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- From: holmes@opal.idbsu.edu (Randall Holmes)
- Subject: Re: consequences of the Axiom of Choice
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- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 18:30:47 GMT
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- In article <92147@netnews.upenn.edu> weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener) writes:
- >In article <1992Oct6.214824.4955@guinness.idbsu.edu>, holmes@opal (Randall Holmes) writes:
- >>And, alas, the prime ideal theorem is false in Solovay's model (it
- >>implies the existence of non-measurable sets).
- >
- >I've never quite understood the philosophy behind this "alas". People
- >who don't like AC usually do so because they like constructive proofs.
- >Most constructive work keeps one within the realm of the measurable.
- >The only exception that I know of, where knowledge and sometimes even
- >use of PCA say exists, is probability.
- >--
- >-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)
-
- The "alas" was somewhat ironic in intent. The mere existence of
- Solovay's model shows that _all_ constructive work can be assumed to
- keep one in the realm of the measurable, does it not? I don't think
- that applications of the prime ideal theorem are really needed for
- classical measure theory! The interesting thing is that Solovay's
- result requires consistency strength more than that of ZFC; the
- assumption that all sets of reals are Lebesgue measurable enables one
- to intepret ZFC + "there is an inaccessible"; ZF + "all sets are
- measurable" is stronger than ZFC!
-
-
- --
- The opinions expressed | --Sincerely,
- above are not the "official" | M. Randall Holmes
- opinions of any person | Math. Dept., Boise State Univ.
- or institution. | holmes@opal.idbsu.edu
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