Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 March 2014
The purpose of this paper is to extend the coding method (see Beller, Jensen and Welch [82]) into the context of large cardinals.
Theorem. Suppose μ is a normal measure on κ in V and 〈 V, A〉 ⊨ ZFC. Then there is a 〈V, A〉-definable forcing  for producing a real R such that:
 for producing a real R such that:
(a) V[R] ⊨ ZFC and A is V[R]-definable with parameter R.
(b) V[R] = L[μ*, R], where μ* is a normal measure on κ in V[R] extending μ.
(c) V ⊨ GCH →  is cardinal and cofinality preserving.
 is cardinal and cofinality preserving.
Corollary. It is consistent that μ is a normal measure, R ⊆ ω is not set-generic over L[μ] and 0+ ∉ L[μ, R].
Some other corollaries will be discussed in §4 of the paper.
The main difficulty in L[μ]-coding lies in the problem of “stationary restraint”.
As in all coding constructions, conditions will be of the form  belonging to an initial segment of the cardinals, where p(γ) is a condition for almost disjoint coding
 belonging to an initial segment of the cardinals, where p(γ) is a condition for almost disjoint coding  into a subset of γ +. In addition for limit cardinals γ in Domain(p), 〈p γ′∣γ′ < γ〉 serves to code pγ .
 into a subset of γ +. In addition for limit cardinals γ in Domain(p), 〈p γ′∣γ′ < γ〉 serves to code pγ .
An important restriction in coding arguments is that for inaccessible  for only a nonstationary set of γ′ < γ. The reason is that otherwise there are conflicts between the restraint imposed by the different
 for only a nonstationary set of γ′ < γ. The reason is that otherwise there are conflicts between the restraint imposed by the different  and the need to code extensions of pγ  below γ.
 and the need to code extensions of pγ  below γ.
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