Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Set theory underpins modern mathematical logic by providing a unified language for defining fundamental mathematical objects and analysing their properties. At its core lies the Zermelo–Fraenkel ...

Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory is so widely accepted that modern mathematicians hardly think about it. But believing in its core principles didn’t come easily. Click to tell Google to prioritize Quanta ...

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