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Higher indescribability and derived topologies

Logic 2022-10-14 v4

Abstract

We introduce reflection properties of cardinals in which the attributes that reflect are expressible by infinitary formulas whose lengths can be strictly larger than the cardinal under consideration. This kind of generalized reflection principle leads to the definitions of Lκ+,κ+L_{\kappa^+,\kappa^+}-indescribability and Πξ1\Pi^1_\xi-indescribability of a cardinal κ\kappa for all ξ<κ+\xi<\kappa^+. In this context, universal Πξ1\Pi^1_\xi formulas exist, there is a normal ideal associated to Πξ1\Pi^1_\xi-indescribability and the notions of Πξ1\Pi^1_\xi-indescribability yield a strict hierarchy below a measurable cardinal. Additionally, given a regular cardinal μ\mu, we introduce a diagonal version of Cantor's derivative operator and use it to extend Bagaria's \cite{MR3894041} sequence langleτξ:ξ<μlangle\tau_\xi:\xi<\mu\rangle of derived topologies on μ\mu to τξ:ξ<μ+\langle\tau_\xi:\xi<\mu^+\rangle. Finally, we prove that for all ξ<μ+\xi<\mu^+, if there is a stationary set of α<μ\alpha<\mu that have a high enough degree of indescribability, then there are stationarily-many α<μ\alpha<\mu that are nonisolated points in the space (μ,τξ+1)(\mu,\tau_{\xi+1}).

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@article{arxiv.2102.09598,
  title  = {Higher indescribability and derived topologies},
  author = {Brent Cody},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.09598},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Modified and shortened more proofs throughout the paper using generic ultrapowers. Corrected additional typos. Added a generic embedding characterization of highly indescribable sets

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