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Are there any applications of the largest large cardinals to consistency results concerning, say, cardinals below $\aleph_{\aleph_\omega}$? Or perhaps to prove results in descriptive set theory? I am thinking of ZFC + Axiom I0, ZF + Reinhardt, ZF + Berkeley. See here for definitions. The largest cardinal I know of to be used for a consistency result is a 2-huge cardinal to prove the consistency of $(\aleph_3,\aleph_2,\aleph_1) \twoheadrightarrow (\aleph_2,\aleph_1,\aleph_0)$.

I would be remiss not to mention the results of Laver about left-distributive algebras proved using Axiom I3. Some of the results have not been brought down to ZFC. This is remarkable and I suppose answers the question as posed, but my motivation is to see if there are forcing constructions aimed at small cardinals that use these very large cardinals.

Are there any applications of the largest large cardinals to consistency results concerning, say, cardinals below $\aleph_{\aleph_\omega}$? Or perhaps to prove results in descriptive set theory? I am thinking of ZFC + Axiom I0, ZF + Reinhardt, ZF + Berkeley. See here for definitions. The largest cardinal I know of to be used for a consistency result is a 2-huge cardinal to prove the consistency of $(\aleph_3,\aleph_2,\aleph_1) \twoheadrightarrow (\aleph_2,\aleph_1,\aleph_0)$.

Are there any applications of the largest large cardinals to consistency results concerning, say, cardinals below $\aleph_{\aleph_\omega}$? Or perhaps to prove results in descriptive set theory? I am thinking of ZFC + Axiom I0, ZF + Reinhardt, ZF + Berkeley. See here for definitions. The largest cardinal I know of to be used for a consistency result is a 2-huge cardinal to prove the consistency of $(\aleph_3,\aleph_2,\aleph_1) \twoheadrightarrow (\aleph_2,\aleph_1,\aleph_0)$.

I would be remiss not to mention the results of Laver about left-distributive algebras proved using Axiom I3. Some of the results have not been brought down to ZFC. This is remarkable and I suppose answers the question as posed, but my motivation is to see if there are forcing constructions aimed at small cardinals that use these very large cardinals.

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Monroe Eskew
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What can the extremely large cardinals tell us about small sets?

Are there any applications of the largest large cardinals to consistency results concerning, say, cardinals below $\aleph_{\aleph_\omega}$? Or perhaps to prove results in descriptive set theory? I am thinking of ZFC + Axiom I0, ZF + Reinhardt, ZF + Berkeley. See here for definitions. The largest cardinal I know of to be used for a consistency result is a 2-huge cardinal to prove the consistency of $(\aleph_3,\aleph_2,\aleph_1) \twoheadrightarrow (\aleph_2,\aleph_1,\aleph_0)$.