Dependence Logic (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 70) - Softcover

Väänänen, Jouko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521700159 ISBN 13: 9780521700153

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Dependence is a common phenomenon, wherever one looks: ecological systems, astronomy, human history, stock markets - but what is the logic of dependence? This book is the first to carry out a systematic logical study of this important concept, giving on the way a precise mathematical treatment of Hintikka's independence friendly logic. Dependence logic adds the concept of dependence to first order logic. Here the syntax and semantics of dependence logic are studied, dependence logic is given an alternative game theoretic semantics, and results about its complexity are proven. This is a graduate textbook suitable for a special course in logic in mathematics, philosophy and computer science departments, and contains over 200 exercises, many of which have a full solution at the end of the book. It is also accessible to readers, with a basic knowledge of logic, interested in new phenomena in logic.

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About the Author

Jouko Väänänen is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Helsinki.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521700159
• ISBN 13: 9780521700153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236