P (R), ordered by homeomorphic embeddability, does not represent all posets of cardinality 2c

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1943-1945
Number of pages3
JournalTopology and its Applications
Volume156
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Forcing
  • Ordering by homeomorphic embeddability
  • Partial order

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