Hechler forcing Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
A Hechler condition is a pair consisting of a finite sequence and a function . An extension lengthens the stem, increases the side function, and places every new stem value above the old side function. The generic union is a dominating real.
Let
For each natural number , conditions whose stem has length at least form a dense subset of a forcing order, so the generic filter meets all of them and .
Fix . The set
is dense: from replace by . Choose . Every stronger condition must put each newly added stem value above , so
for every . Thus is a dominating real over .
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.