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Pairs of orthogonal countable ordinals
We characterize pairs of orthogonal countable ordinals. Two ordinals
and are orthogonal if there are two linear orders and on the
same set with order types and respectively such that the
only maps preserving both orders are the constant maps and the identity map. We
prove that if and are two countable ordinals, with , then and are orthogonal if and only if either
or and
Club-guessing, stationary reflection, and coloring theorems
We obtain strong coloring theorems at successors of singular cardinals from
failures of certain instances of simultaneous reflection of stationary sets.
Along the way, we establish new results in club-guessing and in the general
theory of ideals.Comment: Initial public versio
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