The structure of the real line

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    • Bukovský, Lev

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The structure of the real line

Lev Bukovský

(Monografie matematyczne, . New series ; v. 71)

Birkhäuser , Springer Basel AG, c2011

  • : softcover

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The rapid development of set theory in the last fifty years, mainly by obtaining plenty of independence results, strongly influenced an understanding of the structure of the real line. This book is devoted to the study of the real line and its subsets taking into account the recent results of set theory. Whenever possible the presentation is done without the full axiom of choice. Since the book is intended to be self-contained, all necessary results of set theory, topology, measure theory, and descriptive set theory are revisited with the purpose of eliminating superfluous use of an axiom of choice. The duality of measure and category is studied in a detailed manner. Several statements pertaining to properties of the real line are shown to be undecidable in set theory. The metamathematics behind set theory is shortly explained in the appendix. Each section contains a series of exercises with additional results.

Table of Contents

Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Real Line.- 3 Topology of Euclidean Spaces.- 4 Measure Theory.- 5 Useful Tools and Technologies.- 6 Descriptive Set Theory.- 7 Decline and Fall of the Duality.- 8 Special Sets of Reals.- 9 Additional Axioms.- 10 Undecidable Statements.- 11 Appendix.- Bibliography.- Index of Notation.- Index.

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  • NCID
    BB05439603
  • ISBN
    • 9783034800051
    • 9783034803212
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [Basel],Basel
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 536 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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