The Solovay-sequence Nairian-model conjecture

Assume AD+\mathsf{AD}^+. Let (θα:αΩ)(\theta_\alpha:\alpha\leq\Omega) be the Solovay sequence. Suppose that α+1Ω\alpha+1\leq\Omega and that HODθα+1\operatorname{HOD}\vDash “\theta_{\alpha+1} is a limit of Woodin cardinals”. Set

δ=θα+1,M=VδHOD,N=Lδ(ξ<δ(Mξ)ω).\delta=\theta_{\alpha+1},\qquad M=V_\delta^{\operatorname{HOD}},\qquad N=L_\delta\left(\bigcup_{\xi<\delta}(M|\xi)^\omega\right).

Solovay-sequence conjecture. Then NZFN\vDash\mathsf{ZF}, ΘN=θα\Theta^N=\theta_\alpha, NN satisfies that every cardinal ηΘ\eta\geq\Theta has regular successor η+\eta^+, and, for every η<δ\eta<\delta,

cf((η+)N)θα.\operatorname{cf}((\eta^+)^N)\geq\theta_\alpha.

The conjecture gives a purely AD+\mathsf{AD}^+ formulation of the cardinal-regularity prediction. The paper verifies a version in a restricted setting, while the full generality remains open; conclusion (1) had also been claimed independently in the HOD-analysis context.

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Primary source

Douglas Blue, Paul B. Larson and Grigor Sargsyan, “Nairian Models”, arXiv:2501.18958 (2025).

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