Zorn's Lemma

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Tychonoff_theorem
gptkb:Hamel_basis
fields
bases
ideals
modules
vector spaces
filters
rings
ultrafilters
algebraic closure
existence of Hamel bases
existence of algebraic bases
existence of algebraic closure of fields
existence of algebraic closures
existence of algebraic extensions
existence of algebraic extensions of fields
existence of basis in vector spaces
existence of linear functionals
existence of maximal chains
existence of maximal elements in posets
existence of maximal filters
existence of maximal ideals
existence of maximal ideals in commutative rings
existence of maximal ideals in rings
existence of maximal linearly independent sets
existence of maximal subgroups
existence of ultrafilters
gptkbp:author gptkb:Max_Zorn
gptkbp:category gptkb:logic
gptkb:order_theory
gptkbp:equivalentTo gptkb:Axiom_of_Choice
gptkb:Well-ordering_theorem
gptkbp:field gptkb:set_theory
gptkbp:firstPublished 1935
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zorn's Lemma
gptkbp:importantFor foundational in modern mathematics
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Max_Zorn
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hausdorff_maximal_principle
transfinite induction
gptkbp:sentence A partially ordered set in which every chain has an upper bound contains at least one maximal element.
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebra
gptkb:topology
analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tukey's_lemma
gptkb:Axiom_of_Choice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5