Combinatorial Set Theory
With a gentle introduction to forcing
This book provides a self-contained introduction to modern set theory and also opens up some more advanced areas of current research in this field. The first part offers an overview of classical set theory wherein the focus lies on the axiom of choice and Ramsey theory. In the second part, the sophisticated technique of forcing, originally developed by Paul Cohen, is explained in great detail. With this technique, one can show that certain statements, like the continuum hypothesis, are neither provable nor disprovable from the axioms of set theory. In the last part, some topics of classical set theory are revisited and further developed in th…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4471-2172-5
- EAN: 9781447121725
- Produktnummer: 11565445
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 453 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.0 cm x D2.9 cm 869 g
- Abbildungen: Book; 15 black & white illustrations
- Gewicht: 869
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