Possible values for \(2^{\aleph_n}\) and \(2^{\aleph_\omega}\) (Q1377608)

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Possible values for \(2^{\aleph_n}\) and \(2^{\aleph_\omega}\)
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    Possible values for \(2^{\aleph_n}\) and \(2^{\aleph_\omega}\) (English)
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    17 February 1998
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    Let \(m\) be a natural number with \(m>1\) and let \(\alpha: \omega\to \omega\) be a monotonic function with \(\alpha (n)>n\) for each \(n\). Assuming that \(\kappa\) is a \(P(\kappa)\)-hyper measurable cardinal, the authors build a forcing extension with \(2^{\aleph_n} =\aleph_{\alpha (n)}\) and \(2^{\aleph_\omega} =\aleph_{\omega+n}\). It was shown by Gitik and Magidor that for \(m>2\) this assumption is needed, whereas it can be shown that for \(m=2\) this assumption can be reduced.
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    generic extension
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    large cardinals
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    singular cardinal hypothesis
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    forcing extension
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