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Mathematical Logic / / by H.-D. Ebbinghaus, J. Flum, Wolfgang Thomas



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Autore: Ebbinghaus Heinz-Dieter <1939-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Mathematical Logic / / by H.-D. Ebbinghaus, J. Flum, Wolfgang Thomas Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1994
Edizione: 2nd ed. 1994.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 291 p.)
Disciplina: 511.3
Soggetto topico: Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Mathematics - Study and teaching
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Mathematics Education
Classificazione: 03-01
Persona (resp. second.): FlumJ
ThomasWolfgang
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: A -- I Introduction -- II Syntax of First-Order Languages -- III Semantics of First-Order Languages -- IV A Sequent Calculus -- V The Completeness Theorem -- VI The Löwenheim-Skolem and the Compactness Theorem -- VII The Scope of First-Order Logic -- VIII Syntactic Interpretations and Normal Forms -- B -- IX Extensions of First-Order Logic -- X Limitations of the Formal Method -- XI Free Models and Logic Programming -- XII An Algebraic Characterization of Elementary Equivalence -- XIII Lindström’s Theorems -- References -- Symbol Index.
Sommario/riassunto: What is a mathematical proof? How can proofs be justified? Are there limitations to provability? To what extent can machines carry out mathe­ matical proofs? Only in this century has there been success in obtaining substantial and satisfactory answers. The present book contains a systematic discussion of these results. The investigations are centered around first-order logic. Our first goal is Godel's completeness theorem, which shows that the con­ sequence relation coincides with formal provability: By means of a calcu­ lus consisting of simple formal inference rules, one can obtain all conse­ quences of a given axiom system (and in particular, imitate all mathemat­ ical proofs). A short digression into model theory will help us to analyze the expres­ sive power of the first-order language, and it will turn out that there are certain deficiencies. For example, the first-order language does not allow the formulation of an adequate axiom system for arithmetic or analysis. On the other hand, this difficulty can be overcome--even in the framework of first-order logic-by developing mathematics in set-theoretic terms. We explain the prerequisites from set theory necessary for this purpose and then treat the subtle relation between logic and set theory in a thorough manner.
Titolo autorizzato: Mathematical logic  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4757-2355-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, . 2197-5604