A depth inequality for Boolean algebra ultraproducts at singular cardinals

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Let Bi\boldsymbol{B}_i (i<κi<\kappa) be Boolean algebras, let DD be an ultrafilter on κ\kappa, and let B=i<κBi/D\boldsymbol{B}=\prod_{i<\kappa}\boldsymbol{B}_i/D. Write Depth(B){\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B}) for the depth of a Boolean algebra and limD(Depth(Bi):i<κ){\rm \lim}_D(\langle {\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B}_i):i<\kappa\rangle) for the ultrafilter limit. Assume

0=cf(λ)<λ,20<λ,\aleph_0={\rm cf}(\lambda)<\lambda,\qquad 2^{\aleph_0}<\lambda, κ<λ,\kappa<\lambda, Depth(Bi)λfor every i<κ,{\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B}_i)\leq\lambda\quad\text{for every }i<\kappa,

and

λ=limD(Depth(Bi):i<κ).\lambda={\rm \lim}_D(\langle {\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B}_i):i<\kappa\rangle).

The depth inequality conjecture. In ZFC,

Depth(B)i<κDepth(Bi)/D.{\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B})\leq\prod_{i<\kappa}{\rm Depth}(\boldsymbol{B}_i)/D.

This concerns whether the depth of an ultraproduct can exceed the ultraproduct of the depths in the singular-cardinal case of countable cofinality. The preceding theorem establishes the corresponding equality under V=LV=L; the conjecture asks for the stated upper bound in ZFC when 20<λ2^{\aleph_0}<\lambda.

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Primary source

Saharon Shelah and Shimon Garti, “Depth of Boolean algebras”, arXiv:0802.4185 (2008).

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