An introduction to independence for analysts
Forcing is a powerful tool from logic which is used to prove that certain propositions of mathematics are independent of the basic axioms of set theory, ZFC. This book explains clearly, to non-logicians, the technique of forcing and its connection with independence, and gives a full proof that a nat...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1987
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Series: | London Mathematical Society lecture note series
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Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Forcing is a powerful tool from logic which is used to prove that certain propositions of mathematics are independent of the basic axioms of set theory, ZFC. This book explains clearly, to non-logicians, the technique of forcing and its connection with independence, and gives a full proof that a naturally arising and deep question of analysis is independent of ZFC. It provides an accessible account of this result, and it includes a discussion, of Martin's Axiom and of the independence of CH. |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 241 pages digital |
ISBN: | 9780511662256 |