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Fine structure without choice

In set theory, are there approaches to fine structure that give fine-structural models that do not satisfy the axiom of choice? We can build fine-structural models above a given set (such as $\mathbb ...
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AD and simultaneous well-orderability principle

Is the axiom of determinacy (AD) consistent with the following choice principle, and if yes, does it hold in $L(ℝ)$ under AD: Simultaneous well-orderability: For every function $f:P(Ord)→\text{...
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Periodicity in the cumulative hierarchy

Under Reinhardt cardinals in ZF, the cumulative hierarchy exhibits a periodicity in that for large enough $λ$, certain properties of $V_λ$ depend on whether $λ$ is even vs odd. See Periodicity in the ...
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How much Dependent Choice is provable in $Z_2$? And what about Projective Determinacy?

So, second order arithmetic, $Z_2$, is capable of proving quite a few things. One thing which would be of use is dependent choice for $\mathbb{R}$. Basically, dependent choice on $\mathbb{R}$ says ...
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Large cardinals in ZF + DC + AD

The Axiom of Dependent Choice (DC) is often considered to be an "intuitive and non-controversial" version of choice used in the proofs of many theorems in Analysis. Similarly, the Axiom of ...
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Is any choice axiom other than WISC inherited by Grothendieck topoi?

It is well known that even if one works with say ZFC as a base theory, Grothendieck topoi do not in general satisfy even fairly weak axioms like countable choice or small violations of choice and one ...
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Aronszajn Trees when AC fails

This question may be easy and indicative of my ignorance about the failure of the axiom of choice. If so, I apologize. Below assume $\mathsf{DC}$ but not $\mathsf{AC}$. Suppose we have a partial order ...
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The Rise and Fall of Dictators & How it Depends on Our Choice

This question is loosely inspired by the following paper of Shelah on Arrow property in which he answered a question of Gil Kalai affirmatively. Shelah, Saharon, On the Arrow property. Adv. in Appl. ...
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Countable choice in $L(\mathbb{R}^*_G)$

Let $\lambda$ be a singular strong limit cardinal and let $G \subset \text{Col}(\omega,\mathord{<}\lambda)$ be a $V$-generic filter. Let $\mathbb{R}^*_G = \bigcup_{\alpha < \lambda} \mathbb{R}^{...
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What axioms (other than choice) have a taming effect on the ordering of cardinalities?

Axiom of choice arranges all cardinalities into a well-ordered chain but without it their ordering can be wild in general ZF models, e.g. two cardinalities may not even have inf or sup. However, ...
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