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Notes on Descriptive Set Theory
Authors: Gregoriades, Vassilios
Subject: MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > MATHEMATICAL LOGIC AND FOUNDATIONS
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > MATHEMATICAL LOGIC AND FOUNDATIONS > SET THEORY
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GENERAL TOPOLOGY
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > MEASURE AND INTEGRATION
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > MEASURE AND INTEGRATION > CLASSICAL MEASURE THEORY
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > COMBINATORICS > GRAPH THEORY
Keywords:
Polish spaces
Baire space
Cantor space
Zero-dimensional spaces
Pointclass
Logical operators
Set-theoretical operators
Borel sets
Analytic sets
Coanalytic sets
Measurable sets
Measurable functions
Game
Graph
Continuum Hypothesis
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Abstract:
In the first chapter we briefly present the concepts, which are needed throughout the book. In the second chapter we present the theory of Polish spaces. Emphasis is put on the fundamental spaces of Baire and Cantor and on the concept of a tree. We study the Cantor-Bendixson Theorem, some universal properties of Polish spaces and the zero-dimensional Polish spaces. Further we present some topological characterizations of the Baire space and the Cantor space. The third chapter is concerned with the general theory of pointclasses in Polish spaces as well as the fundamental operators from logic and set theory. We introduce two of the most fundamental types of pointclasses: the Borel pointclasses of finite order and the projective pointclasses. Further related concepts are studied, such as the completeness with respect to a pointclass, the uniformization and the separation of sets. The fourth chapter is concerned with Borel sets and Borel-measurable functions. We study the Borel-isomorphism Theorem, the relation between sets and injective functions, and we prove the well-known representation of Borel sets as the continuous injective images of closed subsets of the Baire space. Finally, we present the Borel pointclasses of transfinite order and we prove their fundamental properties. In the fifth chapter we study deeper the pointclass of analytic sets. We give the proofs of some fundamental results about this pointclass: the Lusin Separation Theorem, the Susin Theorem, the Perfect Set Theorem, the Kunen-Martin Theorem and the theorem on the measurability of analytic sets. The sixth chapter is concerned with the deeper study of the pointclass of coanalytic sets and their applications in the uniformization of Borel sets. We present a new approach to the later with techniques from effective descriptive set theory. In the seventh chapter we present some elements from game theory and its applications in descriptive set theory. The eighth chapter is concerned with some applications from graph theory. The notes contain a large collection of exercises of varying difficulty. Hints and solutions are given in the appendix.
Linguistic Editors: Lampropoulou, Anastasia
Technical Editors: Gregoriades, Vassilios
Graphic Editors: Gregoriades, Vassilios
Type: Postgraduate textbook
Creation Date: 03-04-2024
Item Details:
ISBN 978-618-228-224-3
License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-963
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/13015
Bibliographic Reference: Gregoriades, V. (2024). Notes on Descriptive Set Theory [Postgraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-963
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. Rievew of the required notions
2. Polish Spaces
3. Basic pointclasses and hierarchy
4. Borel sets
5. Analytic sets
6. Coanalytic sets
7. Connection with Game Theory
8. Some Modern Applications
Number of pages 290
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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