Set Theory: The Third Millenium Edition, Revised and Expanded

Set Theory: The Third Millenium Edition, Revised and Expanded. Corrected 4th printing 2006

Set Theory has experienced a rapid development in recent years, with major advances in forcing, inner models, large cardinals and descriptive set theory. The present book covers each of these areas, giving the reader an understanding of the ideas involved. It can be used for introductory students and is broad and deep enough to bring the reader near the boundaries of current research. Students and researchers in the field will find the book invaluable both as a study material and as a desktop reference.

The book has three parts. The first part contains material that every student of set theory should learn and all results contain a detailed proof. In the second part I present the topics and techniques that I believe every set theorist should master; most proofs are included, even if some are sketchy. For the third part I selected various results that in my opinion reflect the state of the art of set theory at the turn of the millennium.