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An introduction to univalent foundations for mathematicians

Daniel R. Grayson

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Abstract

We offer an introduction for mathematicians to the univalent foundations of Vladimir Voevodsky, aiming to explain how he chose to encode mathematics in type theory and how the encoding reveals a potentially viable foundation for all of modern mathematics that can serve as an alternative to set theory.

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Journal reference
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 2018
DOI
doi:10.1090/bull/1616
Subjects
math.LOLogic

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