Mathematical Logic and Model Theory

Mathematical Logic and Model Theory: A Brief Introduction offers a streamlined yet easy-to-read introduction to mathematical logic and basic model theory. It presents, in a self-contained manner, the essential aspects of model theory needed to understand model theoretic algebra. As a profound application of model theory in algebra, the last part of this book develops a complete proof of Ax and Kochen's work on Artin's conjecture about Diophantine properties of p-adic number fields. The character of model theoretic constructions and results differ quite significantly from that commonly found in algebra, by the treatment of formulae as mathematical objects. It is therefore indispensable to first become familiar with the problems and methods of mathematical logic. Therefore, the text is divided into three parts: an introduction into mathematical logic (Chapter 1), model theory (Chapters 2 and 3), and the model theoretic treatment of several algebraic theories (Chapter 4). This book will be of interest to both advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying model theory and its applications to algebra. It may also be used for self-study.

ISBN 1447121759   Pages 204 ISBN13 9781447121756 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 294 Publisher Springer London Ltd   Published in England Imprint Springer London Ltd   Series title Universitext Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 21 Aug 2011   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2011936630   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 511.34   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC23

First-Order Logic.- Model Constructions.- Properties of Model Classes.- Model Theory of Several Algebraic Theories

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