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In short, what can we say about the consistency strength of "$\kappa$ is a singular worldly and inaccessible in an inner model"? Clearly, $0^\#$ exists since we have a singular cardinal which is regul …

One of the most incredible results in modern set theory, due to Jensen, is that given any model of $\sf ZFC$, there is a class forcing which adds a real number $r$ and in the extension $V=L[r]$. Moreo …

Suppose that $\kappa$ is the critical point of $j\colon V\to M$, and suppose that $\mathcal F=(F_\alpha\mid\alpha\leq\kappa)$ is a sequence such that for every limit ordinal $\alpha$, $F_\alpha$ is a …

It is a well-known theorem that if $\kappa$ is measurable, then there is a generic extension in which $\kappa$ is no longer weakly compact, but we can force its weak compactness back and recover the f …

Definition: Let $\kappa$ be an $\aleph$ cardinal, we say that $\langle f_\alpha\colon\alpha\to\kappa\mid\alpha<\kappa^+\rangle$ is a ladder if every $f_\alpha$ is injective. Equivalently this is the …

Solovay's model is a famous model of $\sf ZF$ where we start in $L$ with $\kappa$ inaccessible, and we collapse all the ordinals below $\kappa$ to be countable, without collapsing $\kappa$ itself, and …

It is a theorem of A. Levy, if $\kappa$ is an inaccessible cardinal, then $V_\kappa\prec_{\Sigma_1} V$ namely $V_\kappa$ is an elementary submodel when considering only $\Sigma_1$ sentences. One migh …

Say that an inner model $M$ of $V$ is generically saturated if for every forcing notion $\Bbb P\in M$, either there is an $M$-generic for $\Bbb P$ in $V$, or forcing with $\Bbb P$ over $V$ collapses c …

Suppose that $\kappa$ is a strong limit cardinal. The singular cardinal hypothesis states $2^\kappa=\kappa^+$. We know that the failure of SCH requires large cardinals, and in fact is equiconsistent w …

Shelah's celebrated theorem states that $\aleph_\omega$ is a strong limit cardinal, then $2^{\aleph_\omega}<\aleph_{\omega_4}$. But the conjecture is that $\omega_4$ can be provably replaced by $\ome …

One of the characterizations of $\kappa$ being a weakly compact cardinal is being inaccessible, and for every $\kappa$-model $M$, there is a [$\kappa$-model] $N$ and an elementary embedding $j\colon M …

Recall that an inaccessible cardinal $\kappa$ is a Woodin cardinal if for every $A\subseteq V_\kappa$ there is an unbounded set in $\kappa$ of $\lambda$ such that $V_\kappa\models\lambda$ is $A$-stron …

Recall that $\kappa$ is a worldly cardinal if $V_\kappa$ is a model of $\sf ZFC$. While every worldly cardinal is a strong limit cardinal, it is not necessarily regular. The point being that the short …

One of the magnificent theorems of $\sf ZFC$ is that there exists an Aronszajn tree on $\omega_1$. Namely, a tree of height $\omega_1$ in which every level is countable, but no branch is cofinal. On …

In a recent question on Math.SE it was asked whether or not For every infinite cardinal $\mathfrak m$ there is no $\aleph$ number, $\kappa$, such that $\mathfrak m<\kappa<2^{\mathfrak m}$. By requiri …