Category Archives: Mathematical logic and set theory

Joel David Hamkins’ 1000th MO Answer is Coming

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

Joel David Hamkins’ profile over MathOverflow reads: “My main research interest lies in mathematical logic, particularly set theory, focusing on the mathematics and philosophy of the infinite. A principal concern has been the interaction of forcing and large cardinals, two … Continue reading →

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A Theorem About Infinite Cardinals Everybody Should Know

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Cantor proved and we all know that for every cardinal  we have This is a very basic fact about cardinal arithmetic and it is nice that the proof works for finite and infinite cardinals equally well. (For the finite case it … Continue reading →

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