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Under suitable large-cardinal assumptions, in the inner model $L(\mathbb R)$ one can have $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ measurable (this follows from determinacy).

I was wondering if it is possible to reconcile measurability of $\omega_1$ (or other cardinals) with the model $L( \mathbb R^{\omega_1} )$ or objects alike?

Here $\mathbb R^{\omega_1}$ is the product space of $\omega_1$-many copies of the real line.

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    $\begingroup$ The notations $L[A]$ and $L(A)$ switched roles at some point. $L[\Bbb R]$ is a model generated by adding the predicate for the set of real numbers into your language. It is a model of ZFC, whereas you seem to mean $L(\Bbb R)$, which is the smallest model containing all the reals... $\endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Sep 10, 2022 at 12:47
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    $\begingroup$ In fact, $L[\mathbb{R}]$ is just $L$ (since "is a real" is a sufficiently low-complexity property). $\endgroup$ Sep 10, 2022 at 17:17

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For each $\alpha<\omega_1$, choose a real $r_\alpha$ that codes the ordertype $\alpha$. This sequence $\langle r_\alpha : \alpha < \omega_1 \rangle$ then codes a sequence of surjections from $\omega$ to each countable ordinal. From this, you can then run the Ulam matrix construction and show that there is no countably complete ultrafilter on $\omega_1$.

Let $F$ be a countably complete filter on $\omega_1$ in $L(\mathbb R^{\omega_1})$, and let $\sigma_\alpha : \omega \to \alpha$ be the surjection coded by $r_\alpha$. For $n<\omega$ and $\beta<\omega_1$, let $S^\beta_n = \{ \alpha > \beta : \sigma_\alpha(n) = \beta \}$. Since $\bigcup_{n<\omega} S_n^\beta$ is the tail interval $(\beta,\omega_1)$, we can take $n_\beta$ to be the least $n$ such that $S^\beta_n$ is $F$-positive, by countable completeness. Let $T_n = \{ \beta : n_\beta = n \}$. Since $\omega_1$ is uncountable, there is $n$ such that $|T_n| > 1$. So for such $T_n$, if $\beta<\gamma$ are in $T_n$ and $\alpha \in S_n^\beta \cap S_n^\gamma$, then $\sigma_\alpha(n) = \beta = \gamma$, which is impossible. Thus $S_n^\beta$ and $S_n^\gamma$ are disjoint $F$-positive sets, and so $F$ is not an ultrafilter.

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