Counting models of set theory

Ali Enayat. "Counting models of set theory." Fundamenta Mathematicae 174.1 (2002): 23-47. <http://eudml.org/doc/282912>.

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abstract = {Let T denote a completion of ZF. We are interested in the number μ(T) of isomorphism types of countable well-founded models of T. Given any countable order type τ, we are also interested in the number μ(T,τ) of isomorphism types of countable models of T whose ordinals have order type τ. We prove: (1) Suppose ZFC has an uncountable well-founded model and $κ ∈ ω ∪ \{ℵ₀,ℵ₁,2^\{ℵ₀\}\}$. There is some completion T of ZF such that μ(T) = κ. (2) If α <ω₁ and μ(T,α) > ℵ₀, then $μ(T,α) = 2^\{ℵ₀\}$. (3) If α < ω₁ and T ⊢ V ≠ OD, then $μ(T,α) ∈ \{0,2^\{ℵ₀\}\}$. (4) If τ is not well-ordered then $μ(T,τ) ∈ \{0,2^\{ℵ₀\}\}$. (5) If ZFC + “there is a measurable cardinal” has a well-founded model of height α < ω₁, then $μ(T,α) = 2^\{ℵ₀\}$ for some complete extension T of ZF + V = OD.},
author = {Ali Enayat},
journal = {Fundamenta Mathematicae},
keywords = {isomorphism types of countable well-founded models of set theory},
language = {eng},
number = {1},
pages = {23-47},
title = {Counting models of set theory},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/282912},
volume = {174},
year = {2002},
}

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AU - Ali Enayat
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JO - Fundamenta Mathematicae
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EP - 47
AB - Let T denote a completion of ZF. We are interested in the number μ(T) of isomorphism types of countable well-founded models of T. Given any countable order type τ, we are also interested in the number μ(T,τ) of isomorphism types of countable models of T whose ordinals have order type τ. We prove: (1) Suppose ZFC has an uncountable well-founded model and $κ ∈ ω ∪ {ℵ₀,ℵ₁,2^{ℵ₀}}$. There is some completion T of ZF such that μ(T) = κ. (2) If α <ω₁ and μ(T,α) > ℵ₀, then $μ(T,α) = 2^{ℵ₀}$. (3) If α < ω₁ and T ⊢ V ≠ OD, then $μ(T,α) ∈ {0,2^{ℵ₀}}$. (4) If τ is not well-ordered then $μ(T,τ) ∈ {0,2^{ℵ₀}}$. (5) If ZFC + “there is a measurable cardinal” has a well-founded model of height α < ω₁, then $μ(T,α) = 2^{ℵ₀}$ for some complete extension T of ZF + V = OD.
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