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Timeline for Ultrafilters vs Well-orderings

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May 6, 2010 at 15:40 history edited Simon Thomas CC BY-SA 2.5
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Apr 12, 2010 at 12:45 comment added Simon Thomas It was a very interesting question. While it is well-known that the existence of non-principal ultrafilters is in general strictly weaker than the axiom of choice, this special case is probably the one which would interest most mathematicians. Plus I now understand a conversation that I recently had with a much more knowledgeable set theorist ...
Apr 11, 2010 at 21:55 comment added Harry Gindi How about relative consistency rather than direct implication?
Apr 11, 2010 at 21:50 history edited Simon Thomas CC BY-SA 2.5
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Apr 11, 2010 at 20:08 vote accept Tony Huynh
Apr 11, 2010 at 20:02 history answered Simon Thomas CC BY-SA 2.5