The Banach-Tarski paradox Stan Wagon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Banach-Tarski paradox : PDF eBook Download. Wagon, The Banach-Tarski paradox, Cambride 1993. This week we go over just how a mathematical universe differs from a physical one on the basis of the Axiom of Choice. By Stan Wagon Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Presumably this also means that they would dismiss the Wikipedia page that discusses this particular result, known as the Banach-Tarski paradox. What is surprising is that it is all based on the axiom of choice, which seems "quite" natural.. Conclusion : one can do almost everything with non measurable things .. A good presentation, and much more background, can be found in. Though perhaps not appropriate, I am amused by the invocation of Alfred Tarski in this discussion. The common axioms of set theory lead to the troubles such as the Banach-Tarski Paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox). Another good resource, with the Banach-Tarski paradox right at the beginning, is. February 26th, 2013 reviewer Leave a comment Go to comments.