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The Banach-Tarski Paradox

by Stan Wagon, Jan Mycielski (Foreword by)
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Overview

This volume explores the consequences of the paradox for measure theory and its connections with group theory, geometry, and logic. It unifies the results of contemporary research on the paradox and presents several new results including some unusual paradoxes in hyperbolic space. It also provides up to date proofs and discusses many unsolved problems.

Synopsis

This volume explores the consequences of the paradox for measure theory and its connections with group theory, geometry, and logic. It unifies the results of contemporary research on the paradox and presents several new results including some unusual paradoxes in hyperbolic space. It also provides up to date proofs and discusses many unsolved problems.

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"...a readable and stimulating book." Ward Henson, American Scientist

"...packed with fascinating and beautiful results." R.J. Gardner, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society

"...this beautiful book is written with care and is certainly worth reading." Wlodzimierz Bzyl, Mathematical Reviews

Book Details

Published
September 1, 1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521457040

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