Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
27 December 2008
Summary
Unveiling the Independence: Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis
This book delves into a notorious mathematical problem, penned by the very mathematician who solved it. Paul J. Cohen’s exploration focuses on the independence of the continuum hypothesis, offering both an accessible technical explanation of his groundbreaking proof and a solid introduction to mathematical logic.
Cohen, an emeritus professor of mathematics and recipient of the Bôcher Prize and the Fields Med…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486469218 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486469212 |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics |
| Author: | Paul J. Cohen |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 27 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Paul J. Cohen
A renowned mathematician, professor, and theorist, the late Paul J. Cohen won two of the most prestigious awards in mathematics: the American Mathematical Society’s Bôcher Prize in 1964, for analysis; and the Fields Medal, the “Nobel Prize” of mathematics, in 1966, for logic.
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