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Forcing axioms and the Galvin number

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We study the Galvin property. We show that various square principles imply that the cofinality of the Galvin number is uncountable (or even greater than \(\aleph _1\)). We prove that the proper forcing axiom is consistent with a strong negation of the Glavin property.

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We are deeply indebted to the referee of the paper. The work of the referee on our paper included many mathematical corrections, new suggestions (some of which are integrated within the manuscript) and a considerable improvement of the exposition.

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Garti, S., Hayut, Y., Horowitz, H. et al. Forcing axioms and the Galvin number. Period Math Hung 84, 250–258 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10998-021-00407-9

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