Author Archives: Assaf Rinot

Walks on uncountable ordinals and non-structure theorems for higher Aronszajn lines

Joint work with Tanmay Inamdar. Abstract. It is proved that if there is an $\aleph_2$-Aronszajn line, then there is one that does not contain an $\aleph_2$-Countryman line. This solves a problem of Moore and stands in a sharp contrast with … Continue reading

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Ketonen’s question and other cardinal sins

Joint work with Zhixing You and Jiachen Yuan. Abstract. Intersection models of generic extensions obtained from a commutative projection systems of notions of forcing has recently regained interest, especially in the study of descriptive set theory. Here, we show that … Continue reading

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120 Years of Choice, July 2024

I gave an invited talk at the 120 Years of Choice conference, July 2024. Talk Title: Mathematician’s best friend Abstract: Jensen’s diamond is a very useful postulate. It is well-known that it implies the continuum hypothesis, that it is equivalent … Continue reading

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A model for global compactness

Joint work with Sittinon Jirattikansakul and Inbar Oren. Abstract. In a classical paper by Ben-David and Magidor, a model of set theory was exhibited in which $\aleph_{\omega+1}$ carries a uniform ultrafilter that is $\theta$-indecomposable for every regular uncountable $\theta<\aleph_\omega$. In … Continue reading

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Diamond on Kurepa trees

Joint work with Ziemek Kostana and Saharon Shelah. Abstract. We introduce a new weak variation of diamond that is meant to only guess the branches of a Kurepa tree. We demonstrate that this variation is considerably weaker than diamond by … Continue reading

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Proxy principles in combinatorial set theory

Joint work with Ari Meir Brodsky and Shira Yadai. Abstract. The parameterized proxy principles were introduced by Brodsky and Rinot in a 2017 paper as new foundations for the construction of $\kappa$-Souslin trees in a uniform way that does not … Continue reading

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Squares, ultrafilters and forcing axioms

Joint work with Chris Lambie-Hanson and Jing Zhang. Abstract. We study the interplay of the three families of combinatorial objects or principles. Specifically, we show the following. Strong forcing axioms, in general incompatible with the existence of indexed squares, can … Continue reading

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May the successor of a singular cardinal be Jonsson?

Abstract: We collect necessary conditions for the successor of a singular cardinal to be Jónsson.

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Perspectives on Set Theory, November 2023

I gave an invited talk at the Perspectives on Set Theory conference, November 2023. Talk Title: May the successor of a singular cardinal be Jónsson? Abstract: We’ll survey what’s known about the question in the title and collect ten open … Continue reading

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Diamond on ladder systems and countably metacompact topological spaces

Joint work with Rodrigo Rey Carvalho and Tanmay Inamdar. Abstract. Leiderman and Szeptycki proved that a single Cohen real introduces a ladder system $L$ over $\aleph_1$ for which the space $X_L$ is not a $\Delta$-space. They asked whether there is … Continue reading

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