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Partition relations for trees I: Incomparable trees

Joint work with Tanmay Inamdar. Abstract. Todorcevic proved that Martin’s axiom implies that every two coherent $\aleph_1$-Aronszajn trees are comparable. Here, from cardinal arithmetic assumptions, we obtain the failure of the analogous statement for higher trees. In particular, for every … Continue reading

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The power of trees

Joint work with Ari Meir Brodsky and Shira Yadai. Abstract. We give two consistent constructions of trees $T$ whose finite power $T^{n+1}$ is sharply different from $T^n$: An $\aleph_1$-tree $T$ whose interval topology $X_T$ is perfectly normal, but $(X_T)^2$ is … Continue reading

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Was Ulam right? III: Indecomposable ideals

Joint work with Tanmay Inamdar. Abstract. We continue our study of Ulam’s measure problem. In contrast to our previous works, we shift our focus from measures stratified by their additivity, to measures stratified by their indecomposability. The breakthrough here is … Continue reading

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A new model for all C-sequences are trivial

Joint work with Zhixing You and Jiachen Yuan. Abstract. We construct a model in which all C-sequences are trivial, yet there exists a $\kappa$-Souslin tree with full vanishing levels. This answers a question from a previous paper, and provides an … Continue reading

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

Joint work with Tanmay Inamdar. Abstract. We investigate global structural properties of linear orders of a fixed infinite size. It is classical that the countable linear orders and the continuum-sized orders exhibit contrasting behaviours. Modern results show that strong extensions … Continue reading

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Ketonen’s question and other cardinal sins

Joint work with Zhixing You and Jiachen Yuan. Abstract. Answering a question of Ketonen from the late 1970’s, it is proved that a weakly compact cardinal carrying an indecomposable ultrafilter need not be measurable. The result is obtained by analyzing … 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 uncountable $\theta<\aleph_\omega$. In this … 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 guess only 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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