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Let R be a real closed field. An integer part I for R is a discretely ordered subring such that for every \({r \in R}\) , there exists an \({i \in I}\) so that i ≤ r < i + 1. Mourgues and Ressayre (J Symb Logic 58:641–647, 1993) showed that every real closed field has an integer part. The procedure of Mourgues and Ressayre appears to be quite complicated. We would like to know whether there is a simple procedure, yielding an integer part that is \({\Delta^0_2(R)}\) —limit computable relative to R. We show that there is a maximal Z-ring \({I \subseteq R}\) which is \({\Delta^0_2(R)}\) . However, this I may not be an integer part for R. By a result of Wilkie (Logic Colloquium ’77), any Z-ring can be extended to an integer part for some real closed field. Using Wilkie’s ideas, we produce a real closed field R with a Z-ring \({I \subseteq R}\) such that I does not extend to an integer part for R. For a computable real closed field, we do not know whether there must be an integer part in the class \({\Delta^0_2}\) . We know that certain subclasses of \({\Delta^0_2}\) are not sufficient. We show that for each \({n \in \omega}\) , there is a computable real closed field with no n-c.e. integer part. In fact, there is a computable real closed field with no n-c.e. integer part for any n.
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D’Aquino, P., Knight, J. & Lange, K. Limit computable integer parts. Arch. Math. Logic 50, 681–695 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00153-011-0241-z
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