Abstract
By an ω1-tree we mean a tree of cardinality ω1 and height ω1. An ω1-tree is called a Kurepa tree if all its levels are countable and it has more than ω1 branches. An ω1-tree is called a Jech-Kunen tree if it has κ branches for some κ strictly between ω1 and 2ω1. A Kurepa tree is called an essential Kurepa tree if it contains no Jech-Kunen subtrees. A Jech-Kunen tree is called an essential Jech-Kunen tree if it is no Kurepa subtrees. In this paper we prove that (1) it is consistent with CH and 2ω1 #62; ω2 that there exist essential Kurepa trees and there are no essential Jech-Kunen trees, (2) it is consistent with CH and 2ω1 #62; ω2 plus the existence of a Kurepa tree with 2ω1 branches that there exist essential Jech-Kunen trees and there are no essential Kurepa trees. In the second result we require the existence of a Kurepa tree with 2ω1 branches in order to avoid triviality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-131 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Annals of Pure and Applied Logic |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 6 Sep 1994 |