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PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G

ISBN-103030738388

ISBN-139783030738389

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Product Key Features

Number of PagesIX, 304 Pages

Publication NameMathematical Logic

LanguageEnglish

SubjectComputer Science, Logic, Applied

Publication Year2021

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics, Computers

AuthorWolfgang Thomas, Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus, Jörg Flum

SeriesGraduate Texts in Mathematics Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight24.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Edition Number3

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"This newest edition has been reclassified, fittingly, as a graduate text, and it is admirably suited to that role. ... Those who are already well-versed in logic will find this text to be a valuable reference and a strong resource for teaching at the graduate level, while those who are new to the field will come to know not only how mathematical logic is studied but also, perhaps more importantly, why." (Stephen Walk, MAA Reviews, January 6, 2023)

Series Volume Number291

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal511.3

Original LanguageGerman

Table Of ContentA.- I Introduction.- II Syntax of First-Order Languages.- III Semantics of First-Order Languages.- IV A Sequent Calculus.- V The Completeness Theorem.- VI The Löwenheim-Skolem and the Compactness Theorem.- VII The Scope of First-Order Logic.- VIII Syntactic Interpretations and Normal Forms.- B.- IX Extensions of First-Order Logic.- X Computability and Its Limitations.- XI Free Models and Logic Programming.- XII An Algebraic Characterization of Elementary Equivalence.- XIII Lindström's Theorems.- References.- List of Symbols.- Subject Index.

SynopsisWhat is a mathematical proof? How can proofs be justified? Are there limitations to provability? To what extent can machines carry out mathe- matical proofs? Only in this century has there been success in obtaining substantial and satisfactory answers. The present book contains a systematic discussion of these results. The investigations are centered around first-order logic. Our first goal is Godel's completeness theorem, which shows that the con- sequence relation coincides with formal provability: By means of a calcu- lus consisting of simple formal inference rules, one can obtain all conse- quences of a given axiom system (and in particular, imitate all mathemat- ical proofs). A short digression into model theory will help us to analyze the expres- sive power of the first-order language, and it will turn out that there are certain deficiencies. For example, the first-order language does not allow the formulation of an adequate axiom system for arithmetic or analysis. On the other hand, this difficulty can be overcome--even in the framework of first-order logic-by developing mathematics in set-theoretic terms. We explain the prerequisites from set theory necessary for this purpose and then treat the subtle relation between logic and set theory in a thorough manner., What is a mathematical proof? How can proofs be justified? Are there limitations to provability? To what extent can machines carry out mathe matical proofs? Only in this century has there been success in obtaining substantial and satisfactory answers. The present book contains a systematic discussion of these results. The investigations are centered around first-order logic. Our first goal is Godel's completeness theorem, which shows that the con sequence relation coincides with formal provability: By means of a calcu lus consisting of simple formal inference rules, one can obtain all conse quences of a given axiom system (and in particular, imitate all mathemat ical proofs). A short digression into model theory will help us to analyze the expres sive power of the first-order language, and it will turn out that there are certain deficiencies. For example, the first-order language does not allow the formulation of an adequate axiom system for arithmetic or analysis. On the other hand, this difficulty can be overcome--even in the framework of first-order logic-by developing mathematics in set-theoretic terms. We explain the prerequisites from set theory necessary for this purpose and then treat the subtle relation between logic and set theory in a thorough manner., This textbook introduces first-order logic and its role in the foundations of mathematics by examining fundamental questions. What is a mathematical proof? How can mathematical proofs be justified? Are there limitations to provability? To what extent can machines carry out mathematical proofs? In answering these questions, this textbook explores the capabilities and limitations of algorithms and proof methods in mathematics and computer science. The chapters are carefully organized, featuring complete proofs and numerous examples throughout. Beginning with motivating examples, the book goes on to present the syntax and semantics of first-order logic. After providing a sequent calculus for this logic, a Henkin-type proof of the completeness theorem is given. These introductory chapters prepare the reader for the advanced topics that follow, such as Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, Trakhtenbrot's undecidability theorem, Lindström's theorems on the maximality of first-order logic, and results linking logic with automata theory. This new edition features many modernizations, as well as two additional important results: The decidability of Presburger arithmetic, and the decidability of the weak monadic theory of the successor function. Mathematical Logic is ideal for students beginning their studies in logic and the foundations of mathematics. Although the primary audience for this textbook will be graduate students or advanced undergraduates in mathematics or computer science, in fact the book has few formal prerequisites. It demands of the reader only mathematical maturity and experience with basic abstract structures, such as those encountered in discrete mathematics or algebra.

LC Classification NumberQA8.9-10.3