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21st Summer Conference on Topology and its Applications
July 6-9, 2006
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA, USA

Organizers
Martha Abell, Francis Jordan, Frédéric Mynard, Sze-Man Ngai

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Topology in the theory of computation.
by
Martin Escardo
University of Birmingham (UK)

I'll explain some old and new uses of point-set topology in the theory of computation. Continuity corresponds very closely to computability. The role of compactness is of particular interest, as it shows how to achieve seemingly impossible feats.

Date received: June 28, 2006

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