Abstract p]In this chapter we present some basic set-theoretical notions. The first five sections1 are devoted to cardinal numbers. We use Zorn’s lemma to develop cardinal arithmetic. Ordinal numbers and the methods of transfinite induction on well-ordered sets are presented in the next four sections. Finally, we introduce trees and the Souslin operation. Trees are also used in several other branches of mathematics such as infinitary combinatorics, logic, computer science, and topology. The Souslin operation is of special importance to descriptive set theory, and perhaps it will be new to some readers.
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(1998). Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers. In: A Course on Borel Sets. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol 180. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22767-2_1
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