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Extenders under ZF and constructibility of rank-to-rank embeddings

Logic 2020-12-21 v3

Abstract

Assume ZF (without the Axiom of Choice). Let j:VεVδj:V_\varepsilon\to V_\delta be a non-trivial \in-cofinal Σ1\Sigma_1-elementary embedding, where ε,δ\varepsilon,\delta are limit ordinals. We prove some restrictions on the constructibility of jj from VδV_\delta, mostly focusing on the case ε=δ\varepsilon=\delta. In particular, if ε=δ\varepsilon=\delta and jL(Vδ)j\in L(V_\delta) then δ\delta has cofinality ω\omega. However, assuming ZFC+I3_3, with the appropriate ε=δ\varepsilon=\delta, one can force to get such jL(VδV[G])j\in L(V^{V[G]}_\delta). Assuming Dependent Choice and that δ\delta has cofinality ω\omega (but not assuming V=L(Vδ)V=L(V_\delta)), and j:VδVδj:V_\delta\to V_\delta is Σ1\Sigma_1-elementary, we show that there are "perfectly many" such jj, with none being "isolated". Assuming a proper class of weak Lowenheim-Skolem cardinals, we also give a first-order characterization of critical points of embeddings j:VMj:V\to M with MM transitive. The main results rely on a development of extenders under ZF (which is most useful given such wLS cardinals).

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2006.10574,
  title  = {Extenders under ZF and constructibility of rank-to-rank embeddings},
  author = {Farmer Schlutzenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.10574},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

32 pages. This version: Extended some results (6.9, 7.1, 7.6), and modified introduction accordingly. Corrected typo in abstract which asserted a key theorem falsely. Added URL links to bibliography. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2002.01215