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On inverse γ-systems and the number of L∞λ-equivalent, non-isomorphic models for λ singular

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2014

Saharon Shelah
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Rutgers University, Hill Ctr-Busch, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA, E-mail: [email protected]
Pauli Väisänen
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, P. O. Box 4, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland, E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Suppose λ is a singular cardinal of uncountable cofinality κ. For a model of cardinality λ, let No() denote the number of isomorphism types of models of cardinality λ which are L∞λ-equivalent to . In [7] Shelah considered inverse κ-systems of abelian groups and their certain kind of quotient limits Gr()/ Fact(). In particular Shelah proved in [7, Fact 3.10] that for every cardinal Μ there exists an inverse κ-system such that consists of abelian groups having cardinality at most Μκ and card(Gr()/ Fact()) = Μ. Later in [8, Theorem 3.3] Shelah showed a strict connection between inverse κ-systems and possible values of No (under the assumption that θκ < λ for every θ < λ): if is an inverse κ-system of abelian groups having cardinality < λ, then there is a model such that card() = λ and No() = card(Gr()/ Fact()). The following was an immediate consequence (when θκ < λ for every θ < λ): for every nonzero Μ < λ or Μ = λκ there is a model , of cardinality λ with No() = Μ. In this paper we show: for every nonzero Μ ≤ λκ there is an inverse κ-system of abelian groups having cardinality < λ such that card(Gr()/ Fact()) = Μ (under the assumptions 2κ < λ and θ < λ for all θ < λ when Μ > λ), with the obvious new consequence concerning the possible value of No. Specifically, the case No() = λ is possible when θκ > λ for every λ < λ.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Association for Symbolic Logic 2000

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