We show that the existential fragment of B\¨uchi arithmetic
is strictly less expressive than full B\¨uchi arithmetic of any base, and
moreover establish that its $\Sigma_2$-fragment is already expressively complete.
Furthermore, we show that regular languages of polynomial growth are
definable in the existential fragment of B\¨uchi arithmetic.

On the Expressiveness of Büchi Arithmetic

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