Proving $alpha+beta=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$












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For ordinals $alpha$, $beta$, $gamma$, if $gamma$ is a limit ordinal and $beta = sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$, why does below expression hold,
$$alpha+beta=alpha + sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
Simply what I am asking is why,
$$alpha+beta=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
holds? I tried to prove it by considering another $sup$ like $z$ then trying to prove that the $sup$ we've found is less that $z$. I don't know why and where in proof $gamma$ is limit ordinal is required?!



Edit I simply want to prove continuity property of ordinal addition. There was a question asked about what continuity of ordinals is here.










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    What is $beta_delta$?
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    – Henno Brandsma
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    What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
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    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:39












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    @HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
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    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:52










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    No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
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    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 6:33










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    @HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
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    – FreeMind
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$begingroup$


For ordinals $alpha$, $beta$, $gamma$, if $gamma$ is a limit ordinal and $beta = sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$, why does below expression hold,
$$alpha+beta=alpha + sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
Simply what I am asking is why,
$$alpha+beta=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
holds? I tried to prove it by considering another $sup$ like $z$ then trying to prove that the $sup$ we've found is less that $z$. I don't know why and where in proof $gamma$ is limit ordinal is required?!



Edit I simply want to prove continuity property of ordinal addition. There was a question asked about what continuity of ordinals is here.










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  • $begingroup$
    What is $beta_delta$?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:37












  • $begingroup$
    What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:39












  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:52










  • $begingroup$
    No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 6:33










  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 16:29














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For ordinals $alpha$, $beta$, $gamma$, if $gamma$ is a limit ordinal and $beta = sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$, why does below expression hold,
$$alpha+beta=alpha + sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
Simply what I am asking is why,
$$alpha+beta=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
holds? I tried to prove it by considering another $sup$ like $z$ then trying to prove that the $sup$ we've found is less that $z$. I don't know why and where in proof $gamma$ is limit ordinal is required?!



Edit I simply want to prove continuity property of ordinal addition. There was a question asked about what continuity of ordinals is here.










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For ordinals $alpha$, $beta$, $gamma$, if $gamma$ is a limit ordinal and $beta = sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$, why does below expression hold,
$$alpha+beta=alpha + sup{beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
Simply what I am asking is why,
$$alpha+beta=sup{alpha+beta_{delta}:delta<gamma}$$
holds? I tried to prove it by considering another $sup$ like $z$ then trying to prove that the $sup$ we've found is less that $z$. I don't know why and where in proof $gamma$ is limit ordinal is required?!



Edit I simply want to prove continuity property of ordinal addition. There was a question asked about what continuity of ordinals is here.







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edited Dec 13 '18 at 18:19









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  • $begingroup$
    What is $beta_delta$?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:37












  • $begingroup$
    What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:39












  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:52










  • $begingroup$
    No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 6:33










  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 16:29


















  • $begingroup$
    What is $beta_delta$?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:37












  • $begingroup$
    What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:39












  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 5:52










  • $begingroup$
    No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
    $endgroup$
    – Henno Brandsma
    Dec 11 '18 at 6:33










  • $begingroup$
    @HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
    $endgroup$
    – FreeMind
    Dec 11 '18 at 16:29
















$begingroup$
What is $beta_delta$?
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 5:37






$begingroup$
What is $beta_delta$?
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 5:37














$begingroup$
What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 5:39






$begingroup$
What does hold for $gamma$ a limit, is $alpha + gamma = sup {alpha + beta: beta < gamma}$. Maybe that's what you mean? For some this is (part of) the definition of addition.
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 5:39














$begingroup$
@HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
$endgroup$
– FreeMind
Dec 11 '18 at 5:52




$begingroup$
@HennoBrandsma Yes, both say the same thing.
$endgroup$
– FreeMind
Dec 11 '18 at 5:52












$begingroup$
No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 6:33




$begingroup$
No they don’t say the same thing. But what’s your definition of addition?
$endgroup$
– Henno Brandsma
Dec 11 '18 at 6:33












$begingroup$
@HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
$endgroup$
– FreeMind
Dec 11 '18 at 16:29




$begingroup$
@HennoBrandsma My reference is Jech book
$endgroup$
– FreeMind
Dec 11 '18 at 16:29










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