Cofinality #
This file contains the definition of cofinality of an ordinal number and regular cardinals
Main Definitions #
Ordinal.cof ois the cofinality of the ordinalo. Ifois the order type of the relation<onα, theno.cofis the smallest cardinality of a subsetsof α that is cofinal inα, i.e.∀ x : α, ∃ y ∈ s, ¬ y < x.Cardinal.IsStrongLimit cmeans thatcis a strong limit cardinal:c ≠ 0 ∧ ∀ x < c, 2 ^ x < c.Cardinal.IsRegular cmeans thatcis a regular cardinal:ℵ₀ ≤ c ∧ c.ord.cof = c.Cardinal.IsInaccessible cmeans thatcis strongly inaccessible:ℵ₀ < c ∧ IsRegular c ∧ IsStrongLimit c.
Main Statements #
Ordinal.infinite_pigeonhole_card: the infinite pigeonhole principleCardinal.lt_power_cof: A consequence of König's theorem stating thatc < c ^ c.ord.cofforc ≥ ℵ₀Cardinal.univ_inaccessible: The type of ordinals inType uform an inaccessible cardinal (inType vwithv > u). This shows (externally) that inType uthere are at leastuinaccessible cardinals.
Implementation Notes #
- The cofinality is defined for ordinals.
If
cis a cardinal number, its cofinality isc.ord.cof.
Tags #
cofinality, regular cardinals, limits cardinals, inaccessible cardinals, infinite pigeonhole principle
Cofinality of orders #
Cofinality of a reflexive order ≼. This is the smallest cardinality
of a subset S : Set α such that ∀ a, ∃ b ∈ S, a ≼ b.
Equations
- Order.cof r = sInf {c : Cardinal.{?u.6} | ∃ (S : Set α), (∀ (a : α), ∃ b ∈ S, r a b) ∧ Cardinal.mk ↑S = c}
Instances For
The set in the definition of Order.cof is nonempty.
Cofinality of a strict order ≺. This is the smallest cardinality of a set S : Set α such
that ∀ a, ∃ b ∈ S, ¬ b ≺ a.
Equations
Instances For
The set in the definition of Order.StrictOrder.cof is nonempty.
Cofinality of ordinals #
Cofinality of an ordinal. This is the smallest cardinal of a
subset S of the ordinal which is unbounded, in the sense
∀ a, ∃ b ∈ S, a ≤ b. It is defined for all ordinals, but
cof 0 = 0 and cof (succ o) = 1, so it is only really
interesting on limit ordinals (when it is an infinite cardinal).
Equations
- o.cof = Quotient.liftOn o (fun (a : WellOrder) => StrictOrder.cof a.r) Ordinal.cof.proof_1
Instances For
Cofinality of suprema and least strict upper bounds #
The set in the lsub characterization of cof is nonempty.
Basic results #
A fundamental sequence for a is an increasing sequence of length o = cof a that converges at
a. We provide o explicitly in order to avoid type rewrites.
Equations
Instances For
Every ordinal has a fundamental sequence.
Infinite pigeonhole principle #
If the union of s is unbounded and s is smaller than the cofinality, then s has an unbounded member
If the union of s is unbounded and s is smaller than the cofinality, then s has an unbounded member
The infinite pigeonhole principle
Pigeonhole principle for a cardinality below the cardinality of the domain
Regular and inaccessible cardinals #
A cardinal is a strong limit if it is not zero and it is
closed under powersets. Note that ℵ₀ is a strong limit by this definition.
Instances For
A cardinal is regular if it is infinite and it equals its own cofinality.
Equations
- c.IsRegular = (Cardinal.aleph0 ≤ c ∧ c ≤ c.ord.cof)
Instances For
A function whose codomain's cardinality is infinite but strictly smaller than its domain's has a fiber with cardinality strictly great than the codomain.
A function whose codomain's cardinality is infinite but strictly smaller than its domain's has an infinite fiber.
If an infinite type β can be expressed as a union of finite sets,
then the cardinality of the collection of those finite sets
must be at least the cardinality of β.
A cardinal is inaccessible if it is an uncountable regular strong limit cardinal.
Equations
- c.IsInaccessible = (Cardinal.aleph0 < c ∧ c.IsRegular ∧ c.IsStrongLimit)