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Existence of scales with special properties

Let $\kappa$ be a singular cardinal, and let $\langle \kappa_i \mid i<\mathrm{cf}(\kappa) \rangle$ be an increasing sequence of regular cardinals cofinal in $\kappa$. Recall tha …
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a partial order not dense iff a measurable exists

For $\kappa>0$ a regular cardinal, let $Ht_\kappa$ denote the following partial quasi-order: (i) elements(objects) of $Ht_\kappa$ are classes X of sets of size $\kappa$ with the p …
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Generalizations of pcf theory

Does anyone know of generalizations of pcf theory where we might consider products of the form: $$\aleph_1 \times (\aleph_2 \times \aleph_2) \times (\aleph_3 \times \aleph_3 \time …
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Bounds on $\max \mathrm{pcf}(A)$ if $\Pi A$ is big

For concreteness, let $A = \{\aleph_n : n < \omega\}$. We know $\max \mathrm{pcf}(A) \in [\aleph_{\omega+1},\Pi A]$. My question is, if $\Pi A$ is big (say, $\aleph_{\omega_1+ …