The axiom of determinacy, forcing axioms, and the nonstationary ideal

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The axiom of determinacy, forcing axioms, and the nonstationary ideal

W. Hugh Woodin

(De Gruyter series in logic and its applications, 1)

De Gruyter, c2010

2nd rev. ed

  • : hardcover

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The starting point for this monograph is the previously unknown connection between the Continuum Hypothesis and the saturation of the non-stationary ideal on 1; and the principle result of this monograph is the identification of a canonical model in which the Continuum Hypothesis is false. This is the first example of such a model and moreover the model can be characterized in terms of maximality principles concerning the universal-existential theory of all sets of countable ordinals. This model is arguably the long sought goal of the study of forcing axioms and iterated forcing but is obtained by completely different methods, for example no theory of iterated forcing whatsoever is required. The construction of the model reveals a powerful technique for obtaining independence results regarding the combinatorics of the continuum, yielding a number of results which have yet to be obtained by any other method. This monograph is directed to researchers and advanced graduate students in Set Theory. The second edition is updated to take into account some of the developments in the decade since the first edition appeared, this includes a revised discussion of -logic and related matters.

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  • NCID
    BB02915441
  • ISBN
    • 9783110197020
  • LCCN
    2010011786
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin
  • Pages/Volumes
    vi, 852 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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