The Unknowable (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
Release date:	July 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Gregory J Chaitin
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	124
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-981-4021-72-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General
LSN:	981-4021-72-5
Barcode:	9789814021722

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