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Is there an abstract logic that defines the mantle?

It is a known result by Scott and Myhill that the second-order version of $L$ yields $\mathrm{HOD}$. Recently, Kennedy, Magidor, and Väänänen (Inner models from extended logics: Part I and II) ...
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Why are the sharps of sets of big ordinals not in $\mathcal{P}(\omega)$?

In his talk A Condensed History of Condensation, Welch presents the following recursive sharp function, that is total when all sharps exist: \begin{align*} \# \colon ON &\to \mathcal{P}(ON) \\ \...
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Is a sentence true for two substructures also true for their intersection? [closed]

Let $L$ be a first order language and $M$ an interpretation of $L$. If $A$ and $B$ are two substructures of $M$ and their intersection $C=A\cap B\ne \emptyset$, then is it the case that every sentence ...
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Is the consistency of $\mathcal{L}_{\infty\omega}$-sentences absolute?

The question is exactly that of the title. Suppose $\varphi\in V$ is an $\mathcal{L}_{\infty\omega}$-sentence, and $W$ is an inner model of $V$ such that $\varphi\in W$. Is the statement $\varphi$ ...
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Do inner models of unique measurable cardinals have a regular behavior? (Edited and Revised Version)

We know that if ‎$‎‎\kappa‎‎$ is a‎ ‎measurable ‎cardinal ‎and ‎‎$‎‎\mu$ be a‎ ‎two-valued ‎non-trivial‎‎$‎‎‎\kappa‎$-additive ‎measure ‎on ‎it ‎the‎n the corresponding inner model produced by ...
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Is there an inner model between two distinct inner models of ZFC?

Definition (1): A‎n‎‎ ‎inner ‎model ‎of ‎‎$‎ZFC‎$ ‎is a‎ ‎tarnsitive proper class ‎model ‎‎of $‎‎ZFC$ ‎which ‎contains ‎all ‎ordinal numbers. ‎Informally ‎we ‎denote ‎the ‎collection ‎of ‎all ‎inner ‎...