Foreword by Series Editors |
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Foreword by Volume Editors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Setting Off: An Introduction |
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1.1 A measure of motivation |
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1.2 Computable mathematics |
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2 Gathering Our Tools: Basic Concepts and Notation |
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2.2 Computability theoretic reductions |
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3 Finding Our Path: Konig's Lemma and Computability |
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3.1 Π01 classes, basis theorems, and PA degrees |
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3.2 Versions of Konig's Lemma |
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4 Gauging Our Strength: Reverse Mathematics |
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44 | (4) |
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6 Achieving Consensus: Ramsey's Theorem |
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6.1 Three proofs of Ramsey's Theorem |
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6.2 Ramsey's Theorem and the arithmetic hierarchy |
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6.3 RT, ACA'0, and the Paris-Harrington Theorem |
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6.4 Stability and cohesiveness |
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6.5 Mathias forcing and cohesive sets |
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6.6 Mathias forcing and stable colorings |
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6.7 Seetapun's Theorem and its extensions |
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6.8 Ramsey's Theorem and first order axioms |
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7 Preserving Our Power: Conservativity |
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7.1 Conservativity over first order systems |
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7.2 WKL0 and Π11-conservativity |
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7.3 COH and r-Π12-conservativity |
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8 Drawing a Map: Five Diagrams |
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9 Exploring Our Surroundings: The World below RT22 |
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9.1 Ascending and descending sequences |
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9.2 Other combinatorial principles provable from RT22 |
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9.2.1 Chains and antichains |
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9.2.3 Free sets and thin sets |
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9.2.4 The finite intersection principle and Π01-genericity |
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9.3 Atomic models and omitting types |
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10 Charging Ahead: Further Topics |
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10.1 The Dushnik-Miller Theorem |
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10.2 Linearizing well-founded partial orders |
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10.3 The world above ACA0 |
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10.3.2 The extendibility of ζ and η |
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10.3.3 Maximal linear extensions |
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10.3.4 Kruskal's Theorem, Fraisse's Conjecture, and Jullien's Theorem |
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10.4 Still further topics, and a final exercise |
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Appendix. Lagniappe: A Proof of Liu's Theorem |
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Bibliography |
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