understanding cardinal numbers arithmetic

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I have a question about notation in a book I'm reading on set theory and beside of my question I will be glad for a recommendation for a good book that explains well cardinal numbers arithmetic.

If we define that $\kappa $ is a cardinal number if $\kappa$ is an ordinal number such that for every $\alpha <\kappa$ there is no $f:\alpha\to\kappa$ that is surjective, in what sense for two infinite cardinal numbers $\kappa$ and $\gamma$ , we have that $\kappa +\gamma=\kappa\cdot\gamma=\max \{\kappa,\gamma\}$? Is this ordinal arithmetic? or is it arithmetic in the sense of bijections of disjoint unions and products?

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This is cardinal arithmetic, not ordinal arithmetic, so yes, it's all about existence of bijections related to disjoint unions and products.

One additional comment: $\kappa \cdot \gamma = \max \{ \kappa,\gamma \}$ requires choice to be proven for general infinite cardinals.