Series: Penn State Logic Seminar

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2002

Time: 2:30 - 3:45 PM

Place: 113 McAllister Building

Speaker: James Cummings, Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University

Title: Some Applications of PCF

Abstract: 

PCF theory was invented by Shelah to answer some questions in cardinal
arithmetic.  It turns out to be applicable to a wide class of problems
in combinatorial set theory.  We will sketch some applications.