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Level by level equivalence and the number of normal measures over P κ ( λ )

Arthur W. Apter (2007)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We construct two models for the level by level equivalence between strong compactness and supercompactness in which if κ is λ supercompact and λ ≥ κ is regular, we are able to determine exactly the number of normal measures P κ ( λ ) carries. In the first of these models, P κ ( λ ) carries 2 2 [ λ ] < κ many normal measures, the maximal number. In the second of these models, P κ ( λ ) carries 2 2 [ λ ] < κ many normal measures, except if κ is a measurable cardinal which is not a limit of measurable cardinals. In this case, κ (and...

Reflecting character and pseudocharacter

Lucia R. Junqueira, Alberto M. E. Levi (2015)

Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae

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We say that a cardinal function φ reflects an infinite cardinal κ , if given a topological space X with φ ( X ) κ , there exists Y [ X ] κ with φ ( Y ) κ . We investigate some problems, discussed by Hodel and Vaughan in Reflection theorems for cardinal functions, Topology Appl. 100 (2000), 47–66, and Juhász in Cardinal functions and reflection, Topology Atlas Preprint no. 445, 2000, related to the reflection for the cardinal functions character and pseudocharacter. Among other results, we present some new equivalences...

Uncountable cardinals have the same monadic ∀₁¹ positive theory over large sets

Athanassios Tzouvaras (2004)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We show that uncountable cardinals are indistinguishable by sentences of the monadic second-order language of order of the form (∀X)ϕ(X) and (∃X)ϕ(X), for ϕ positive in X and containing no set-quantifiers, when the set variables range over large (= cofinal) subsets of the cardinals. This strengthens the result of Doner-Mostowski-Tarski [3] that (κ,∈), (λ,∈) are elementarily equivalent when κ, λ are uncountable. It follows that we can consistently postulate that the structures ( 2 κ , [ 2 κ ] > κ , < ) , ( 2 λ , [ 2 λ ] > λ , < ) are...

Supercompactness and failures of GCH

Sy-David Friedman, Radek Honzik (2012)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Let κ < λ be regular cardinals. We say that an embedding j: V → M with critical point κ is λ-tall if λ < j(κ) and M is closed under κ-sequences in V. Silver showed that GCH can fail at a measurable cardinal κ, starting with κ being κ⁺⁺-supercompact. Later, Woodin improved this result, starting from the optimal hypothesis of a κ⁺⁺-tall measurable cardinal κ. Now more generally, suppose that κ ≤ λ are regular and one wishes the GCH to fail at λ with κ being λ-supercompact. Silver’s...

A partition property of cardinal numbers

N. H. Williams

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CONTENTSIntroduction....................................................................................... 5§ 1. Notation and definitions......................................................... 5§ 2. Negative relations.................................................................... 9§ 3. The Ramification Lemma ..................................................... 10§ 4. The main theorem................................................................... 13§ 5. A result for cardinals...

On ordinals accessible by infinitary languages

Saharon Shelah, Pauli Väisänen, Jouko Väänänen (2005)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Let λ be an infinite cardinal number. The ordinal number δ(λ) is the least ordinal γ such that if ϕ is any sentence of L λ ω , with a unary predicate D and a binary predicate ≺, and ϕ has a model ℳ with D , a well-ordering of type ≥ γ, then ϕ has a model ℳ ’ where D ' , ' is non-well-ordered. One of the interesting properties of this number is that the Hanf number of L λ ω is exactly δ ( λ ) . It was proved in [BK71] that if ℵ₀ < λ < κ a r e r e g u l a r c a r d i n a l n u m b e r s , t h e n t h e r e i s a f o r c i n g e x t e n s i o n , p r e s e r v i n g c o f i n a l i t i e s , s u c h t h a t i n t h e e x t e n s i o n 2λ = κ a n d δ ( λ ) < λ . W e i m p r o v e t h i s r e s u l t b y p r o v i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g : S u p p o s e < λ < θ κ a r e c a r d i n a l n u m b e r s s u c h t h a t λ < λ = λ ; ∙ cf(θ) ≥ λ⁺ and μ λ < θ whenever μ < θ; ∙ κ λ = κ . Then there...

Internally club and approachable for larger structures

John Krueger (2008)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We generalize the notion of a fat subset of a regular cardinal κ to a fat subset of P κ ( X ) , where κ ⊆ X. Suppose μ < κ, μ < μ = μ , and κ is supercompact. Then there is a generic extension in which κ = μ⁺⁺, and for all regular λ ≥ μ⁺⁺, there are stationarily many N in [ H ( λ ) ] μ which are internally club but not internally approachable.

Definable orthogonality classes in accessible categories are small

Joan Bagaria, Carles Casacuberta, A. R. D. Mathias, Jiří Rosický (2015)

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

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We lower substantially the strength of the assumptions needed for the validity of certain results in category theory and homotopy theory which were known to follow from Vopěnka’s principle. We prove that the necessary large-cardinal hypotheses depend on the complexity of the formulas defining the given classes, in the sense of the Lévy hierarchy. For example, the statement that, for a class 𝒮 of morphisms in a locally presentable category 𝒞 of structures, the orthogonal class of objects...

Characterizing the powerset by a complete (Scott) sentence

Ioannis Souldatos (2013)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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This paper is part II of a study on cardinals that are characterizable by a Scott sentence, continuing previous work of the author. A cardinal κ is characterized by a Scott sentence ϕ if ϕ has a model of size κ, but no model of size κ⁺. The main question in this paper is the following: Are the characterizable cardinals closed under the powerset operation? We prove that if β is characterized by a Scott sentence, then 2 β + β is (homogeneously) characterized by a Scott sentence, for all 0 <...

The tree property at the double successor of a measurable cardinal κ with 2 κ large

Sy-David Friedman, Ajdin Halilović (2013)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Assuming the existence of a λ⁺-hypermeasurable cardinal κ, where λ is the first weakly compact cardinal above κ, we prove that, in some forcing extension, κ is still measurable, κ⁺⁺ has the tree property and 2 κ = κ . If the assumption is strengthened to the existence of a θ -hypermeasurable cardinal (for an arbitrary cardinal θ > λ of cofinality greater than κ) then the proof can be generalized to get 2 κ = θ .

Initially κ -compact spaces for large κ

Stavros Christodoulou (1999)

Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae

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This work presents some cardinal inequalities in which appears the closed pseudo-character, ψ c , of a space. Using one of them — ψ c ( X ) 2 d ( X ) for T 2 spaces — we improve, from T 3 to T 2 spaces, the well-known result that initially κ -compact T 3 spaces are λ -bounded for all cardinals λ such that 2 λ κ . And then, using an idea of A. Dow, we prove that initially κ -compact T 2 spaces are in fact compact for κ = 2 F ( X ) , 2 s ( X ) , 2 t ( X ) , 2 χ ( X ) , 2 ψ c ( X ) or κ = max { τ + , τ < τ } , where τ > t ( p , X ) for all p X .

On the bounding, splitting, and distributivity numbers

Alan S. Dow, Saharon Shelah (2023)

Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae

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The cardinal invariants 𝔥 , 𝔟 , 𝔰 of 𝒫 ( ω ) are known to satisfy that ω 1 𝔥 min { 𝔟 , 𝔰 } . We prove that all inequalities can be strict. We also introduce a new upper bound for 𝔥 and show that it can be less than 𝔰 . The key method is to utilize finite support matrix iterations of ccc posets following paper Ultrafilters with small generating sets by A. Blass and S. Shelah (1989).

Cardinal sequences of length < ω₂ under GCH

István Juhász, Lajos Soukup, William Weiss (2006)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Let (α) denote the class of all cardinal sequences of length α associated with compact scattered spaces (or equivalently, superatomic Boolean algebras). Also put λ ( α ) = s ( α ) : s ( 0 ) = λ = m i n [ s ( β ) : β < α ] . We show that f ∈ (α) iff for some natural number n there are infinite cardinals λ i > λ > . . . > λ n - 1 and ordinals α , . . . , α n - 1 such that α = α + + α n - 1 and f = f f . . . f n - 1 where each f i λ i ( α i ) . Under GCH we prove that if α < ω₂ then (i) ω ( α ) = s α ω , ω : s ( 0 ) = ω ; (ii) if λ > cf(λ) = ω, λ ( α ) = s α λ , λ : s ( 0 ) = λ , s - 1 λ i s ω - c l o s e d i n α ; (iii) if cf(λ) = ω₁, λ ( α ) = s α λ , λ : s ( 0 ) = λ , s - 1 λ i s ω - c l o s e d a n d s u c c e s s o r - c l o s e d i n α ; (iv) if cf(λ) > ω₁, λ ( α ) = α λ . This yields a complete characterization of the classes (α) for all...

A solution to Comfort's question on the countable compactness of powers of a topological group

Artur Hideyuki Tomita (2005)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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In 1990, Comfort asked Question 477 in the survey book “Open Problems in Topology”: Is there, for every (not necessarily infinite) cardinal number α 2 , a topological group G such that G γ is countably compact for all cardinals γ < α, but G α is not countably compact? Hart and van Mill showed in 1991 that α = 2 answers this question affirmatively under M A c o u n t a b l e . Recently, Tomita showed that every finite cardinal answers Comfort’s question in the affirmative, also from M A c o u n t a b l e . However, the question has...

Locally Σ₁-definable well-orders of H(κ⁺)

Peter Holy, Philipp Lücke (2014)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Given an uncountable cardinal κ with κ = κ < κ and 2 κ regular, we show that there is a forcing that preserves cofinalities less than or equal to 2 κ and forces the existence of a well-order of H(κ⁺) that is definable over ⟨H(κ⁺),∈⟩ by a Σ₁-formula with parameters. This shows that, in contrast to the case "κ = ω", the existence of a locally definable well-order of H(κ⁺) of low complexity is consistent with failures of the GCH at κ. We also show that the forcing mentioned above introduces a Bernstein...

Iterating along a Prikry sequence

Spencer Unger (2016)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We introduce a new method which combines Prikry forcing with an iteration between the Prikry points. Using our method we prove from large cardinals that it is consistent that the tree property holds at ℵₙ for n ≥ 2, ω is strong limit and 2 ω = ω + 2 .

Embedding orders into the cardinals with D C κ

Asaf Karagila (2014)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Jech proved that every partially ordered set can be embedded into the cardinals of some model of ZF. We extend this result to show that every partially ordered set can be embedded into the cardinals of some model of Z F + D C < κ for any regular κ. We use this theorem to show that for all κ, the assumption of D C κ does not entail that there are no decreasing chains of cardinals. We also show how to extend the result to and embed into the cardinals a proper class which is definable over the ground model....

The Young Measure Representation for Weak Cluster Points of Sequences in M-spaces of Measurable Functions

Hôǹg Thái Nguyêñ, Dariusz Pączka (2008)

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics

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Let ⟨X,Y⟩ be a duality pair of M-spaces X,Y of measurable functions from Ω ⊂ ℝ ⁿ into d . The paper deals with Y-weak cluster points ϕ̅ of the sequence ϕ ( · , z j ( · ) ) in X, where z j : Ω m is measurable for j ∈ ℕ and ϕ : Ω × m d is a Carathéodory function. We obtain general sufficient conditions, under which, for some negligible set A ϕ , the integral I ( ϕ , ν x ) : = m ϕ ( x , λ ) d ν x ( λ ) exists for x Ω A ϕ and ϕ ̅ ( x ) = I ( ϕ , ν x ) on Ω A ϕ , where ν = ν x x Ω is a measurable-dependent family of Radon probability measures on m .

Selivanovski hard sets are hard

Janusz Pawlikowski (2015)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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Let H Z 2 ω . For n ≥ 2, we prove that if Selivanovski measurable functions from 2 ω to Z give as preimages of H all Σₙ¹ subsets of 2 ω , then so do continuous injections.

On families of Lindelöf and related subspaces of 2 ω

Lúcia Junqueira, Piotr Koszmider (2001)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We consider the families of all subspaces of size ω₁ of 2 ω (or of a compact zero-dimensional space X of weight ω₁ in general) which are normal, have the Lindelöf property or are closed under limits of convergent ω₁-sequences. Various relations among these families modulo the club filter in [ X ] ω are shown to be consistently possible. One of the main tools is dealing with a subspace of the form X ∩ M for an elementary submodel M of size ω₁. Various results with this flavor are obtained. Another...

On isomorphism classes of C ( 2 [ 0 , α ] ) spaces

Elói Medina Galego (2009)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We provide a complete isomorphic classification of the Banach spaces of continuous functions on the compact spaces 2 [ 0 , α ] , the topological sums of Cantor cubes 2 , with smaller than the first sequential cardinal, and intervals of ordinal numbers [0,α]. In particular, we prove that it is relatively consistent with ZFC that the only isomorphism classes of C ( 2 [ 0 , α ] ) spaces with ≥ ℵ₀ and α ≥ ω₁ are the trivial ones. This result leads to some elementary questions on large cardinals.

On biorthogonal systems whose functionals are finitely supported

Christina Brech, Piotr Koszmider (2011)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We show that for each natural number n > 1, it is consistent that there is a compact Hausdorff totally disconnected space K 2 n such that C ( K 2 n ) has no uncountable (semi)biorthogonal sequence ( f ξ , μ ξ ) ξ ω where μ ξ ’s are atomic measures with supports consisting of at most 2n-1 points of K 2 n , but has biorthogonal systems ( f ξ , μ ξ ) ξ ω where μ ξ ’s are atomic measures with supports consisting of 2n points. This complements a result of Todorcevic which implies that it is consistent that such spaces do not exist: he proves...

Decidability and definability results related to the elementary theory of ordinal multiplication

Alexis Bès (2002)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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The elementary theory of ⟨α;×⟩, where α is an ordinal and × denotes ordinal multiplication, is decidable if and only if α < ω ω . Moreover if | r and | l respectively denote the right- and left-hand divisibility relation, we show that Th ω ω ξ ; | r and Th ω ξ ; | l are decidable for every ordinal ξ. Further related definability results are also presented.

Supercompactness and partial level by level equivalence between strong compactness and strongness

Arthur W. Apter (2004)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

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We force and construct a model containing supercompact cardinals in which, for any measurable cardinal δ and any ordinal α below the least beth fixed point above δ, if δ + α is regular, δ is δ + α strongly compact iff δ is δ + α + 1 strong, except possibly if δ is a limit of cardinals γ which are δ + α strongly compact. The choice of the least beth fixed point above δ as our bound on α is arbitrary, and other bounds are possible.

Some remarks on universality properties of / c

Mikołaj Krupski, Witold Marciszewski (2012)

Colloquium Mathematicae

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We prove that if is not a Kunen cardinal, then there is a uniform Eberlein compact space K such that the Banach space C(K) does not embed isometrically into / c . We prove a similar result for isomorphic embeddings. Our arguments are minor modifications of the proofs of analogous results for Corson compacta obtained by S. Todorčević. We also construct a consistent example of a uniform Eberlein compactum whose space of continuous functions embeds isomorphically into / c , but fails to embed...

An Isomorphic Classification of C ( 2 × [ 0 , α ] ) Spaces

Elói Medina Galego (2009)

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics

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We present an extension of the classical isomorphic classification of the Banach spaces C([0,α]) of all real continuous functions defined on the nondenumerable intervals of ordinals [0,α]. As an application, we establish the isomorphic classification of the Banach spaces C ( 2 × [ 0 , α ] ) of all real continuous functions defined on the compact spaces 2 × [ 0 , α ] , the topological product of the Cantor cubes 2 with smaller than the first sequential cardinal, and intervals of ordinal numbers [0,α]. Consequently,...