Forcing theorem Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The forcing theorem identifies truth in a generic extension with the forcing relation: a formula is true in exactly when some condition in forces it.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 128 2 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
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 thatfor every . Therefore every required value lies in the set .
The already established axiom schema of separation forms the setFunctionality makes exactly the range of the definable function on . This proves every instance of the Axiom schema of replacement in the generic extension .