Gregory H Moore

Zermelo's Axiom of Choice

Its Origins, Development, and Influence

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book chronicles Ernst Zermelo's development of set theory's crucial principle, the axiom of choice, including its initial controversy and its central place in set theory and mathematical logic. 1982 edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9780486488417
• ISBN-10: 0486488411
• Artikelnr.: 34557363

Autorenporträt

Gregory H. Moore is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Symbols Prologue 1. The Prehistory of the Axiom of Choice 2.
Zermelo and His Critics (1904-1908) 3. Zermelo's Axiom and Axiomatization
in Transition (1908-1918) 4. The Warsaw School, Widening Applications,
Models of Set Theory (1918-1940) Epilogue: After Gödel Conclusion Appendix
1. Five Letters on Set Theory Appendix 2. Deductive Relations Concerning
the Axiom of Choice Journal Abbreviations Used in the Bibliography
Bibliography Index of Numbered Propositions General Index