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Apartness and Uniformity - A Constructive Development (Paperback, 2011) Loot Price: R2,765
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Apartness and Uniformity - A Constructive Development (Paperback, 2011): Douglas S. Bridges, Luminita Simona Vita

Apartness and Uniformity - A Constructive Development (Paperback, 2011)

Douglas S. Bridges, Luminita Simona Vita

Series: Theory and Applications of Computability

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The theory presented in this book is developed constructively, is based on a few axioms encapsulating the notion of objects (points and sets) being apart, and encompasses both point-set topology and the theory of uniform spaces. While the classical-logic-based theory of proximity spaces provides some guidance for the theory of apartness, the notion of nearness/proximity does not embody enough algorithmic information for a deep constructive development. The use of constructive (intuitionistic) logic in this book requires much more technical ingenuity than one finds in classical proximity theory -- algorithmic information does not come cheaply -- but it often reveals distinctions that are rendered invisible by classical logic. In the first chapter the authors outline informal constructive logic and set theory, and, briefly, the basic notions and notations for metric and topological spaces. In the second they introduce axioms for a point-set apartness and then explore some of the consequences of those axioms. In particular, they examine a natural topology associated with an apartness space, and relations between various types of continuity of mappings. In the third chapter the authors extend the notion of point-set (pre-)apartness axiomatically to one of (pre-)apartness between subsets of an inhabited set. They then provide axioms for a quasiuniform space, perhaps the most important type of set-set apartness space. Quasiuniform spaces play a major role in the remainder of the chapter, which covers such topics as the connection between uniform and strong continuity (arguably the most technically difficult part of the book), apartness and convergence in function spaces, types of completeness, and neat compactness. Each chapter has a Notes section, in which are found comments on the definitions, results, and proofs, as well as occasional pointers to future work. The book ends with a Postlude that refers to other constructive approaches to topology, with emphasis on the relation between apartness spaces and formal topology. Largely an exposition of the authors' own research, this is the first book dealing with the apartness approach to constructive topology, and is a valuable addition to the literature on constructive mathematics and on topology in computer science. It is aimed at graduate students and advanced researchers in theoretical computer science, mathematics, and logic who are interested in constructive/algorithmic aspects of topology.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Theory and Applications of Computability
Release date: November 2013
First published: 2011
Authors: Douglas S. Bridges • Luminita Simona Vita
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 198
Edition: 2011
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-26996-7
Categories: Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Mathematical theory of computation
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Vector & tensor analysis
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > General
LSN: 3-642-26996-6
Barcode: 9783642269967

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