Generic extension Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
If is a generic filter over a countable transitive model , the generic extension consists of the interpretations by of all forcing names in .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 128 1 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Let be a finite subset of , and let be the finite collection of axioms of occurring in . Choose the finite fragment supplied by the hypothesis. The Lévy reflection theorem gives a level satisfying ; the Downward Lowenheim-Skolem theorem gives a countable elementary substructure of that level, and the Mostowski collapse theorem turns it into a countable transitive model of . By the assumed extension property, is contained in a countable transitive model of , so satisfies .
This argument is formalizable over for each finite . Hence, if is consistent, every finite subset of is consistent. The compactness theorem now gives