{eqnarray*}

Calculation Edit

Secret of the fast rate of growing of this function is in the 4th equation. In order to reduce the "b" variable by 1, it diagonizes the right variable from 0 to a. It is enough to make strong recursion. If we count the variables from right to left, 2nd variable recurses the 1st variable (primitive recursion in Ackermann function), 3rd variable recurses the second variable, where recursion of primitive recursion makes double recursion, 4th variable recurses the 3rd variable. As the 'n'th variable recurses the 'n-1'th variable, level of recursion steadily goes up.

Example calculation is shown to compare this with Graham's number with help of Conway's chained arrow notation. With 2 variable, it is similar to standard Ackermann function and can be compared as

\begin{eqnarray*} A(x,y) & \approx & 3 \rightarrow y \rightarrow x-2 \\ \end{eqnarray*}

With 3 variables,

\begin{eqnarray*} A(1,1,0) & = & A(1,0,1) = A(0,1,1) = A(1,1) = 3 \\ A(1,1,1) & = & A(1,0,A(1,1,0)) = A(1,0,3) = A(3,3) = 61 \\ A(1,1,2) & = & A(1,0,61) = A(61,61) > 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 2 \\ A(1,1,3) & \approx & A(1,0,3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 2) \approx 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 2 \\ A(1,1,4) & \approx & A(1,0,3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 3) \approx 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 4 \rightarrow 2 \\ A(1,1,x) & \approx & 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow x \rightarrow 2 \\ A(1,1,65) & \approx & 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 65 \rightarrow 2 > G \\ A(1,2,0) & = & A(1,1,1) = 61 \\ A(1,2,1) & = & A(1,1,61) > 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 61 \rightarrow 2 \\ A(1,2,2) & \approx & A(1,1,3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 61 \rightarrow 2) > 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow (3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 61 \rightarrow 2) \rightarrow 2 > A(1,1,65) \end{eqnarray*}

And therefore A(1,2,2) > A(1,1,65) > Graham's number.

It was calculated that function A(x,y,z) has recursive level corresponding to x+2 variables of Conway's chained arrow notation, and A(1,0,1,2) exceeds Conway's chained arrow notation with Graham's numbers length.

\begin{eqnarray*} A(1,0,1,0) & = & A(1,0,0,1) = A(1,0,1) = A(1,1) = 3 \\ A(1,0,1,1) & = & A(1,0,0,A(1,0,1,0)) \\ & = & A(1,0,0,3) = A(3,0,3) = A(2,3,3) \\ A(1,0,1,2) & = & A(1,0,0,A(1,0,1,1)) \\ & = & A(1,0,0,A(2,3,3)) \\ & = & A(A(2,3,3),0,A(2,3,3)) \approx \underbrace{3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 3 ... 3 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 3}_{A(2,3,3)} \end{eqnarray*}

The growth rate of this function was compared with fast-growing hierarchy as follows.

\begin{eqnarray*} A(n, n) & \approx & f_{\omega}(n) \\ A(1, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega}(n) \\ A(a, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega･a}(n) \\ A(n, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^2}(n) \\ A(1, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^2}(n) \\ A(a, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^2･a}(n) \\ A(n, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^3}(n) \\ A(1, 0, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^3}(n) \\ A(a, 0, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^3･a}(n) \\ A(n, 0, 0, 0, n) & \approx & f_{\omega^4}(n) \\ A(..., a3, a2, a1, a0, n) & \approx & f_{... + \omega^3･a3 + \omega^2･a2 + \omega･a1 + a0}(n) \\ A(\underbrace{1,1,...,1}_n) & \approx & f_{\omega^\omega}(n) \\ \end{eqnarray*}

Approximations in other notations Edit

$$A(..., d, c, b, a, n)$$ is approximated as follows.

Notation Approximation
BEAF $$\lbrace n,2,a+1,b+1,c+1,d+1,... \rbrace$$
Fast-growing hierarchy $$f_{... \omega^3 d + \omega^2 c + \omega b + a}(n)$$
Hardy hierarchy $$H_{\omega^{... \omega^3 d + \omega^2 c + \omega b + a} }(n)$$

Sources Edit

1. Fish (2013) Googology in Japan - exploring large numbers

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