Handbook Of Set Theory

Author : Matthew Foreman,Akihiro Kanamori
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 2230 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781402057649

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Handbook of Set Theory by Matthew Foreman,Akihiro Kanamori Pdf

Numbers imitate space, which is of such a di?erent nature —Blaise Pascal It is fair to date the study of the foundation of mathematics back to the ancient Greeks. The urge to understand and systematize the mathematics of the time led Euclid to postulate axioms in an early attempt to put geometry on a ?rm footing. With roots in the Elements, the distinctive methodology of mathematics has become proof. Inevitably two questions arise: What are proofs? and What assumptions are proofs based on? The ?rst question, traditionally an internal question of the ?eld of logic, was also wrestled with in antiquity. Aristotle gave his famous syllogistic s- tems, and the Stoics had a nascent propositional logic. This study continued with ?ts and starts, through Boethius, the Arabs and the medieval logicians in Paris and London. The early germs of logic emerged in the context of philosophy and theology. The development of analytic geometry, as exempli?ed by Descartes, ill- tratedoneofthedi?cultiesinherentinfoundingmathematics. Itisclassically phrased as the question ofhow one reconciles the arithmetic with the geom- ric. Arenumbers onetypeofthingand geometricobjectsanother? Whatare the relationships between these two types of objects? How can they interact? Discovery of new types of mathematical objects, such as imaginary numbers and, much later, formal objects such as free groups and formal power series make the problem of ?nding a common playing ?eld for all of mathematics importunate. Several pressures made foundational issues urgent in the 19th century.

Author : K. Kunen,J. Vaughan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1282 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483295152

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Handbook of Set-Theoretic Topology by K. Kunen,J. Vaughan Pdf

This Handbook is an introduction to set-theoretic topology for students in the field and for researchers in other areas for whom results in set-theoretic topology may be relevant. The aim of the editors has been to make it as self-contained as possible without repeating material which can easily be found in standard texts. The Handbook contains detailed proofs of core results, and references to the literature for peripheral results where space was insufficient. Included are many open problems of current interest. In general, the articles may be read in any order. In a few cases they occur in pairs, with the first one giving an elementary treatment of a subject and the second one more advanced results. These pairs are: Hodel and Juhász on cardinal functions; Roitman and Abraham-Todorčević on S- and L-spaces; Weiss and Baumgartner on versions of Martin's axiom; and Vaughan and Stephenson on compactness properties.

Author : Charles C Pinter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486497082

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A Book of Set Theory by Charles C Pinter Pdf

"This accessible approach to set theory for upper-level undergraduates poses rigorous but simple arguments. Each definition is accompanied by commentary that motivates and explains new concepts. A historical introduction is followed by discussions of classes and sets, functions, natural and cardinal numbers, the arithmetic of ordinal numbers, and related topics. 1971 edition with new material by the author"--

Author : S.R. Buss
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0080533183

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Handbook of Proof Theory by S.R. Buss Pdf

This volume contains articles covering a broad spectrum of proof theory, with an emphasis on its mathematical aspects. The articles should not only be interesting to specialists of proof theory, but should also be accessible to a diverse audience, including logicians, mathematicians, computer scientists and philosophers. Many of the central topics of proof theory have been included in a self-contained expository of articles, covered in great detail and depth. The chapters are arranged so that the two introductory articles come first; these are then followed by articles from core classical areas of proof theory; the handbook concludes with articles that deal with topics closely related to computer science.

Author : Eric Schechter
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 907 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780080532998

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Handbook of Analysis and Its Foundations by Eric Schechter Pdf

Handbook of Analysis and Its Foundations is a self-contained and unified handbook on mathematical analysis and its foundations. Intended as a self-study guide for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduatestudents in mathematics and a reference for more advanced mathematicians, this highly readable book provides broader coverage than competing texts in the area. Handbook of Analysis and Its Foundations provides an introduction to a wide range of topics, including: algebra; topology; normed spaces; integration theory; topological vector spaces; and differential equations. The author effectively demonstrates the relationships between these topics and includes a few chapters on set theory and logic to explain the lack of examples for classical pathological objects whose existence proofs are not constructive. More complete than any other book on the subject, students will find this to be an invaluable handbook. Covers some hard-to-find results including: Bessagas and Meyers converses of the Contraction Fixed Point Theorem Redefinition of subnets by Aarnes and Andenaes Ghermans characterization of topological convergences Neumanns nonlinear Closed Graph Theorem van Maarens geometry-free version of Sperners Lemma Includes a few advanced topics in functional analysis Features all areas of the foundations of analysis except geometry Combines material usually found in many different sources, making this unified treatment more convenient for the user Has its own webpage: http://math.vanderbilt.edu/

Author : Azriel Levy
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486150734

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Basic Set Theory by Azriel Levy Pdf

Although this book deals with basic set theory (in general, it stops short of areas where model-theoretic methods are used) on a rather advanced level, it does it at an unhurried pace. This enables the author to pay close attention to interesting and important aspects of the topic that might otherwise be skipped over. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, the book is divided into two parts. The first covers pure set theory, including the basic notions, order and well-foundedness, cardinal numbers, the ordinals, and the axiom of choice and some of its consequences. The second part deals with applications and advanced topics, among them a review of point set topology, the real spaces, Boolean algebras, and infinite combinatorics and large cardinals. A helpful appendix deals with eliminability and conservation theorems, while numerous exercises supply additional information on the subject matter and help students test their grasp of the material. 1979 edition. 20 figures.

Author : Michael Hallett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198532830

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Cantorian Set Theory and Limitation of Size by Michael Hallett Pdf

Cantor's ideas formed the basis for set theory and also for the mathematical treatment of the concept of infinity. The philosophical and heuristic framework he developed had a lasting effect on modern mathematics, and is the recurrent theme of this volume. Hallett explores Cantor's ideas and, in particular, their ramifications for Zermelo-Frankel set theory.

Author : Ernest Schimmerling
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781139501484

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A Course on Set Theory by Ernest Schimmerling Pdf

Set theory is the mathematics of infinity and part of the core curriculum for mathematics majors. This book blends theory and connections with other parts of mathematics so that readers can understand the place of set theory within the wider context. Beginning with the theoretical fundamentals, the author proceeds to illustrate applications to topology, analysis and combinatorics, as well as to pure set theory. Concepts such as Boolean algebras, trees, games, dense linear orderings, ideals, filters and club and stationary sets are also developed. Pitched specifically at undergraduate students, the approach is neither esoteric nor encyclopedic. The author, an experienced instructor, includes motivating examples and over 100 exercises designed for homework assignments, reviews and exams. It is appropriate for undergraduates as a course textbook or for self-study. Graduate students and researchers will also find it useful as a refresher or to solidify their understanding of basic set theory.

Author : E. Pap
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0080533094

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Handbook of Measure Theory by E. Pap Pdf

The main goal of this Handbook is to survey measure theory with its many different branches and its relations with other areas of mathematics. Mostly aggregating many classical branches of measure theory the aim of the Handbook is also to cover new fields, approaches and applications which support the idea of "measure" in a wider sense, e.g. the ninth part of the Handbook. Although chapters are written of surveys in the various areas they contain many special topics and challenging problems valuable for experts and rich sources of inspiration. Mathematicians from other areas as well as physicists, computer scientists, engineers and econometrists will find useful results and powerful methods for their research. The reader may find in the Handbook many close relations to other mathematical areas: real analysis, probability theory, statistics, ergodic theory, functional analysis, potential theory, topology, set theory, geometry, differential equations, optimization, variational analysis, decision making and others. The Handbook is a rich source of relevant references to articles, books and lecture notes and it contains for the reader's convenience an extensive subject and author index.

Author : Herbert B. Enderton
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1977-05-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780080570426

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Elements of Set Theory by Herbert B. Enderton Pdf

This is an introductory undergraduate textbook in set theory. In mathematics these days, essentially everything is a set. Some knowledge of set theory is necessary part of the background everyone needs for further study of mathematics. It is also possible to study set theory for its own interest--it is a subject with intruiging results anout simple objects. This book starts with material that nobody can do without. There is no end to what can be learned of set theory, but here is a beginning.

Author : Robert R. Stoll
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486139647

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Set Theory and Logic by Robert R. Stoll Pdf

Explores sets and relations, the natural number sequence and its generalization, extension of natural numbers to real numbers, logic, informal axiomatic mathematics, Boolean algebras, informal axiomatic set theory, several algebraic theories, and 1st-order theories.

Author : Martin Aigner,Günter M. Ziegler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662223437

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Proofs from THE BOOK by Martin Aigner,Günter M. Ziegler Pdf

According to the great mathematician Paul Erdös, God maintains perfect mathematical proofs in The Book. This book presents the authors candidates for such "perfect proofs," those which contain brilliant ideas, clever connections, and wonderful observations, bringing new insight and surprising perspectives to problems from number theory, geometry, analysis, combinatorics, and graph theory. As a result, this book will be fun reading for anyone with an interest in mathematics.

Author : Lorenz J. Halbeisen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319602318

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Combinatorial Set Theory by Lorenz J. Halbeisen Pdf

This book, now in a thoroughly revised second edition, provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to modern set theory. Following an overview of basic notions in combinatorics and first-order logic, the author outlines the main topics of classical set theory in the second part, including Ramsey theory and the axiom of choice. The revised edition contains new permutation models and recent results in set theory without the axiom of choice. The third part explains the sophisticated technique of forcing in great detail, now including a separate chapter on Suslin’s problem. The technique is used to show that certain statements are neither provable nor disprovable from the axioms of set theory. In the final part, some topics of classical set theory are revisited and further developed in light of forcing, with new chapters on Sacks Forcing and Shelah’s astonishing construction of a model with finitely many Ramsey ultrafilters. Written for graduate students in axiomatic set theory, Combinatorial Set Theory will appeal to all researchers interested in the foundations of mathematics. With extensive reference lists and historical remarks at the end of each chapter, this book is suitable for self-study.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univalent Foundations
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Potter
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191556432

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Set Theory and its Philosophy by Michael Potter Pdf

Michael Potter presents a comprehensive new philosophical introduction to set theory. Anyone wishing to work on the logical foundations of mathematics must understand set theory, which lies at its heart. Potter offers a thorough account of cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, and the various axiom candidates. He discusses in detail the project of set-theoretic reduction, which aims to interpret the rest of mathematics in terms of set theory. The key question here is how to deal with the paradoxes that bedevil set theory. Potter offers a strikingly simple version of the most widely accepted response to the paradoxes, which classifies sets by means of a hierarchy of levels. What makes the book unique is that it interweaves a careful presentation of the technical material with a penetrating philosophical critique. Potter does not merely expound the theory dogmatically but at every stage discusses in detail the reasons that can be offered for believing it to be true. Set Theory and its Philosophy is a key text for philosophy, mathematical logic, and computer science.