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16. If A is an infinite set, then P P (A) is D-infinite. ] Historical Notes Cardinal numbers and alephs were introduced by Cantor. The proof of the CantorBernstein Theorem is Bernstein’s; see Borel [1898], p. 103. ) The first proof of ℵα ·ℵα = ℵα appeared in Hessenberg [1906], p. 593. Regularity of cardinals was investigated by Hausdorff, who also raised the question of existence of regular limit cardinals. D-finiteness was formulated by Dedekind. 4. Real Numbers The set of all real numbers R (the real line or the continuum) is the unique ordered field in which every nonempty bounded set has a least upper bound.
Ii) There exists an infinite set. (iii) ω is a set. 5. If W is a well-ordered set, then there exists no sequence an : n ∈ N in W such that a0 > a1 > a2 > . .. 6. , ∀α ∃β > α (β is a limit). 7. , α such that γα = α. 8. For all α, β and γ, (i) α · (β + γ) = α · β + α · γ, (ii) αβ+γ = αβ · αγ , (iii) (αβ )γ = αβ·γ . 9. (i) Show that (ω + 1) · 2 = ω · 2 + 1 · 2. (ii) Show that (ω · 2)2 = ω 2 · 22 . 10. 11. Find α, β, γ such that (i) α < β and α + γ = β + γ, (ii) α < β and α · γ = β · γ, (iii) α < β and αγ = β γ .
By induction, let P0 = ∅, Pα = Pα+1 = {x ∈ P : ∀y (y E x → y ∈ Pα )}, Pξ if α is a limit ordinal. ξ<α Let θ be the least ordinal such that Pθ+1 = Pθ (such θ exists by Replacement). First, it should be easy to see that Pα ⊂ Pα+1 for each α (by induction). Thus P0 ⊂ P1 ⊂ . . ⊂ Pθ . We claim that Pθ = P . Otherwise, let a be an E-minimal element of P − Pθ . It follows that each x E a is in Pθ , and so a ∈ Pθ+1 , a contradiction. Now we define ρ(x) as the least α such that x ∈ Pα+1 . 7) is easily verified.