The Ultrapower Axiom

The Ultrapower Axiom
Author: Gabriel Goldberg
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2022-04-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3110719797

The book is about strong axioms of infi nity in set theory (also known as large cardinal axioms), and the ongoing search for natural models of these axioms. Assuming the Ultrapower Axiom, a combinatorial principle conjectured to hold in all such natural models, we solve various classical problems in set theory (for example, the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis) and uncover a theory of large cardinals that is much clearer than the one that can be developed using only the standard axioms.

Trends in Set Theory

Trends in Set Theory
Author: Samuel Coskey
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1470443325

This volume contains the proceedings of Simon Fest, held in honor of Simon Thomas's 60th birthday, from September 15–17, 2017, at Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey. The topics covered showcase recent advances from a variety of main areas of set theory, including descriptive set theory, forcing, and inner model theory, in addition to several applications of set theory, including ergodic theory, combinatorics, and model theory.

The Ultrapower Axiom

The Ultrapower Axiom
Author: Gabriel Goldberg
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2022-03-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3110719738

The book is about strong axioms of infinity (also known as large cardinal axioms) in set theory, and the ongoing search for natural models of these axioms. Assuming the Ultrapower Axiom, we solve various classical problems in set theory (e.g., the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis) and develop a theory of large cardinals that is much clearer than the theory that can be developed using only the standard axioms.

The Axiom of Determinacy, Forcing Axioms, and the Nonstationary Ideal

The Axiom of Determinacy, Forcing Axioms, and the Nonstationary Ideal
Author: W. Hugh Woodin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 944
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3110804735

The series is devoted to the publication of high-level monographs on all areas of mathematical logic and its applications. It is addressed to advanced students and research mathematicians, and may also serve as a guide for lectures and for seminars at the graduate level.

Extensions of the Axiom of Determinacy

Extensions of the Axiom of Determinacy
Author: Paul B. Larson
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2023-10-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470472104

This is an expository account of work on strong forms of the Axiom of Determinacy (AD) by a group of set theorists in Southern California, in particular by W. Hugh Woodin. The first half of the book reviews necessary background material, including the Moschovakis Coding Lemma, the existence of strong partition cardinals, and the analysis of pointclasses in models of determinacy. The second half of the book introduces Woodin's axiom system $mathrm{AD}^{+}$ and presents his initial analysis of these axioms. These results include the consistency of $mathrm{AD}^{+}$ from the consistency of AD, and its local character and initial motivation. Proofs are given of fundamental results by Woodin, Martin, and Becker on the relationships among AD, $mathrm{AD}^{+}$, the Axiom of Real Determinacy, and the Suslin property. Many of these results are proved in print here for the first time. The book briefly discusses later work and fundamental questions which remain open. The study of models of $mathrm{AD}^{+}$ is an active area of contemporary research in set theory. The presentation is aimed at readers with a background in basic set theory, including forcing and ultrapowers. Some familiarity with classical results on regularity properties for sets of reals under AD is also expected.

The Determinacy of Long Games

The Determinacy of Long Games
Author: Itay Neeman
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3110183412

Review text: "There is an excellent extensive Introduction presenting a view of the theory that can be profitable for a non-specialist as well."(ap) in: EMS-Newsletter 3/2007.

New Infinitary Mathematics

New Infinitary Mathematics
Author: Petr Vopěnka
Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 8024646633

The dominant current of twentieth-century mathematics, which simultaneously explores and applies infinity (albeit in bizarre ideal worlds), relies on Cantor's classical theory of infinite sets. Cantor’s theory in turn relies on the problematic assumption of the existence of the set of all natural numbers, the only justification for which – a theological justification - is usually concealed and pushed into the collective unconscious. This book begins by surveying the theological background, emergence, and development of classical set theory. The author warns us about the dangers implicit in the construction of set theory, traceable in his own and other eminent mathematicians' seminal works on the subject. He then goes on to present an argument about the absurdity of the assumption of the existence of the set of all natural numbers. However, the author’s contribution is not just a negation of current views and assumptions. On the contrary, the new infinitary mathematics that he proceeds to propose and develop is driven by a cautious effort to transcend the horizon bounding the ancient geometric world and pre-set-theoretical mathematics, whilst allowing mathematics to correspond more closely to the natural real world surrounding us. The final parts are devoted to a discussion of real numbers and to demonstrating how, within the new infinitary mathematics, calculus can be rehabilitated in its original form employing infinitesimals.

Automatic Complexity

Automatic Complexity
Author: Bjørn Kjos-Hanssen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2024-02-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3110774879

Proceedings Of The International Congress Of Mathematicians 2010 (Icm 2010) (In 4 Volumes) - Vol. I: Plenary Lectures And Ceremonies, Vols. Ii-iv: Invited Lectures

Proceedings Of The International Congress Of Mathematicians 2010 (Icm 2010) (In 4 Volumes) - Vol. I: Plenary Lectures And Ceremonies, Vols. Ii-iv: Invited Lectures
Author: Rajendra Bhatia
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 4137
Release: 2011-06-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814462934

ICM 2010 proceedings comprises a four-volume set containing articles based on plenary lectures and invited section lectures, the Abel and Noether lectures, as well as contributions based on lectures delivered by the recipients of the Fields Medal, the Nevanlinna, and Chern Prizes. The first volume will also contain the speeches at the opening and closing ceremonies and other highlights of the Congress.