Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega

By Gregory J. Chaitin. 2004

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This book presents a personal account of the mathematics and metamathematics of the 20th century leading up to the discovery of the halting probability Omega. The emphasis is on history of ideas and philosophical implications.

Subfields: Computational Theory and Mathematics

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