Reverse mathematics : proofs from the inside out /

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This text presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time. Reverse mathematics is a new field that answers some old questions. In the 2000 years that mathematicians have been deriving theorems from axioms, it has often been asked: which axioms are needed to prove a...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Stillwell, John
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
This text presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time. Reverse mathematics is a new field that answers some old questions. In the 2000 years that mathematicians have been deriving theorems from axioms, it has often been asked: which axioms are needed to prove a given theorem? Only in the last 200 years have some of these questions been answered, and only in the last 40 years has a systematic approach been developed.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781400889037 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Reverse mathematics.
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