An Introduction to Independence for Analysts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521339964)

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.

Author: H. G. Dales,W. H. Woodin
ISBN-10: 0521339960
ISBN-13: 9780521339964
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/10/1987
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d