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The axiom of replacement implies the existence of sets larger than usual in mathematical practice, but can be used to prove theorems about sets of real numbers, such as Borel determinacy. This is interesting because it suggests there's some sort of recursive procedure that makes sense for sets of reals, but is not provable in ZC alone. This procedure seems like it would be of independent interest from the question of the existence of sets beyond $V_{\omega + \omega}$ in the cumulative heirarchy.

Is there a weaker axiom or recursive set of axioms that can be added to ZC that imply exactly the implications of replacement that hold for sets in $V_{\omega + \omega}$? Or for any ordinal, forone that matterexplains the kind of additional constructions that replacement permits you to make?

The axiom of replacement implies the existence of sets larger than usual in mathematical practice, but can be used to prove theorems about sets of real numbers, such as Borel determinacy. This is interesting because it suggests there's some sort of recursive procedure that makes sense for sets of reals, but is not provable in ZC alone. This procedure seems like it would be of independent interest from the question of the existence of sets beyond $V_{\omega + \omega}$ in the cumulative heirarchy.

Is there a weaker axiom or recursive set of axioms that can be added to ZC that imply exactly the implications of replacement that hold for sets in $V_{\omega + \omega}$? Or for any ordinal, for that matter?

The axiom of replacement implies the existence of sets larger than usual in mathematical practice, but can be used to prove theorems about sets of real numbers, such as Borel determinacy. This is interesting because it suggests there's some sort of recursive procedure that makes sense for sets of reals, but is not provable in ZC alone. This procedure seems like it would be of independent interest from the question of the existence of sets beyond $V_{\omega + \omega}$ in the cumulative heirarchy.

Is there a weaker axiom or recursive set of axioms that can be added to ZC that imply exactly the implications of replacement that hold for sets in $V_{\omega + \omega}$, one that explains the kind of additional constructions that replacement permits you to make?

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Small Implications of the Axiom of Replacement

The axiom of replacement implies the existence of sets larger than usual in mathematical practice, but can be used to prove theorems about sets of real numbers, such as Borel determinacy. This is interesting because it suggests there's some sort of recursive procedure that makes sense for sets of reals, but is not provable in ZC alone. This procedure seems like it would be of independent interest from the question of the existence of sets beyond $V_{\omega + \omega}$ in the cumulative heirarchy.

Is there a weaker axiom or recursive set of axioms that can be added to ZC that imply exactly the implications of replacement that hold for sets in $V_{\omega + \omega}$? Or for any ordinal, for that matter?