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On Indestructible Strongly Guessing Models

Logic 2024-12-30 v3

Abstract

In \cite{MV} we defined and proved the consistency of the principle GM+(ω3,ω1){\rm GM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1) which implies that many consequences of strong forcing axioms hold simultaneously at ω2\omega_2 and ω3\omega_3. In this paper we formulate a strengthening of GM+(ω3,ω1){\rm GM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1) that we call SGM+(ω3,ω1){\rm SGM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1). We also prove, modulo the consistency of two supercompact cardinals, that SGM+(ω3,ω1){\rm SGM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1) is consistent with ZFC. In addition to all the consequences of GM+(ω3,ω1){\rm GM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1), the principle SGM+(ω3,ω1){\rm SGM}^+(\omega_3,\omega_1), together with some mild cardinal arithmetic assumptions that hold in our model, implies that any forcing that adds a new subset of ω2\omega_2 either adds a real or collapses some cardinal. This gives a partial answer to a question of Abraham \cite{AvrahamPhD} and extends a previous result of Todor\v{c}evi\'{c} \cite{Todorcevic82} in this direction.

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@article{arxiv.2303.17458,
  title  = {On Indestructible Strongly Guessing Models},
  author = {Rahman Mohammadpour and Boban Velickovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.17458},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Minor corrections and improvements. Accepted version by the JSL

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