Theory of relations

The first part of this book concerns the present state of the theory of chains (= total or linear orderings), in connection with some refinements of Ramsey's theorem, due to Galvin and Nash-Williams. This leads to the fundamental Laver's embeddability theorem for scattered chains, using Na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fraïssé, Roland
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam North-Holland 1986, 1986
Series:Studies in logic and the foundations of mathematics
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Collection: Elsevier eBook collection Mathematics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index