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Logical dreams

Author(s): Saharon Shelah
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 40 (2003), 203-228.
MSC (2000): Primary 03-02, 03Bxx, 03Exx; Secondary 03Cxx, 03C45
Posted: February 12, 2003
MathSciNet review: 1962296
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Abstract: We discuss the past and future of set theory, axiom systems and independence results. We deal in particular with cardinal arithmetic.

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Additional Information:

Saharon Shelah
Affiliation: Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel - Mathematics Department, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019
Email: shelah@math.huji.ac.il

DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-03-00981-9
PII: S 0273-0979(03)00981-9
Keywords: Mathematical logic, set theory, independence, incompleteness, forcing, large cardinals
Posted: February 12, 2003
Additional Notes: I would like to thank Alice Leonhardt for the beautiful typing. This paper is based on my lecture (and the preparations to the lecture) during the conference \textbf{Mathematical Challenges of the 21st Century} and is publication E23
Copyright of article: Copyright 2003, American Mathematical Society




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