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Show that the language L = {<M>| M is a TM and does not accept <M>} is not Turing-recognizable.

Note: Prove by contradiction. No need for reduction.

This is the problem I am trying to solve. I'm confused on how to do this without using reduction.

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    – Yonatan N
    May 7, 2021 at 4:39

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Let's suppose that the language $L$ is decidable, so then exists a Turing Machine $M'$ such that $M'$ stops for all inputs (doesn't loop infinitely) and that $L(M') = L $.

If $\omega$ is the codification for $M'$, What happens with $M'$ with input $\omega$?

$M$' accepts $\omega$, if and only if, (as $\omega$ encodes $M'$), $M'$ does not accept $M'$, a contradiction.

This is the same idea to prove undecidability of the Halting problem and numerous other results, the idea of diagonalization

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