内容简介
Inthis1987textProfessorJechgivesaunifiedtreatmentofthevariousforcingmethodsusedinsettheory,andpresentstheirimportantapplications.Productforcing,iteratedforcingandproperforcinghaveprovedpowerfultoolswhenstudyingthefoundationsofmathematics,forinstanceinconsistencyproofs.Thebookisbasedongraduatecoursesthoughsomeresultsarealsoincluded,makingthebookattractivetosettheoristsandlogicians.