Wetzel's Problem, Paul Erdos, and the Continuum Hypothesis: a mathematical mystery

2014/06/19 by Garcia, Stephan Ramon, Shoemaker, Amy L.
#Complex Variables (math.CV) #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1406.5085

Abstract

This is a short historical note concerning the evolution of Wetzel's problem and Erdos' solution.

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