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This is an introduction to the set-theoretic method of forcing, including its application in proving the independence of the Continuum Hypothesis from the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms of set theory. I presuppose no particular mathematical…

Logic · Mathematics 2007-12-17 Kenny Easwaran

This is an overview about a method of constructing ccc forcings: Suppose first that a continuous, commutative system of complete embeddings between countable forcings indexed along $\omega_1$ is given. Then its direct limit satisfies ccc by…

Logic · Mathematics 2008-11-07 Bernhard Irrgang

A central theme in set theory is to find universes with extreme, well-understood behaviour. The case we are interested in is assuming GCH and has a strong forcing axiom of higher order than usual. Instead of "for every suitable forcing…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Noam Greenberg , Saharon Shelah

Forcing was first introduced by Paul J. Cohen in his work on the independence of the Continuum Hypothesis. Other formulations of forcing appeared using Model Theory, Boolean-valued Models, and Topos Theory. There is a folkloric claim that…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-05-27 Michel Viana Smykalla , Hugo Luiz Mariano

The article continues the study of the 'regular' arrangement of a collection of sets near a point in their intersection. Such regular intersection or, in other words, transversality properties are crucial for the validity of qualification…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-15 Alexander Y. Kruger

In this paper, we establish an analogue of Craig Interpolation Property for a many-sorted variant of first-order hybrid logic. We develop a forcing technique that dynamically adds new constants to the underlying signature in a way that…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Daniel Găină , Go Hashimoto

We lay the ground for an Isabelle/ZF formalization of Cohen's technique of forcing. We formalize the definition of forcing notions as preorders with top, dense subsets, and generic filters. We formalize the definition of forcing notions as…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-11-28 Emmanuel Gunther , Miguel Pagano , Pedro Sánchez Terraf

The forcing theorem is the most fundamental result about set forcing, stating that the forcing relation for any set forcing is definable and that the truth lemma holds, that is everything that holds in a generic extension is forced by a…

Logic · Mathematics 2017-10-31 Peter Holy , Regula Krapf , Philipp Lücke , Ana Njegomir , Philipp Schlicht

A forcing extension may create new isomorphisms between two models of a first order theory. Certain model theoretic constraints on the theory and other constraints on the forcing can prevent this pathology. A countable first order theory is…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-09-06 John T. Baldwin , Michael C. Laskowski , Saharon Shelah

The zero forcing number is a graph invariant introduced to study the minimum rank of the graph. In 2008, Aazami proved the NP-hardness of computing the zero forcing number of a simple undirected graph. We complete this NP-hardness result by…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2015-06-09 Maguy Trefois , Jean-Charles Delvenne

Ramsey theory and forcing have a symbiotic relationship. At the RIMS Symposium on Infinite Combinatorics and Forcing Theory in 2016, the author gave three tutorials on Ramsey theory in forcing. The first two tutorials concentrated on…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-04-27 Natasha Dobrinen

A subset $S$ of initially infected vertices of a graph $G$ is called forcing if we can infect the entire graph by iteratively applying the following process. At each step, any infected vertex which has a unique uninfected neighbour, infects…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-06 Thomas Kalinowski , Nina Kamčev , Benny Sudakov

This is an expository paper about several sophisticated forcing techniques closely related to standard finite support iterations of ccc partial orders. We focus on the four topics of ultrapowers of forcing notions, iterations along…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-02-03 Joerg Brendle

The purpose of this article is to prove that the forcing axiom for completely proper forcings is inconsistent with the Continuum Hypothesis. This answers a longstanding problem of Shelah. The corresponding completely proper forcing which…

Logic · Mathematics 2012-08-06 Justin Tatch Moore

A concept of implicit links for Complex Networks has been defined and a new value - cohesion factor, which allows to evaluate numerically the presence of such connection between any two nodes, has been introduced. We introduce a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2010-08-25 M. I. Zhenirovskyy , D. V. Lande , A. A. Snarskii

The "finite intersection property" for bifunctions is introduced and its relationship with generalized monotonicity properties is studied. Some results concerning existence of solution for (quasi-)equilibrium problems are established and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-02-13 John Cotrina , Anton Svensson

This note addresses the continuum problem, taking advantage of the breakthrough mentioned in the subtitle, and relating it to many recent advances occurring in set theory.

Logic · Mathematics 2023-05-18 Matteo Viale

The Steprans forcing notion arises as a quotient of Borel sets modulo the ideal of $\sigma$-continuity of a certain Borel not $\sigma$-continuous function. We give a characterization of this forcing in the language of trees and using this…

Logic · Mathematics 2008-07-09 Marcin Sabok

We develop a new method for building forcing iterations with symmetric systems of structures as side conditions. Using our method we prove that the forcing axiom for the class of all the small finitely proper posets is compatible with a…

Logic · Mathematics 2015-01-26 David Asperó , Miguel Angel Mota

We outline a portfolio of novel iterable properties of c.c.c. and proper forcing notions and study its most important instantiations, Y-c.c. and Y-properness. These properties have interesting consequences for partition-type forcings and…

Logic · Mathematics 2017-03-07 David Chodounský , Jindřich Zapletal