Wednesday, 7 March 2001
2:30 - 4:00   Jeff Egger
Some little known folklore about Zorn's Lemma
Location: BH 1120

Abstract:
This will be the first of a series of talks investigating the Axiom of Choice for Finite Sets [KC] in the context of topos theory. Classically, KC follows from the Linear Ordering Principle, which is a consequence of the Prime Ideal Theorem, which is usually proven using Zorn's Lemma. So it seems appropriate to begin with a reminder of what is known about Zorn's Lemma in toposes, and in particular, how it differs from the Axiom of Choice.