Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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Kurt Godel, the greatest logician of our time, startled the world of mathematics in 1931 with his Theorem of Undecidability, which showed that some statements in mathematics are inherently "undecidable". His work on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum theory brought him further worldwide fame.In this introductory volume, Raymond Smullyan, himself a well-known logician, guides the reader through the fascinating world of Godel's incompleteness theorems. The level of presentation is suitable for anyone with a basic acquaintance with mathematical logic. As a clear, concise introduction to a difficult but essential subject, the book will appeal to mathematicians, philosophers, and computer scientists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1992-10-22
Mått162 x 243 x 17 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Logic Guides
Antal sidor160
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195046724

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1. The general idea behind Godel's proof ; 2. Tarski's theorem for arithmetic ; 3. The incompleteness of peano arithmetic with exponentation ; 4. Arithmetic without the exponential ; 5. Godel's proof based on consistency ; 6. Rosser systems ; 7. Shepherdson's Representation theorems ; 8. Definability and diagonalization ; 9. The unprovability of consistency ; 10. Some general remarks on provability and truth ; 11. Self-referential systems

'rigorously developed, yet pedagogically sensitive; carefully structured, yet elegantly presented ... fine introductions to areas that are of central importance to contemporary classical logic and foundations of mathematics Gödel's incompleteness theorems, is noteworthy for its unusually straight-forward presentations of some of the most intellectually rewarding results proved this century'A.D. Irvine, University of British Columbia, History and Philosophy of Logic, 15 (1994)