Effective descriptive set theory refines classical descriptive set theory by emphasising computability and algorithmic aspects in the study of definable sets and functions, particularly within Polish ...

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This is a survey paper on the descriptive set theory of hereditary families of closed sets in Polish spaces. Most of the paper is devoted to ideals and σ-ideals of closed or compact sets.