Descriptive Set Theory - Effective Descriptive Set Theory

Effective Descriptive Set Theory

The area of effective descriptive set theory combines the methods of descriptive set theory with those of generalized recursion theory (especially hyperarithmetical theory). In particular, it focuses on lightface analogues of hierarchies of classical descriptive set theory. Thus the hyperarithmetic hierarchy is studied instead of the Borel hierarchy, and the analytical hierarchy instead of the projective hierarchy. This research is related to weaker version of set theory such as Kripke-Platek set theory and second-order arithmetic.

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