Introduction Con b a s The forcing construction

Introduction Con(b = a = ? < s = ?) The forcing construction Open Questions MAD families, splitting families and large continuum Vera Fischer Kurt Godel Research Center University of Vienna April 2012 Vera Fischer MAD families, splitting families and large continuum

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