Infinity
The Foundation supports research to advance the scientific and mathematical understanding of infinity. The Foundation welcomes proposals that explore the concepts and "debates" of infinity within the fields of physics, physical cosmology, mathematics, and symbolic logic, as well as within the fields of philosophy and philosophical theology.
Sample Grants
| Grant Title |
Award Date |
Grant Amount |
| |
- Explanations of Infinity in Math and Logic
Professor W. Hugh Woodin, Department of Mathematics
University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley CA) - This
research program offers a new approach to the Inner Model Problem for large
cardinal axioms and supercompact cardinals. It involves a continuation of a
Phase I effort involving mathematical investigation of Infinity, as well as a
Phase II effort to define and analyze the generalization of Gödel's inner
model L for one supercompact cardinal.
|
June 2006 |
$16,189 |
- Horizons of Truth: Logic, Foundations of Mathematics, and the Quest for Understanding the Nature of Knowledge
Dr. Matthias Baaz, Vice President
Kurt Gödel Gesellschaft (Vienna Austria) - These
two grants supported an international symposium in Vienna, Austria, organized
by the Kurt Gödel Society commemorating the centennial of Kurt Gödel's birth.
More than twenty distinguished scholars in mathematics, logic, physics,
philosophy, and philosophical theology debated the life and ideas of Kurt
Gödel, and the continuing implications of his seminal contributions. The
program also included a young scholars competition. An edited volume is
being prepared for publication.
|
July 2005 |
$616,000 |
