Lévy reflection theorem Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For every finite collection of first-order formulas, there are arbitrarily large ordinals such that, for every and all parameters in ,
The reflecting ordinals for form a closed unbounded class.
The Lévy reflection theorem says that for every finite collection of first-order formulas there are arbitrarily large ordinals such that, for every and every tuple of parameters ,
Equivalently, the ordinals simultaneously reflecting all formulas in form a closed unbounded class.
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.
Let , and suppose a first-order formula defines exactly one for every . Apply the Lévy reflection theorem to the formulas needed to express this assertion, choosing an ordinal with such that
for every . Therefore every required value lies in the set .
The already established axiom schema of separation forms the set
Functionality makes exactly the range of the definable function on . This proves every instance of the Axiom schema of replacement in the generic extension .
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.