Annals of Mathematics: Manifold Destiny | The New Yorker
november 2011 by beastaugh
The Poincaré conjecture, its solution by Perelman, and the fight that broke out over credit.
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november 2011 by beastaugh
[1110.6555] Reverse mathematics of compact countable second-countable spaces
november 2011 by beastaugh
"We study the reverse mathematics of the theory of countable second-countable topological spaces, with a focus on compactness. We show that the general theory of such spaces works as expected in the subsystem $mathsf{ACA}_0$ of second-order arithmetic, but we find that many unexpected pathologies can occur in weaker subsystems. In particular, we show that $mathsf{RCA}_0$ does not prove that every compact discrete countable second-countable space is finite and that $mathsf{RCA}_0$ does not prove that the product of two compact countable second-countable spaces is compact. To circumvent these pathologies, we introduce strengthened forms of compactness, discreteness, and Hausdorffness which are better behaved in subsystems of second-order arithmetic weaker than $mathsf{ACA}_0$."
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november 2011 by beastaugh
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