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Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems

By Raymond M. Smullyan

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0195046722, 9781423735199, 9780195046724, 0814758169
LCC
QA9.65 .S69 1992
Google Books ID
04zalcCdKZsC
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1115480 bytes)
Series
Oxford Logic Guides
Pages
156\156
Topic
Mathematics Logic
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

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.

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