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2. Continuum Hypothesis
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Mudd Math Fun Facts: Continuum Hypothesis
From the Fun Fact files, here is a Fun Fact at the Advanced level ContinuumHypothesis. This came to be known as the continuum hypothesis.
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Extractions: Francis Edward Su From the Fun Fact files, here is a Fun Fact at the Advanced level: We have seen in the Fun Fact How Many Reals that the real numbers (the "continuum") cannot be placed in 1-1 correspondence with the rational numbers. So they form an infinite set of a different "size" than the rationals, which are countable. It is not hard to show that the set of all subsets (called the power set ) of the rationals has the same "size" as the reals. But is there a "size" of infinity between the rationals and the reals? Cantor conjectured that the answer is no. This came to be known as the Continuum Hypothesis Many people tried to answer this question in the early part of this century. But the question turns out to be PROVABLY undecidable ! In other words, the statement is indepedent of the usual axioms of set theory! It is possible to prove that adding the Continuum Hypothesis or its negation would not cause a contradiction.
Example 2.2.9: The Continuum Hypothesis
Example 2.2.9 The continuum hypothesis. Is card(P(N)) = card(R). In fact,this is a deep question called the continuum hypothesis. This
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Extractions: Example 2.2.9: The Continuum Hypothesis Is there a cardinal number c with ? What is the most obvious candidate ? Back We need to find a set whose cardinality is bigger than N and less that that of R . The most obvious candidate would be the power set of N . However, one can show that In fact, this is a deep question called the continuum hypothesis . This question results in serious problems: Hence, it seems impossible to decide this question with our usual methods of proving theorems. Such undecidable questions do indeed exist for any reasonably complex logical system (such as set theory), and in fact one can even prove that such 'non-provable' statements must exist. To read more about this fascinating subject, look at the book Goedel's Proof or Goedel, Escher, Bach
Sci.math FAQ: The Continuum Hypothesis
sci.math FAQ The continuum hypothesis. Newsgroups sci.math,sci.answers,news.answersFrom alopezo@neumann.uwaterloo.ca (Alex Lopez
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Godel, K.: Consistency Of The Continuum Hypothesis. (AM-3).
of the book Consistency of the continuum hypothesis. (AM Consistencyof the continuum hypothesis. (AM3). Kurt Godel. Paper
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Cogprints - Generalized Continuum Hypothesis And The Axiom Of Combinatorial Sets
Generalized continuum hypothesis and the Axiom of Combinatorial Sets.Nambiar, Kannan (2002) Generalized continuum hypothesis and
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Extractions: PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer. Axiom of Combinatorial Sets is defined and used to derive Generalized Continuum Hypothesis. Keywords: Generalized continuum htpothesis; Axiom of combinatorial sets. Subjects: Philosophy Logic ID Code: Deposited By: Nambiar, Kannan Deposited On: 07 April 2002 Alternative Locations: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~kannan/science/combinatorial_axiom_screen.pdf
The Continuum Hypothesis
The continuum hypothesis.
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Continuum Hypothesis
The continuum hypothesis Infinity has infinite ways to troubleour finite minds. This was proved by Georg Cantor in 1874. The
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Extractions: The Continuum Hypothesis Infinity has ... infinite ways to trouble our finite minds. This was proved by Georg Cantor in 1874. The "smallest level" of infinity has to do with countable things that can be put in some order. . This seems strange: one set is a proper subset of another and still they have the same number of elements. This is exactly the definition of infinite sets. What about rational numbers? These are a superset of the natural numbers but still of class aleph . It turns out that there is a way to put rational numbers in order: 1, 2, 1/2, 1/3, 3, 4, 3/2, 2/3, 1/4 ... (the pattern is based on a diagram so it is not obvious as shown here). Things change when we examine the real numbers. There is no way to create a complete list of reals and this was shown by Cantor with a beautiful argument, the "diagonal" one: Suppose we had such a complete list of real numbers between and 1 : r1=0.a a a
Continuum Hypothesis From FOLDOC
continuum hypothesis. Proving or disproving the continuum hypothesis wasthe first problem on Hilbert's famous list of problems in 1900.
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Woodin On The Continuum Hypothesis
a topic from sci.math.research Woodin on the continuum hypothesis.post a message on this topic post a message on a new topic 17
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Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
The continuum hypothesis. Date Wed, 24 May 1995 090405 +0800 From SheparDSubject Math Problem Although I am not a K12 type person my daughter is.
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Extractions: Associated Topics Dr. Math Home Search Dr. Math Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 09:04:05 +0800 From: SheparD Subject: Math Problem Although I am not a K12 type person my daughter is. She is the one with the math problem, but I am the one with the internet connection. But really it IS me with the problem... I volunteered to assist her with an essay assignment and I thought to retrieve some information from the net. But, alas, I can find no information on the net. I would only like to have you point me in the right direction, if you would. The problem: (or question as it may be) "The continuum theory, what is it and has it been resolved?" I would be grateful if you could provide any assistance to me. Thanks for your time, David Date: 9 Jun 1995 10:25:29 -0400 From: Dr. Ken Subject: Re: Math Problem Hello there! I'm sorry it's taken us so long to get back to you. If you're still interested, here's something I found in the Frequently-Asked-Questions for the sci.math newsgroup. If you want to look in the site yourself sometime, the site name is ftp.belnet.be (you can log in with the user name "anonymous") and this file's name is /pub/usenet-faqs/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/math/ sci.math_FAQ:_The_Continuum_Hypothesis I found it by searching FAQs at the site http://mailserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/faq/faq.html
Sci.math FAQ: The Continuum Hypothesis
Subject sci.math FAQ The continuum hypothesis. This See also NancyMcGough's *continuum hypothesis article* or its *mirror*. http
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The Continuum Hypothesis
The continuum hypothesis. We showed in Proposition 1 that is the smallestinfinite cardinal. Cantor conjectured. continuum hypothesis .
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Extractions: The continuum hypothesis We showed in Proposition that is the smallest infinite cardinal. It can be shown that there a next smallest cardinal called ; i.e., the only cardinals strictly smaller than are the finite ones and . Next come , .... Where does fit into this list, if anywhere? (A priori, it could be bigger than for every .) We know that , because we proved that . Cantor conjectured Continuum Hypothesis: In other words, he believed that there is no set whose cardinality is strictly between that of and that of The role of the continuum hypothesis in set theory is similar to the role of the parallel postulate in plane geometry. The parallel postulate (that given a line and a point not on , there exists a unique line through that does not intersect ) cannot be disproved from the other axioms of plane geometry, because it is actually true for the euclidean model of geometry. On the other hand, the parallel postulate cannot be proved either, since it is false in various noneuclidean models of geometry which do satisfy all the other axioms. Therefore the parallel postulate, or its negation, may be taken as a new axiom. Which one you choose will depend on your vision of what geometry is supposed to be. Similarly, whether you choose to accept the continuum hypothesis will depend on your idea of what a set is supposed to be.
What Is CH?
What is the continuum hypothesis? The continuum hypothesis is the first problemon David Hilbert's famous list of 23 unsolved mathematics problems.
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Extractions: In the same way you can map any infinite set of natural numbers to any other infinite set of natural numbers. They are the same size. Cantor gave this infinity the name aleph_0, after the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Now, infinity would be kind of boring if aleph_0 was all there was. But Cantor proved that some sets are larger than aleph_0. The set in question was the set of real numbers, or the set of points on a line. Cantor proved that the cardinality of the reals cannot be mapped on to the natural numbers. This is the proof: Take the real numbers between and 1. Now suppose there was a mapping of the real numbers between and 1 to the natural numbers. It would look something like this:
CH Directory
Enter at your own risk. A cool page on the continuum hypothesis Toward any dissenters,I quote the first Peano Postualate. What is the continuum hypothesis?
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The Continuum Hypothesis
The continuum hypothesis. Follow Ups Post Followup Geometry II FAQ continuum hypothesis. What do we mean when we say continuum ?
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Extractions: The surface of a marble table is spread out in front of me. I can get from any one point on this table to any other point by passing continuously from one point to a "neighboring" one, and repeating this process a (large) number of times, or, in other words, by going from point to point without executing "jumps." I am sure the reader will appreciate with sufficient clearness what I mean here by "neighbouring" and by "jumps" (if he is not too pedantic). We express this property of the surface by describing the latter as a continuum. So here we are describing something that is inherent in Superstring theory, and who is going to pave the way for me to understand this? By coming to the realization of the continuum, spoken by Einstein, it has made me realize, the value we could have assigned energy, and what did Kaluza do for Einstein that Einstein did for us?
Re: The Continuum Hypothesis
Re The continuum hypothesis. In Reply to Re The continuum hypothesisposted by mathman on September 13, 2002 at 203957 Mathman,.
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Extractions: String Theory Discussion Forum String Theory Home Forum Index Re: The Continuum Hypothesis Follow Ups Post Followup Geometry II FAQ Posted by sol on September 13, 2002 at 20:42:22: In Reply to: Re: The Continuum Hypothesis posted by mathman on September 13, 2002 at 20:39:57: Mathman, I believe, this is where you are wrong:)Thanks anyway:)
Remarks Concerning The Fascinating Continuum Hypothesis
next Next About this document Remarks Concerning the Fascinating ContinuumHypothesis. Selmer Bringsjord Paradox and the Mind Spring 1999.
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Extractions: Spring 1999 Two sets A and B are said to be of the same cardinality iff there is a bijection from A to B . A set is finite iff it is of the same cardinality as some set . A set is countable iff it's either finite or of the same cardinality of N , the natural numbers. As you now know from seeing earlier proofs, both N ) (the power set of the set of natural numbers) and R (the reals) are uncountable. Now, the conintuum hypothesis is: In 1963 Cohen proved that So, if we assume that ZFC is consistent, then neither CH nor of axioms for set theory, there exists an assertion about sets that is such that
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The continuum hypothesis. The logician K. Gödel (19061978) establishedthat the continuum hypothesis is consistent with set theory.
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Extractions: Abstract The Continuum Hypothesis is a modern formalization of some of mankinds most philosophical questions concerning the nature of space and time. Zeno's paradox ( c . 490-435 BC), a.k.a. the stadium paradox, argues about the infinite divisiblity of time and space. The Continuum Hypothesis was conjectured by G. Cantor (1845-1918) at the end of the 19th century and has had a crucial role on the development of set theory and is at the foundations of modern mathematical analysis. The basic statement of the continuum hypothesis is: every infinite subset of is either countable or has the same cardinality as
The Continuum Hypothesis, Part I By W. Hugh Woodin
Topology Atlas Document topd14 The continuum hypothesis, Part I.W. Hugh Woodin. From Volume 6, of TopCom PDF file at www.ams.org;
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