Antichains in products of linear orders

Martin Goldstern*, Saharon Shelah

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Abstract

We show that: (1) For many regular cardinals λ (in particular, for all successors of singular strong limit cardinals, and for all successors of singular ω-limits), for all n ε {2, 3, 4 ...}: There is a linear order L such that Ln has no (incomparability-)antichain of cardinality λ, while Ln+1 has an antichain of cardinality λ. (2) For any nondecreasing sequence 〈λn: n ε {2, 3, 4, ...}〉 of infinite cardinals it is consistent that there is a linear order L such that, for all n: Ln has an antichain of cardinality λn, but no antichain of cardinality λ n+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-222
Number of pages10
JournalOrder
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Delta system
  • Product of chains
  • Size of antichains
  • pcf theory

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