Effective descriptive set theory

Effective descriptive set theory is the branch of descriptive set theory dealing with sets of reals having lightface definitions; that is, definitions that do not require an arbitrary real parameter. Thus effective descriptive set theory combines descriptive set theory with recursion theory.

References

• Moschovakis, Yiannis N. (1980). Descriptive Set Theory. North Holland. ISBN 0-444-70199-0.  Second edition available online