WEEK 9
M: Closed sets and normal functions.
1.75. Definition. Limit point of a set.
1.76. Definition. Closed set, closed class,
set closed in \alpha.
1.77. Remark. Interval topology on ordinals.
1.78. Definition. Normal function.
1.79. Proposition. Closed sets are images of
normal functions.
1.80. Definition. Successor cardinals, limit
cardinals. Cardinal successor of an ordinal.
1.81. Remark. Successror cardinals can be expressed
as \alpha+ where \alpha is a cardinal
1.82. Corollary. The function \aleph is normal.
W: Cardinality. Basic cardinal arithmetic.
1.83. Proposition. A set is equinumerous to
a cardinal iff it is well-orderable.
1.84. Definition. Cardinality.
1.84a. Definition. Cardinal addition and multiplication.
1.84b. Remark. Basic properties of cardinal
addition and multiplication.
1.85. Definition. Maximo-lexicographic ordering.
1.86. Proposition. Maximo-lexicographic ordering
induced by a well-ordering is a well-ordering.
1.87. Theorem. If \kappa is an infinite cardinal
then \kappa × \kappa ~ \kappa.
1.88. Corollary. (a) if m,n are natural numbers,
cardinal addition/multiplication
corresponds
to ordinal addition/multiplication.
(b) if m,n are non-zero and at
least one of them is infinite then
m + n = m
· n = max{m,n}.
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