Gödel 1940 monograph "The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis"

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Gödel's 1940 monograph "The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis" is a landmark work in set theory that introduced the constructible universe (L) and proved that the Continuum Hypothesis and the Axiom of Choice are consistent with Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, assuming ZF itself is consistent.

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instanceOf mathematical monograph ⓘ
work in set theory ⓘ
assumption consistency of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory ⓘ
author Kurt Gödel ⓘ
defines L as union of Lα over all ordinals α ⓘ
Lα for each ordinal α ⓘ
constructible hierarchy ⓘ
field mathematical logic ⓘ
set theory ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Consistency of CH ⓘ
Gödel 1940 ⓘ
hasImpactOn debates on Platonism and constructivism in set theory ⓘ
philosophy of mathematics ⓘ
historicalSignificance first major consistency proof in axiomatic set theory beyond ZF ⓘ
introduced the constructible universe as a central object in set theory ⓘ
showed independence of CH and AC could not be refuted from ZF alone assuming ZF consistency ⓘ
influenced development of inner model theory ⓘ
subsequent independence results in set theory ⓘ
introducesConcept constructible universe L ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic Axiom of Choice ⓘ
linked to: axiom of choice

Continuum Hypothesis ⓘ
constructible universe ⓘ
placeOfPublication Princeton ⓘ
provesProperty L is a transitive class ⓘ
L satisfies all axioms of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory ⓘ
L satisfies the Axiom of Choice ⓘ
L satisfies the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis ⓘ
every set in L is constructible from earlier stages of the hierarchy ⓘ
provesResult relative consistency of the Axiom of Choice with Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory ⓘ
relative consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis with Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory ⓘ
publicationYear 1940 ⓘ
publisher Princeton University Press ⓘ
relatedWork Cohen’s 1963 forcing proof of the independence of the Continuum Hypothesis ⓘ
Gödel’s incompleteness theorems ⓘ
series Annals of Mathematics Studies ⓘ
shows if ZF is consistent then ZF+AC is consistent ⓘ
if ZF is consistent then ZF+AC+CH is consistent ⓘ
if ZF is consistent then ZF+CH is consistent ⓘ
subjectOf expository articles on the constructible universe ⓘ
historical studies in the foundations of mathematics ⓘ
title The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis ⓘ
usesMethod definability hierarchy over ordinals ⓘ
inner model L ⓘ

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The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis → title → The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis ⓘ
linked to: Gödel 1940 monograph "The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis"
The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis → hasAbbreviation → Gödel 1940 ⓘ
linked to: Gödel 1940 monograph "The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis"