English

Robust reflection principles

Logic 2015-10-19 v1

Abstract

A cardinal λ\lambda satisfies a property P robustly if, whenever Q\mathbb{Q} is a forcing poset and Q+<λ|\mathbb{Q}|^+ < \lambda, λ\lambda satisfies P in VQV^{\mathbb{Q}}. We study the extent to which certain reflection properties of large cardinals can be satisfied robustly by small cardinals. We focus in particular on stationary reflection and the tree property, both of which can consistently hold but fail to be robust at small cardinals. We introduce natural strengthenings of these principles which are always robust and which hold at sufficiently large cardinals, consider the extent to which these strengthenings are in fact stronger than the original principles, and investigate the possibility of these strengthenings holding at small cardinals, particularly at successors of singular cardinals.

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@article{arxiv.1510.04834,
  title  = {Robust reflection principles},
  author = {Chris Lambie-Hanson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.04834},
  year   = {2015}
}

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20 pages

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