Epsilon Numbers and Cantor Normal Form
Epsilon Numbers and Cantor Normal Form
Epsilon Numbers and Cantor Normal FormAn epsilon number is a transfinite number which is a fixed point of an exponential map: ωϵ = ϵ. The formalization of the concept is done with use of the tetration of ordinals (Knuth's arrow notation, ↑). Namely, the ordinal indexing of epsilon numbers is …