From e to eternity

23rd July, 2007

I have an article in the New Scientist magazine – in the shops now.

(Unless this post is more than a week old, in which case it be accessed here; or in the July 2007 archives of the New Scientist Website; (subscription requred).)

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Paul Cohen 2: The Continuum Hypothesis

19th July, 2007

[This is a sequel to my post on the Axiom of Choice]

 

In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor’s work in set theory opened up an exciting world: that of infinite numbers.

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