Title: An introduction to independence for analysts
First published: 1987
Description: Forcing is a powerful tool from logic which is used to prove that certain propositions of mathematics are independent of the basic axioms of set theory, ZFC. This book explains clearly, to non-logicians, the technique of forcing and its connection with independence, and gives a full proof that a naturally arising and deep question of analysis is independent of ZFC. It provides an accessible account of this result, and it includes a discussion, of Martin's Axiom and of the independence of CH.
Subjects: Forcing (Model theory), Axiomatic set theory, Independence (Mathematics), Mathematical analysis
LC classification: QA9.7 .D35 1987