Subsystems Of Second Order Arithmetic

Download or read book Subsystems of Second Order Arithmetic written by Stephen George Simpson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines appropriate axioms for mathematics to prove particular theorems in core areas.

Download or read book Subsystems of Second Order Arithmetic written by Stephen G. Simpson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all of the problems studied in this book are motivated by an overriding foundational question: What are the appropriate axioms for mathematics? Through a series of case studies, these axioms are examined to prove particular theorems in core mathematical areas such as algebra, analysis, and topology, focusing on the language of second-order arithmetic, the weakest language rich enough to express and develop the bulk of mathematics. In many cases, if a mathematical theorem is proved from appropriately weak set existence axioms, then the axioms will be logically equivalent to the theorem. Furthermore, only a few specific set existence axioms arise repeatedly in this context, which in turn correspond to classical foundational programs. This is the theme of reverse mathematics, which dominates the first half of the book. The second part focuses on models of these and other subsystems of second-order arithmetic.

Download or read book Slicing The Truth: On The Computable And Reverse Mathematics Of Combinatorial Principles written by Denis R Hirschfeldt and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a brief and focused introduction to the reverse mathematics and computability theory of combinatorial principles, an area of research which has seen a particular surge of activity in the last few years. It provides an overview of some fundamental ideas and techniques, and enough context to make it possible for students with at least a basic knowledge of computability theory and proof theory to appreciate the exciting advances currently happening in the area, and perhaps make contributions of their own. It adopts a case-study approach, using the study of versions of Ramsey's Theorem (for colorings of tuples of natural numbers) and related principles as illustrations of various aspects of computability theoretic and reverse mathematical analysis. This book contains many exercises and open questions.

Download or read book Reverse Mathematics written by John Stillwell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time. Stillwell gives a representative view of this field, emphasizing basic analysis--finding the "right axioms" to prove fundamental theorems--and giving a novel approach to logic. to logic.

Download or read book Harvey Friedman's Research on the Foundations of Mathematics written by L.A. Harrington and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1985-11-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses various aspects of Harvey Friedman's research in the foundations of mathematics over the past fifteen years. It should appeal to a wide audience of mathematicians, computer scientists, and mathematically oriented philosophers.

Download or read book Metamathematics of First-Order Arithmetic written by Petr Hájek and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed monograph on the metamathematics of first-order arithmetic, paying particular attention to fragments of Peano arithmetic.

Download or read book Handbook of Proof Theory written by S.R. Buss and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1998-07-09 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains articles covering a broad spectrum of proof theory, with an emphasis on its mathematical aspects. The articles should not only be interesting to specialists of proof theory, but should also be accessible to a diverse audience, including logicians, mathematicians, computer scientists and philosophers. Many of the central topics of proof theory have been included in a self-contained expository of articles, covered in great detail and depth.The chapters are arranged so that the two introductory articles come first; these are then followed by articles from core classical areas of proof theory; the handbook concludes with articles that deal with topics closely related to computer science.