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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 March 2014
Suppose λ is a singular cardinal of uncountable cofinality κ. For a model of cardinality λ, let No(
) denote the number of isomorphism types of models
of cardinality λ which are L∞λ-equivalent to
. In [7] Shelah considered inverse κ-systems
of abelian groups and their certain kind of quotient limits Gr(
)/ Fact(
). In particular Shelah proved in [7, Fact 3.10] that for every cardinal Μ there exists an inverse κ-system
such that
consists of abelian groups having cardinality at most Μκ and card(Gr(
)/ Fact(
)) = Μ. Later in [8, Theorem 3.3] Shelah showed a strict connection between inverse κ-systems and possible values of No (under the assumption that θκ < λ for every θ < λ): if
is an inverse κ-system of abelian groups having cardinality < λ, then there is a model
such that card(
) = λ and No(
) = card(Gr(
)/ Fact(
)). The following was an immediate consequence (when θκ < λ for every θ < λ): for every nonzero Μ < λ or Μ = λκ there is a model
, of cardinality λ with No(
) = Μ. In this paper we show: for every nonzero Μ ≤ λκ there is an inverse κ-system
of abelian groups having cardinality < λ such that card(Gr(
)/ Fact(
)) = Μ (under the assumptions 2κ < λ and θ<κ < λ for all θ < λ when Μ > λ), with the obvious new consequence concerning the possible value of No. Specifically, the case No(
) = λ is possible when θκ > λ for every λ < λ.
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