Related papers: An almost strong relation

Let T be the family of open subsets of a topological space (not necessarily Hausdorff or even T_0). We prove that if T has a base of cardinality <= mu, lambda <= mu < 2^lambda, lambda strong limit of cofinality aleph_0, then T has…

We study the problem \begin{equation*} (I_{\epsilon}) \left\{\begin{aligned} -\Delta u- \frac{\mu u}{|x|^2}&=u^p -\epsilon u^q \quad\text{in }\quad \Omega, \\ u&>0 \quad\text{in }\quad \Omega, \\ u &\in H^1_0(\Omega)\cap L^{q+1}(\Omega),…

We prove the consistency of a strong polarized relation for a cardinal and its successor, using pcf and forcing

The following pcf results are proved: 1. Assume that kappa > aleph_0 is a weakly compact cardinal. Let mu > 2^kappa be a singular cardinal of cofinality kappa. Then for every regular lambda < pp^+_{Gamma(kappa)} (mu) there is an increasing…

We regard a finite word $u=u_1u_2\cdots u_n$ up to word isomorphism as an equivalence relation on $\{1,2,\ldots, n\}$ where $i$ is equivalent to $j$ if and only if $x_i=x_j.$ Some finite words (in particular all binary words) are generated…

Suppose that kappa is a singular cardinal of cofinality omega and GCH holds. Assume that for every n<omega the set of alphas with o(alpha)>= alpha^{+n} is unbounded in kappa.Then there is a cardinal preserving extension satisfying…

We deal here with colorings of the pair (mu^+, mu), when mu is a strong limit and singular cardinal. We show that there exists a coloring c, with no refinement. It follows, that the properties of identities of (mu^+, mu) when mu is…

For an infinite cardinal mu, MAD(mu) denotes the set of all cardinalities of nontrivial maximal almost disjoint families over mu. Erdos and Hechler proved the consistency of [mu in MAD(mu)] for a singular cardinal mu and asked if it was…

Let kappa be an uncountable regular cardinal. Call an equivalence relation on functions from kappa into 2 Sigma_1^1-definable over H(kappa) if there is a first order sentence F and a parameter R subseteq H(kappa) such that functions…

W.H. Woodin showed that if $\kappa_1 < \cdots < \kappa_n$ are strong cardinals then two-step ${\bf\Sigma}^1_{n+3}$ generic absoluteness holds after collapsing $2^{2^{\kappa_n}}$ to be countable. We show that this number can be reduced to…

The theory of two binary relations has the strong amalgamation property when the first relation is assumed to be coarser than the second relation, and each relation satisfies a chosen set of properties from the following list: transitivity,…

Characteristic earlier results were of the form CON$(2^{\aleph_0} \to [\lambda]^2_{n, 2})$, with $2^{\aleph_0} $ an ex-large cardinal, in the best case the first weakly Mahlo cardinal. Characteristic new results are CON$((2^{\aleph_0} =…

If A is infinite and well-ordered, then |2^A|<=|Part(A)|<=|A^A|.

We prove for any mu = mu^{< mu}< theta < lambda, lambda large enough (just strongly inaccessible Mahlo) the consistency of 2^mu = lambda-> [theta]^2_3 and even 2^mu = lambda-> [theta]^2_{sigma,2} for sigma < mu . The new point is that…

We provide an algorithm to approximate a finitely supported discrete measure $\mu$ by a measure $\nu_{N}$ corresponding to a set of $N$ points so that the total variation between $\mu$ and $\nu_N$ has an upper bound. As a consequence if…

For each $\alpha > 2$ there is a binary word with critical exponent $\alpha$.

We investigate in ZFC what can be the family of large enough cardinals mu in which an a.e.c. K is categorical or even just solvable. We show that for not few cardinals lambda<mu there is a superlimit model in K_lambda. Moreover, our main…

We obtain bounds on the cardinality of $pcf(\mathfrak{a})$ from instances of weak diamond. Consequently, under mild assumptions there are many singular cardinals of the from $\aleph_\delta$ for which…

Let $f$ be a $C^{1+\alpha}$ diffeomorphism of a compact manifold $M$ preserving a smooth measure $\mu$. We show that if $f:(M,\mu)\to (M,\mu)$ is exponentially mixing then it is Bernoulli.

Assuming the P-ideal dichotomy, we attempt to isolate those cardinal characteristics of the continuum that are correlated with two well-known consequences of the proper forcing axiom. We find a cardinal invariant $\mathfrak{x}$ such that…