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Rigid ideals

Logic 2019-02-01 v2

Abstract

An ideal II on a cardinal κ\kappa is called \emph{rigid} if all automorphisms of P(κ)/IP(\kappa)/I are trivial. An ideal is called \emph{μ\mu-minimal} if whenever GP(κ)/IG\subseteq P(\kappa)/I is generic and XP(μ)V[G]VX\in P(\mu)^{V[G]}\setminus V, it follows that V[X]=V[G]V[X]=V[G]. We prove that the existence of a rigid saturated μ\mu-minimal ideal on μ+\mu^+, where μ\mu is a regular cardinal, is consistent relative to the existence of large cardinals. The existence of such an ideal implies that GCH fails. However, we show that the existence of a rigid saturated ideal on μ+\mu^+, where μ\mu is an \emph{uncountable} regular cardinal, is consistent with GCH relative to the existence of an almost-huge cardinal. Addressing the case μ=ω\mu=\omega, we show that the existence of a rigid \emph{presaturated} ideal on ω1\omega_1 is consistent with CH relative to the existence of an almost-huge cardinal. The existence of a \emph{precipitous} rigid ideal on μ+\mu^+ where μ\mu is an uncountable regular cardinal is equiconsistent with the existence of a measurable cardinal.

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@article{arxiv.1606.00040,
  title  = {Rigid ideals},
  author = {Brent Cody and Monroe Eskew},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.00040},
  year   = {2019}
}
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