(Izdošanas datums: 17-Jul-2017, Hardback, Izdevniecība: World Scientific Europe Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781786343154)
Current mathematical models are notoriously unreliable in describing the time evolution of unexpected social phenomena, from financial crashes to revolution. Can such events be forecast? Can we compute probabilities about them? Can we model them? Th...Lasīt vairāk
Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godels celebrated logic bomb. The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutio...Lasīt vairāk
A portrait of the eminent twentieth-century mathematician discusses his groundbreaking theorem of incompleteness, contributions within the famous Vienna circle, relationships with such contemporaries as Albert Einstein, and untimely death as a result...Lasīt vairāk
A combination of science and accessibility, this book is for both mathematicians and the idly curious, offering those with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to satisfy their intellectual curiosity. It presents a readable explanation to both...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Feb-1984, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University Press of America, ISBN-13: 9780819138699)
This helpful volume explains and proves Godels theorem, which states that arithmetic cannot be reduced to any axiomatic system. Written simply and directly, this book is intended for the student and general reader and presumes no specialized knowled...Lasīt vairāk