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bent, who believe that the axiom of constructibility is either true or false, most believe that it is false. This is in part because it seems unnecessarily "restrictive", as it allows only certain subsets of a given set (for example,
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without the axiom of choice (ZF). It also settles many natural mathematical questions that are independent of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice (ZFC); for example, the axiom of constructibility implies the
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Although the axiom of constructibility does resolve many set-theoretic questions, it is not typically accepted as an axiom for set theory in the same way as the ZFC axioms. Among set theorists of a
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formula known as the "analytical form of the axiom of constructibility" that has some associations to the set-theoretic axiom V=L. For example, some cases where
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can't exist), with no clear reason to believe that these are all of them. In part it is because the axiom is contradicted by sufficiently strong
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Especially from the 1950s to the 1970s, there have been some investigations into formulating an analogue of the axiom of constructibility for
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Stable sets, a characterization of ÎČ₂-models of full second-order arithmetic and some related facts
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of all sets (the formula for which can be given explicitly). In particular,
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Accepting the axiom of constructibility (which asserts that every set is
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Inductive Definitions and Reflecting Properties of Admissible Ordinals
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thereby establishing that AC and GCH are also relatively consistent.
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The axiom of constructibility implies the non-existence of those
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The major significance of the axiom of constructibility is in
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of those large cardinals (when they exist in a supermodel of
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The existence of a primitive recursive class surjection
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Generalizations of this axiom are explored in 3762: 994:Here is a list of propositions that hold in the 46:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 101:in mathematics that asserts that every set is 3123: 1365: 1269: 1267: 247:, it excludes the auxiliary structures (e.g. 285:{\displaystyle 0^{\sharp }\subseteq \omega } 119:, is inconsistent with the proposition that 16:Possible axiom for set theory in mathematics 962:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 862:, i.e. that the negations of these axioms ( 3130: 3116: 1557: 1372: 1358: 1264: 816: 812: 624: 616: 608: 314:subsystems of second-order arithmetic 243:), and they are still initial ordinals in 143:The axiom of constructibility implies the 1213:Hamkins, Joel David (February 27, 2015). 982:Learn how and when to remove this message 77:Learn how and when to remove this message 1277:(pp.176--177). Accessed 2021 November 3. 1261:(1975, p.105). Accessed 2021 November 3. 841:{\displaystyle V=L\implies AC\land GCH,} 1212: 920: 748:can prove a contradiction, then so can 562:{\displaystyle M\vDash {\textrm {V=L}}} 204:, all of which are independent of ZFC. 3763: 1379: 1303: 1294:(1974, p.23). Accessed 30 August 2022. 1185:) these propositions also hold in the 3111: 1353: 378:{\displaystyle {\textrm {Constr}}(X)} 960:adding citations to reliable sources 927: 669:Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory 18: 1344:Mathematical Association of America 1227:from the original on April 23, 2024 858:'s result that both AC and GCH are 115:. The axiom, first investigated by 13: 895: 869: 704:is relatively consistent (i.e. if 584: 515: 452: 394: 328: 271: 172: 105:. The axiom is usually written as 14: 3787: 1331: 129:list of large cardinal properties 3161: 3091: 1339:How many real numbers are there? 1008:generalized continuum hypothesis 932: 665:generalized continuum hypothesis 307: 300:, or the "California school" as 154:generalized continuum hypothesis 23: 646: 345:{\displaystyle \Sigma _{2}^{1}} 189:{\displaystyle \Delta _{2}^{1}} 138: 3137: 1280: 1251: 1239: 1206: 1157: 1061:that imply the existence of a 813: 735: 723: 671:. 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3605: 3604: 3600: 3596: 3593: 3592: 3591: 3588: 3587: 3584: 3581: 3579: 3576: 3574: 3571: 3569: 3566: 3565: 3563: 3559: 3553: 3550: 3548: 3545: 3543: 3540: 3538: 3536: 3531: 3529: 3526: 3524: 3521: 3518: 3514: 3511: 3509: 3506: 3502: 3499: 3497: 3494: 3492: 3489: 3488: 3487: 3484: 3481: 3477: 3474: 3472: 3469: 3467: 3464: 3462: 3459: 3458: 3456: 3453: 3449: 3443: 3440: 3438: 3435: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3413: 3410: 3406: 3403: 3401: 3398: 3397: 3396: 3393: 3391: 3388: 3386: 3383: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3373: 3370: 3366: 3363: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3352: 3350: 3344: 3341: 3340: 3337: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3323: 3321: 3318: 3316: 3313: 3311: 3308: 3306: 3303: 3301: 3298: 3295: 3292: 3290: 3287: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3278: 3270: 3269:specification 3267: 3265: 3262: 3261: 3260: 3257: 3256: 3253: 3250: 3248: 3245: 3243: 3240: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3230: 3228: 3225: 3223: 3220: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3210: 3208: 3205: 3201: 3198: 3196: 3193: 3191: 3188: 3187: 3186: 3183: 3181: 3178: 3177: 3175: 3173: 3169: 3164: 3154: 3151: 3150: 3148: 3144: 3140: 3133: 3128: 3126: 3121: 3119: 3114: 3113: 3110: 3100: 3099: 3094: 3086: 3080: 3077: 3075: 3072: 3070: 3067: 3065: 3062: 3058: 3055: 3054: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3034: 3031: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3011: 3010: 3008: 3004: 2998: 2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2987:Recursive set 2985: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2961: 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2937: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2907: 2905: 2903: 2899: 2893: 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2856: 2853: 2851: 2848: 2846: 2843: 2842: 2841: 2838: 2836: 2833: 2831: 2828: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2809: 2806: 2805: 2804: 2801: 2797: 2796:of arithmetic 2794: 2793: 2792: 2789: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2761: 2760: 2757: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2744: 2743: 2740: 2739: 2737: 2735: 2731: 2725: 2722: 2720: 2717: 2715: 2712: 2710: 2707: 2704: 2703:from ZFC 2700: 2697: 2695: 2692: 2686: 2683: 2682: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2673: 2671: 2668: 2667: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2656: 2653: 2651: 2648: 2646: 2643: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2633: 2632: 2630: 2628: 2624: 2614: 2613: 2609: 2608: 2603: 2602:non-Euclidean 2600: 2596: 2593: 2591: 2588: 2586: 2585: 2581: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2574: 2572: 2568: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2555: 2554: 2550: 2546: 2543: 2542: 2541: 2537: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2515: 2513: 2510: 2508: 2505: 2504: 2502: 2498: 2497: 2495: 2490: 2484: 2479:Example  2476: 2468: 2463: 2462: 2461: 2458: 2456: 2453: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2430: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2398: 2397: 2394: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2371: 2370: 2367: 2365: 2362: 2358: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2348: 2345: 2344: 2343: 2340: 2336: 2333: 2331: 2328: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2308: 2307: 2306: 2303: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2291: 2288: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2265: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2236:by definition 2234: 2233: 2232: 2229: 2225: 2222: 2221: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2205: 2202: 2200: 2197: 2196: 2193: 2190: 2188: 2184: 2179: 2173: 2169: 2159: 2156: 2154: 2151: 2149: 2146: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2123:Kripke–Platek 2121: 2119: 2116: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2103: 2102: 2099: 2098: 2096: 2092: 2084: 2081: 2080: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2071: 2067: 2064: 2063: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2047: 2044: 2042: 2039: 2036: 2032: 2028: 2025: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2002: 1999: 1998: 1996: 1994: 1990: 1986: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1967:constructible 1965: 1964: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1890: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1854: 1853: 1851: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1838: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1813: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1800: 1797: 1796: 1795: 1792: 1791: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1779: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1737: 1734: 1733: 1732: 1729: 1725: 1720: 1719: 1718: 1715: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1706: 1698: 1695: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1684: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1649: 1647: 1645: 1644:Propositional 1641: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1598: 1595: 1593: 1590: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1572:Logical truth 1570: 1568: 1565: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1547: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1508: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1488: 1485: 1484: 1482: 1480: 1474: 1469: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1396: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1386: 1382: 1375: 1370: 1368: 1363: 1361: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1345: 1341: 1340: 1336: 1335: 1324: 1322:3-540-13258-9 1318: 1314: 1310: 1306: 1305:Devlin, Keith 1302: 1301: 1293: 1289: 1283: 1276: 1270: 1268: 1260: 1254: 1247: 1242: 1231:September 22, 1226: 1222: 1221: 1216: 1209: 1205: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1188: 1184: 1183:constructible 1147: 1144: 1136: 1133: 1129: 1125: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1099: 1098:abelian group 1095: 1092:The truth of 1091: 1088: 1084: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1056: 1055: 1053: 1049: 1047: 1043: 1041: 1037: 1035: 1034:Global square 1032: 1028: 1025: 1024: 1023: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1005: 1004: 1003: 1001: 997: 986: 983: 975: 972:November 2017 965: 961: 957: 951: 950: 946: 941:This section 939: 935: 930: 929: 924: 918: 904: 901: 898: 875: 872: 861: 857: 852: 835: 832: 829: 826: 823: 820: 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