English

Reflection implies the SCH

Logic 2007-09-30 v2

Abstract

We prove that, e.g., if mu >cf(mu)= aleph_0 and mu>2^{aleph_0} and every stationary family of countable subsets of mu^+ reflect in some subset of mu^+ of cardinality aleph_1, then the SCH for mu^+ (moreover, for mu^+, any scale for mu^+ has a bad stationary set of cofinality aleph_1). This answers a question of Foreman and Todorcevic who got such conclusion from the simultaneous reflection of four stationary sets.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0404323,
  title  = {Reflection implies the SCH},
  author = {Saharon Shelah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404323},
  year   = {2007}
}