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If you are a member but have not received an invitation, please contact us at european.set.theory@gmail.com.
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The European Set Theory Society supports research and networks in set theory and its connections with related areas in mathematics and logic worldwide.
For instance, we organise the biennial
European Set Theory Conference (ESTC) series, at which the Hausdorff Medal is awarded,
organise the European Set Theory Colloquia,
support meetings and distribute information about conferences and worldwide hybrid and online activitites in the blog.
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Set theory
Set theory is the mathematical theory of the infinite. It is connected with
model theory, computability, algebra, combinatorics, graph theory, topology, analysis, measure theory, category theory, game theory, theoretical computer science and philosophy of mathematics.
The origins of set theory lie in Georg Cantor's theory of transfinite numbers (1874) and the axiomatization by
Zermelo et al. (1908).
Modern set theory began with the introduction of the method of forcing by Cohen (1963) and the independence of the continuum
hypothesis.
In the last decades, set theory has witnessed a renaissance as
new research directions emerged.
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The laudatio by Miguel Moreno is available here.
(Photo by Linda Tammisto, copyright University of Helsinki)
The panelists were James Cummings, Monroe Eskew, Sandra Müller and Zoltan Vidnyansky.
The recording is available here.
