This is the first treatment in book format of proof-theoretic transformations - known as proof interpretations - that focuses on applications to ordinary mathematics. It covers both the necessary logical machinery behind the proof interpretations that are used in recent applications as well as - via extended case studies - carrying out some of these applications in full detail. This subject has historical roots in the 1950s. This book for the first time tells the whole story.
- Produktdetails
- Springer Monographs in Mathematics
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 12029426
- 2008
- Seitenzahl: 556
- Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2008
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 34mm
- Gewicht: 960g
- ISBN-13: 9783540775324
- ISBN-10: 3540775323
- Artikelnr.: 23466511
Preface.- Introduction.- Unwinding of proofs (`Proof Mining').- Intuitionistic and classical arithmetic in all finite types.- Representation of Polish metric spaces.- Modified realizability.- Majorizability and the fan rule.- Semi-intuitionistic systems and monotone modified realizability.- Gödel's functional (`Dialectica') interpretation.- Semi-intuitionistic systems and monotone functional interpretation.- Systems based on classical logic and functional interpretation.- Functional interpretation of full classical analysis.- A non-standard principle of uniform boundedness.- Elimination of monotone Skolem functions.- The Friedman-Dragalin A-translation.- Applications to analysis: general metatheorems I.- Case study I: Uniqueness proofs in approximation theory.- Applications to analysis: general metatheorems II.- Case study II: Applications to the fixed point theory of nonexpansive mappings.- Final comments.- References.- Index.
From the reviews:
"This book covers ... from proof theory to a rich set of applications in areas quite distinct from mathematical logic: approximation theory and fixed point theory of nonexpansive mappings. ... Almost every chapter has a detailed ... informative final section with exercises, historical comments and references to related work. ... In summary, this book is a very welcome addition to the proof theory literature." (H. Schwichtenberg, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 k)
"This book covers ... from proof theory to a rich set of applications in areas quite distinct from mathematical logic: approximation theory and fixed point theory of nonexpansive mappings. ... Almost every chapter has a detailed ... informative final section with exercises, historical comments and references to related work. ... In summary, this book is a very welcome addition to the proof theory literature." (H. Schwichtenberg, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 k)