| The Unknowable 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Chaitin, Gregory J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814021725 ISBN-13: 9789814021722 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1999 Annotation: This essential companion to Chaitin's highly successful "The Limits of Mathematics" gives a brilliant historical survey of important work on the foundations of mathematics. "The Unknowable" is a readable introduction to Chaitin's ideas, and includes software (on the author's Web site) that will enable users to interact with the author's proofs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Mathematics | Counting & Numeration - Mathematics | Numerical Analysis |
| Dewey: 511.3 |
| LCCN: 99029345 |
| Series: Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.41" W x 9.56" (0.80 lbs) 124 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This essential companion to Chaitins highly successful The Limits of Mathematics, gives a brilliant historical survey of important work on the foundations of mathematics. The Unknowable is a very readable introduction to Chaitins ideas, and includes software (on the authors website) that will enable users to interact with the authors proofs. "Chaitins new book, The Unknowable, is a welcome addition to his oeuvre. In it he manages to bring his amazingly seminal insights to the attention of a much larger audience His work has deserved such treatment for a long time." JOHN ALLEN PAULOS, AUTHOR OF ONCE UPON A NUMBER |