src/ZF/Constructible/document/root.tex
changeset 15083 a471fd1d9961
parent 13721 2cf506c09946
child 73404 299f6a8faccc
--- a/src/ZF/Constructible/document/root.tex	Wed Jul 28 16:26:27 2004 +0200
+++ b/src/ZF/Constructible/document/root.tex	Thu Jul 29 12:15:53 2004 +0200
@@ -3,17 +3,41 @@
 \usepackage{isabelle,amssymb,isabellesym}
 \usepackage{pdfsetup}\urlstyle{rm}
 
-%table of contents too crowded!
+%table of contents is too crowded!
 \usepackage{tocloft}
 \addtolength\cftsubsecnumwidth {0.5em}
 \addtolength\cftsubsubsecnumwidth {1.0em}
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\title{Constructible}
+\title{The Constructible Universe\\ and the\\
+       Relative Consistency of the Axiom of Choice}
 \author{Lawrence C Paulson}
 \maketitle
 
+\begin{abstract}
+  G\"odel's proof of the relative consistency of the axiom of
+  choice~\cite{goedel40} is one of the most important results in the
+  foundations of mathematics. It bears on Hilbert's first problem, namely the
+  continuum hypothesis, and indeed G\"odel also proved the relative
+  consistency of the continuum hypothesis. Just as important, G\"odel's proof
+  introduced the \emph{inner model} method of proving relative consistency,
+  and it introduced the concept of \emph{constructible
+    set}. Kunen~\cite{kunen80} gives an excellent description of this body of
+  work.
+  
+  This Isabelle/ZF formalization demonstrates G\"odel's claim that his proof
+  can be undertaken without using metamathematical arguments, for example
+  arguments based on the general syntactic structure of a formula. Isabelle's
+  automation replaces the metamathematics, although it does not eliminate the
+  requirement at least to state many tedious results that would otherwise be
+  unnecessary.
+  
+  This formalization~\cite{paulson-consistency} is by far the deepest result
+  in set theory proved in any automated theorem prover. It rests on a previous
+  formal development of the reflection theorem~\cite{paulson-reflection}.
+\end{abstract}
+
 \tableofcontents
 
 \begin{center}
@@ -26,7 +50,7 @@
 
 \input{session}
 
-%\bibliographystyle{abbrv}
-%\bibliography{root}
+\bibliographystyle{plain}
+\bibliography{root}
 
 \end{document}