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RESTRICTED MAD FAMILIES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2019
Abstract
Let ${\cal I}$ be an ideal on ω. By cov
${}_{}^{\rm{*}}({\cal I})$ we denote the least size of a family
${\cal B} \subseteq {\cal I}$ such that for every infinite
$X \in {\cal I}$ there is
$B \in {\cal B}$ for which
$B\mathop \cap \nolimits X$ is infinite. We say that an AD family
${\cal A} \subseteq {\cal I}$ is a MAD family restricted to
${\cal I}$ if for every infinite
$X \in {\cal I}$ there is
$A \in {\cal A}$ such that
$|X\mathop \cap \nolimits A| = \omega$. Let a
$\left( {\cal I} \right)$ be the least size of an infinite MAD family restricted to
${\cal I}$. We prove that If
$max${a,cov
${}_{}^{\rm{*}}({\cal I})\}$ then a
$\left( {\cal I} \right) = {\omega _1}$, and consequently, if
${\cal I}$ is tall and
$\le {\omega _2}$ then a
$\left( {\cal I} \right) = max$ {a,cov
${}_{}^{\rm{*}}({\cal I})\}$. We use these results to prove that if c
$\le {\omega _2}$ then o
$= \overline o$ and that as
$= max${a,non
$({\cal M})\}$. We also analyze the problem whether it is consistent with the negation of CH that every AD family of size ω1 can be extended to a MAD family of size ω1.
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