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First Order Theory of Complete Stonean Algebras (Boolean-Valued Real and Complex Numbers)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Thomas Jech
Thomas Jech*
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802
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Abstract

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We axiomatize the theory of real and complex numbers in Boolean-valued models of set theory, and prove that every Horn sentence true in the complex numbers is true in any complete Stonean algebra, and provable from its axioms.

Keywords

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Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , 01 December 1987 , pp. 385 - 392
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1987

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