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Record Nr.

UNINA9910585784903321

Autore

Dzhafarov Damir D.

Titolo

Reverse Mathematics : Problems, Reductions, and Proofs / / by Damir D. Dzhafarov, Carl Mummert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-11367-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 pages)

Collana

Theory and Applications of Computability, In cooperation with the Association Computability in Europe, , 2190-6203

Disciplina

511.3

Soggetti

Computer science - Mathematics

Computable functions

Recursion theory

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical

Mathematics of Computing

Computability and Recursion Theory

Mathematical Logic and Foundations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 introduction -- Part I Computable mathematics: 2 Computability theory -- 3 Instance–solution problems -- 4 Problem reducibilities -- Part II Formalization and syntax: 5 Second order arithmetic -- 6 Induction and bounding -- 7 Forcing -- Part III Combinatorics: 8 Ramsey’s theorem -- 9 Other combinatorial principles -- Part IV Other areas: 10 Analysis and topology -- 11 Algebra -- 12 Set theory and beyond.

Sommario/riassunto

Reverse mathematics studies the complexity of proving mathematical theorems and solving mathematical problems. Typical questions include: Can we prove this result without first proving that one? Can a computer solve this problem? A highly active part of mathematical logic and computability theory, the subject offers beautiful results as well as significant foundational insights. This text provides a modern treatment of reverse mathematics that combines computability theoretic reductions and proofs in formal arithmetic to measure the



complexity of theorems and problems from all areas of mathematics. It includes detailed introductions to techniques from computable mathematics, Weihrauch style analysis, and other parts of computability that have become integral to research in the field. Topics and features: Provides a complete introduction to reverse mathematics, including necessary background from computability theory, second order arithmetic, forcing, induction, and model construction Offers a comprehensive treatment of the reverse mathematics of combinatorics, including Ramsey's theorem, Hindman's theorem, and many other results Provides central results and methods from the past two decades, appearing in book form for the first time and including preservation techniques and applications of probabilistic arguments Includes a large number of exercises of varying levels of difficulty, supplementing each chapter The text will be accessible to students with a standard first year course in mathematical logic. It will also be a useful reference for researchers in reverse mathematics, computability theory, proof theory, and related areas. Damir D. Dzhafarov is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut, CT, USA. Carl Mummert is a Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Marshall University, WV, USA.