The Unknowable - Couverture rigide

Chaitin, Gregory J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9814021725 ISBN 13 : 9789814021722

Editeur : Springer Verlag, Singapore, 1999

Synopsis

This essential companion volume to Chaitin's highly successful "The Limits of Mathematics", also published by Springer, gives a brilliant historical survey of the work of this century on the foundations of mathematics, in which the author was a major participant. The Unknowable is a very readable and concrete introduction to Chaitin's ideas, and it includes a detailed explanation of the programming language used by Chaitin in both volumes. It will enable computer users to interact with the author's proofs and discover for themselves how they work. The software for The Unknowable can be downloaded from the author's Web site.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This essential companion volume to CHAITIN's highly successful " The Limits of Mathematics ", also published by Springer, gives a brilliant historical survey of the work this century on the foundations of mathematics, in which the author was a major participant. " The Unknowable " is a very readable and concrete introduction to CHAITIN's ideas, and it includes a detailed explanation of the programming language used by CHAITIN in both volumes. It will enable computer users to interact with the author's proofs and discover for themselves how they work. The software for " The Unknowable " can be downloaded from the author's Web site.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Verlag, Singapore
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9814021725
• ISBN 13: 9789814021722
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 133
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