On the abundance of the irrational numbers

W. Mueckenheim · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2003

Based upon the axiom of choice it is proved that the cardinality of the rational numbers is not less than the cardinality of the irrational numbers. This contradicts a main result of transfinite set theory and shows that the axiom of choice is invalid.

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