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Constructible sets of low rank can appear at later stages (L∩Vω+1​=Lω+1​)

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The equality L∩Vα​=Lα​ can fail even at α=ω+1. Inside the constructible universe, Lω​=Vω​ is countable, so its definable power set Lω+1​ is countable. The constructible power set of ω is uncountable there by the Cantor theorem. A real outside Lω+1​ remains a constructible subset of ω, hence belongs to Vω+1​. The cardinal comparison must be made inside L, since its reals can be externally countable.

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