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The Unknowable 1999 Edition
Contributor(s): Chaitin, Gregory J. (Author)
ISBN: 9814021725     ISBN-13: 9789814021722
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $170.99  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: July 1999
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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
 
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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