Vladimir Kanovei
Russian mathematician
Vladimir G. Kanovei (born 1951) is a Russian mathematician working at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems in Moscow, Russia. His interests include mathematical logic and foundations, as well as mathematical history.
Selected publications
Kanovei, Vladimir; Katz, Mikhail G.; Mormann, Thomas (2013), "Tools, Objects, and Chimeras: Connes on the Role of Hyperreals in Mathematics", Foundations of Science, 18 (2): 259–296, arXiv:1211.0244, doi:10.1007/s10699-012-9316-5, S2CID 254515019.
Kanovei, Vladimir; Reeken, Michael; Nonstandard analysis, axiomatically. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004. xvi+408 pp. ISBN 3-540-22243-X
Kanovei, Vladimir; Borel equivalence relations. Structure and classification. University Lecture Series, 44.
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