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It is easy to see a forcing of size $\aleph_1$ is proper if and only if is semiproper. I was wondering when such an equivalency holds between semi-proper and stationary-preserving forcings in $\rm ZFC$? Or consistently in a model where significant fragments of $\rm MM$ fail.

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    $\begingroup$ If you replace $\aleph_1$ by $\aleph_0$, then there is a simple answer. $\endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Commented Dec 13, 2020 at 9:53
  • $\begingroup$ Yep, that universal answer! you can even prove more $\endgroup$
    – Rahman. M
    Commented Dec 13, 2020 at 10:12
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    $\begingroup$ Maybe related: Collapsing ω2 with semi-proper forcing $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 13, 2020 at 10:43

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The answer is no, as the following upcoming work of Shelah and Usuba shows:

Theorem (Shelah-Usuba): The following theories are equiconsistent with ZFC:

ZFC+CH+ “there is an $\omega _1$-stationary preserving $\sigma$-Baire poset of size $\aleph_1$ ​ which is not semiproper”.

ZFC+“Martin’s axiom for semiproper posets of size $\aleph_1$” + “there is an $\omega _1$-stationary preserving $\sigma$-Baire poset of size $\aleph_1$ which is not semiproper”.

ZFC+CH+“every $\omega _1$-stationary preserving $\sigma$-Baire poset of size $\aleph_1$ is semiproper”.

See $\omega_1$-Stationary preserving $\sigma$-Baire posets of size $\aleph_1$.

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