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Stationary Reflection and the failure of SCH

Logic 2023-09-13 v2

Abstract

In this paper we prove that from large cardinals it is consistent that there is a singular strong limit cardinal ν\nu such that the singular cardinal hypothesis fails at ν\nu and every collection of fewer than cf(ν)\mathrm{cf}(\nu) stationary subsets of ν+\nu^+ reflects simultaneously. For cf(ν)>ω\mathrm{cf}(\nu) > \omega, this situation was not previously known to be consistent. Using different methods, we reduce the upper bound on the consistency strength of this situation for cf(ν)=ω\mathrm{cf}(\nu) = \omega to below a single partially supercompact cardinal. The previous upper bound of infinitely many supercompact cardinals was due to Sharon.

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@article{arxiv.1908.11145,
  title  = {Stationary Reflection and the failure of SCH},
  author = {Omer Ben-Neria and Yair Hayut and Spencer Unger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.11145},
  year   = {2023}
}

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28 pages

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