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The power function
The axioms of ZFC provide very little information about the possible values of the power function (i.e. the map K---->2ᴷ). In this dissertation, we examine various theorems concerning the behaviour of the power function inside the formal system ZFC , and we :;hall be p:trticul:trly interested in res...
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| description | The axioms of ZFC provide very little information about the possible values of the power function (i.e. the map K---->2ᴷ). In this dissertation, we examine various theorems concerning the behaviour of the power function inside the formal system ZFC , and we :;hall be p:trticul:trly interested in results which provide eonstraints on the possible values of the power function. Thus most of the results presented here will be consistency results. A theorem of Easton (Theorem 2.3.1) shows that, when restricted to regular cardinals, the power function may take on any reasonable value, and thus a considerable part of this thesis is concerned with the power function on singular cardinals. We also examine the influence of various strong axioms of infinity, and their generalization to smaller cardinals, on the possible behaviour of the power function. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22201 The power function Ouwehand, Peter Rose, Henry Mathematics The axioms of ZFC provide very little information about the possible values of the power function (i.e. the map K---->2ᴷ). In this dissertation, we examine various theorems concerning the behaviour of the power function inside the formal system ZFC , and we :;hall be p:trticul:trly interested in results which provide eonstraints on the possible values of the power function. Thus most of the results presented here will be consistency results. A theorem of Easton (Theorem 2.3.1) shows that, when restricted to regular cardinals, the power function may take on any reasonable value, and thus a considerable part of this thesis is concerned with the power function on singular cardinals. We also examine the influence of various strong axioms of infinity, and their generalization to smaller cardinals, on the possible behaviour of the power function. 2016-10-19T13:36:29Z 2016-10-19T13:36:29Z 1993 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22201 eng application/pdf Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
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| title | The power function |
| title_full | The power function |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The power function |
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| topic | Mathematics |
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