In set theory, an ordinal number α is an admissible ordinal if Lα is an admissible set (that is, a transitive model of Kripke–Platek set theory); in other words, α is admissible when α is a limit ordinal and Lα ⊧ Σ0-collection.[1][2] The term was coined by Richard Platek in 1966.[3]

The first two admissible ordinals are ω and (the least nonrecursive ordinal, also called the Church–Kleene ordinal).[2] Any regular uncountable cardinal is an admissible ordinal.

By a theorem of Sacks, the countable admissible ordinals are exactly those constructed in a manner similar to the Church–Kleene ordinal, but for Turing machines with oracles.[1] One sometimes writes for the -th ordinal that is either admissible or a limit of admissibles; an ordinal that is both is called recursively inaccessible.[4] There exists a theory of large ordinals in this manner that is highly parallel to that of (small) large cardinals (one can define recursively Mahlo ordinals, for example).[5] But all these ordinals are still countable. Therefore, admissible ordinals seem to be the recursive analogue of regular cardinal numbers.

Notice that α is an admissible ordinal if and only if α is a limit ordinal and there does not exist a γ < α for which there is a Σ1(Lα) mapping from γ onto α.[6] is an admissible ordinal iff there is a standard model of KP whose set of ordinals is , in fact this may be take as the definition of admissibility.[7][8] The th admissible ordinal is sometimes denoted by [9][8]p. 174 or .[10]

The Friedman-Jensen-Sacks theorem states that countable is admissible iff there exists some such that is the least ordinal not recursive in .[11] Equivalently, for any countable admissible , there is an making minimal such that is an admissible structure.[12]p. 264

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  4. ^ Friedman, Sy D. (2010), "Constructibility and class forcing", Handbook of set theory. Vols. 1, 2, 3, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 557–604, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5764-9_9, MR 2768687. See in particular p. 560.
  5. ^ Kahle, Reinhard; Setzer, Anton (2010), "An extended predicative definition of the Mahlo universe", Ways of proof theory, Ontos Math. Log., vol. 2, Ontos Verlag, Heusenstamm, pp. 315–340, MR 2883363.
  6. ^ K. Devlin, An introduction to the fine structure of the constructible hierarchy (1974) (p.38). Accessed 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ K. J. Devlin, Constructibility (1984), ch. 2, "The Constructible Universe, p.95. Perspectives in Mathematical Logic, Springer-Verlag.
  8. ^ a b J. Barwise, Admissible Sets and Structures (1976). Cambridge University Press
  9. ^ P. G. Hinman, Recursion-Theoretic Hierarchies (1978), pp.419--420. Perspectives in Mathematical Logic, ISBN 3-540-07904-1.
  10. ^ S. Kripke, "Transfinite Recursion, Constructible Sets, and Analogues of Cardinals" (1967), p.11. Accessed 2023-07-15.
  11. ^ W. Marek, M. Srebrny, "Gaps in the Constructible Universe" (1973), pp.361--362. Annals of Mathematical Logic 6
  12. ^ A. S. Kechris, "The Theory of Countable Analytical Sets"