The Unknowable (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science) (Repost)
Gregory J. Chaitin, "The Unknowable (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science)"
English | 1999 | ISBN: 9814021725 | 122 pages | PDF | 0,5 MB
English | 1999 | ISBN: 9814021725 | 122 pages | PDF | 0,5 MB
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.