Abstract
We prove it to be consistent that there is a poset of cardinality 2c which is not realizable in P (R), ordered by homeomorphic embeddability. This addresses and answers resolutely (and in the negative) the open question of whether there is a ZFC theorem that all posets of cardinality 2c can be represented by subspaces of the real line ordered by homeomorphic embeddability. This question arises from the pioneering work of Banach, Kuratowski and Sierpiński in the area and this result complements the recent work of [A.E. McCluskey, D. Shakhmatov, It is consistent that all posets of cardinality 2c can be realized within P (R), preprint], thereby providing a proof of independence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1943-1945 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Topology and its Applications |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Forcing
- Ordering by homeomorphic embeddability
- Partial order
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