The logic of polyhedra
Duality is a fruitful and time-honoured idea in
mathematics. A rational polyhedron is a finite union of simplexes with rational
vertices. Rational polyhedra are dual to finitely presented MV-algebras, i.e.,
the algebras of formulas in infinite-valued Lukasiewicz logic. Invariant
measures on these formulas and their associated rational polyhedra yield the
Haar theorem for finitely presented unital abelian lattice-ordered groups, and
for a class of finitely presented AF C*-algebras. My talk will be geared towards
the non-expert.