Every 2-random real is Kolmogorov random
Joseph S. Miller · Journal of Symbolic Logic · 2004
Abstract. We study reals with infinitely many incompressible prefixes. Call A ∈ 2ωKolmogorov random if . where C denotes plain Kolmogorov complexity. This property was suggested by Loveland and studied by Martin-Löf. Schnorr and Solovay. We prove that 2-random reals are Kolmogorov random. Together with the converse—proved by Nies. Stephan and Terwijn [11]—this provides a natural characterization of 2-randomness in terms of plain complexity. We finish with a related characterization of 2-randomness.