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

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Väänänen, Jouko

 
9780521700153: Dependence Logic (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 70)
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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.

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

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