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Author Pudlák, Pavel, 1952-

Title Logical foundations of mathematics and computational complexity : a gentle introduction / Pavel Pudlák
Published Cham ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 693 pages) : illustrations
Series Springer monographs in mathematics, 1439-7382
Springer monographs in mathematics.
Contents Mathematician's World -- Language, Logic and Computations -- Set Theory -- Proofs of Impossibility -- The Complexity of Computations -- Proof Complexity -- Consistency, Truth and Existence
Summary The two main themes of this book, logic and complexity, are both essential for understanding the main problems about the foundations of mathematics. Logical Foundations of Mathematics and Computational Complexity covers a broad spectrum of results in logic and set theory that are relevant to the foundations, as well as the results in computational complexity and the interdisciplinary area of proof complexity. The author presents his ideas on how these areas are connected, what are the most fundamental problems and how they should be approached. In particular, he argues that complexity is as important for foundations as are the more traditional concepts of computability and provability. Emphasis is on explaining the essence of concepts and the ideas of proofs, rather than presenting precise formal statements and full proofs. Each section starts with concepts and results easily explained, and gradually proceeds to more difficult ones. The notes after each section present some formal definitions, theorems and proofs. Logical Foundations of Mathematics and Computational Complexity is aimed at graduate students of all fields of mathematics who are interested in logic, complexity and foundations. It will also be of interest for both physicists and philosophers who are curious to learn the basics of logic and complexity theory
Analysis Mathematics
Computer software
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Mathematics of Algorithmic Complexity
Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Computational complexity.
Software
software.
MATHEMATICS -- Infinity.
MATHEMATICS -- Logic.
Lógica matemática
Complejidad computacional
Computational complexity
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Genre/Form Software.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319001197
3319001191
3319001183
9783319001180