Splitting and reaping numbers in shattered Cohen or Hechler iterations

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Let s\mathfrak s and r\mathfrak r denote the splitting and reaping numbers, and let c\mathfrak c denote the continuum. Consider models obtained by the shattered iteration of either Cohen or Hechler forcing. Splitting–reaping conjecture. In these models,

s=ℵ1andr=c=μ.\mathfrak s=\aleph_1\qquad\text{and}\qquad \mathfrak r=\mathfrak c=\mu.

For the corresponding shattered Mathias iteration, the theorem computes these characteristics at the iteration parameters, whereas for the Cohen and Hechler models only the bounds s≤κ\mathfrak s\leq\kappa and r≥λ\mathfrak r\geq\lambda are known. The conjecture is motivated by preservation of s=ℵ1\mathfrak s=\aleph_1 under finite-support iterations of Suslin ccc forcing over models of CH, but remains open.

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Primary source

Joerg Brendle, “Shattered Iterations”, arXiv:2302.05069 (2023).

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