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Consistency of additivity of derived limits for all _kappa systems

Determine whether it is consistent with ZFC that, for every cardinal κ and every integer n ≥ 0, derived inverse limits are additive for all _κ systems of abelian groups; that is, for every such system G, the canonical map ⊕_{α<κ} lim^n G_α → lim^n G is an isomorphism.

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Background

The main results relate vanishing of derived limits of A_κ to additivity of strong homology and, via Theorem 1.3, to additivity of derived limits for _κ systems with finitely generated groups. The open problem asks for a uniform consistency result extending additivity to all _κ systems, not only special cases or under additional finiteness assumptions.

This would represent a broad strengthening of existing consistency results linking set theory, inverse systems, and homological properties.

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We now conclude with some questions that remain open. In this light, a strengthening of Question \ref{main_quest} is the following: Is it consistent that for every cardinal \$\kappa\$, derived limits are additive for all \$_\kappa\$ systems?

All you need is $\mathbf{A}_κ$ (2506.14185 - Bannister, 17 Jun 2025) in Section 4: Questions