Set theory and the continuum problem

Author(s)

• Smullyan, Raymond M.
• Fitting, Melvin Chris

Bibliographic Information

Set theory and the continuum problem

Raymond M. Smullyan and Melvin Fitting

（Oxford logic guides, 34）

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1996

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-280) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Set Theory and the Continuum Problem is a novel introduction to set theory, including axiomatic development, consistency, and independence results. It is self-contained and covers all the set theory that a mathematician should know. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in mathematical logic.

Table of Contents

Part I. General background. Some basics of class-set theory. The natural number. Superinduction, well ordering and choice. Ordinal numbers. Order isomorphism and transfinite recursion. Rank. Foundation, e-induction, and rank. Cardinals. Part II. Mostowski-Shepherdson Mappings. Reflection principles. Constructible sets. L is well founded first-order universe. Constructability is absolute over L. Constructability and the continuum hypothesis. Part III. Forcing, the very idea. The construction of S4 models and ZF. The axion of constructability is independent. Independence of the continuum hypothesis. Independence of the axiom of choice. Constructing classical models. Forcing background. References. Subject Index. Notation Index

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Details

• NCID: BA28816787
• ISBN:
  • 0198523955
• LCCN: 96025735
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 288 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA248
  • DC20 : 511.3/22
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Set theory
  • LCSH : Continuum hypothesis
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00017765