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Suppose $P$ and $Q$ are ccc partial orders. Is $P \times Q$ $\omega_2$-cc? Note that this true under CH by the Erdos-Rado Theorem.

Suppose $\langle s_\alpha : \alpha \in \omega_2 \cap \mathrm{cof}(\omega_1) \rangle$ is a sequence such that each $s_\alpha$ is an increasing cofinal map from $\omega_1$ to $\alpha$. Is it possible t …

An ultrafilter $U$ is $(\mu,\kappa)$-regular if there is a sequence $\langle X_\alpha : \alpha < \kappa \rangle \subseteq U$ such that for all $y \in [\kappa]^\mu$, $\bigcap_{\alpha \in y} X_\alpha = …

It is well-known that $\kappa$-closed forcing preserves $\kappa$-c.c. posets. The same argument works for $\kappa$-strategically closed forcing. Here is the definition: A poset $\mathbb P$ is $\ …

Shelah proved (paper 667) that if GCH holds and $\lambda$ is singular, then for every stationary $S \subseteq \{ \alpha < \lambda^+ : \text{cf}(\alpha) = \text{cf}(\lambda) \}$, there is a ladder syst …

Suppose we have a sequence of posets $\{\mathbb P_n : n\in\omega\}$ such that for each $n$, $\mathbb P_{n+1}$ is $|\mathbb P_n|^+$-distributive. Is $\prod_{n>0} \mathbb P_n$ necessarily $|\mathbb P_0 …

If $\kappa$ is a singular cardinal, a scale for $\kappa$ consists of an increasing sequence $\langle \kappa_i : i < \mathrm{cf}(\kappa) \rangle$ converging to $\kappa$ and a sequence of functions $\la …