Set-Theoretic Reductions of Hilbert's Tenth Problem (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Cantone, D.

 
9781334016745: Set-Theoretic Reductions of Hilbert's Tenth Problem (Classic Reprint)

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This book presents a novel and effective technique for reducing Hilbert's tenth problem to decidable classes of set theory. The tenth problem concerns polynomial Diophantine equations, that is, whether or not they have integer solutions. The author demonstrates the unsolvability of the problem by providing a transformation that associates polynomial equations with unsatisfiable formulas in elementary set theory. By reducing Hilbert's problem to set theory in this way, the author provides a new perspective on the problem and its implications for the foundations of mathematics.

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