Axiom of Constructibility: A Guide for the Mathematician

K. J. Devlin3540085203, 9783540085201

Keith Devlin – regular National Public Radio commentator and member of the Stanford University staff – writes about the genetic progression of mathematical thinking and the most head-scratching math problems of the day. And he somehow manages to make it fun for the lay reader.

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Table of contents :
front-matter……Page 1
1Four famous problems……Page 9
2What is set theory……Page 19
3The axiom of constructibility……Page 35
4Applications of V=L in mathematics……Page 44
5A problem in measure theory……Page 73
back-matter……Page 89