What Are the Different Infinities?

A Mathematical Odyssey

Authors

  • Karthik Sivachandran Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/pimr.2024.19

Abstract

This article explores the concept of infinity in mathematics, inspired by the work of Georg Cantor. It delves into Cantor's theorem on the cardinality of power sets, the absence of a “largest” set, and the uncountable nature of real numbers.

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Published

2024-04-12

How to Cite

[1]
K. Sivachandran, “What Are the Different Infinities? A Mathematical Odyssey”, Pittsburgh Interdiscip. Math. Rev., vol. 1, pp. 24–32, Apr. 2024.

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Expository Articles