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The failure of GCH at a degree of supercompactness

Logic 2012-07-27 v3

Abstract

We determine the large cardinal consistency strength of the existence of a λ\lambda-supercompact cardinal κ\kappa such that GCH fails at λ\lambda. Indeed, we show that the existence of a λ\lambda-supercompact cardinal κ\kappa such that 2λθ2^\lambda \geq \theta is equiconsistent with the existence of a λ\lambda-supercompact cardinal that is also θ\theta-tall. We also prove some basic facts about the large cardinal notion of tallness with closure.

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@article{arxiv.1110.5365,
  title  = {The failure of GCH at a degree of supercompactness},
  author = {Brent Cody},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.5365},
  year   = {2012}
}