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For anyone looking for a brief, accessible explanation of the proof itself, I cannot recommend the Nagel and Newman [1] highly enough. [1] http://www.amazon.co

• alok-g 13y ago
  While I loved the first few chapters of the book, and they were mind-opening, I found the explanation of the proof unsatisfactory. As I recall, it was mentioned in the preface that the book will give a complete outline of the actual proof. I did not find this to be the case, the outline seemed to jump quite a bit from one thought to another leaving me with more questions about the proofs than answers. I still do not understand the proofs (though I now nearly understand an analogous result in computer science via Jeff Ulmann's book).
  • jfb 13y ago
    I has been a few decades since I read it for the first time, so I may be glossing it in my mind.