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Does CMC(ℵ0,∞) imply regularity of ℵ1?

Determine whether the Countable Multiple Choice principle CMC(ℵ0,∞) implies that ℵ1 is regular, i.e., whether CMC(ℵ0,∞) implies cf(ℵ1)=ℵ1 in ZF.

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Background

Theorem s5:t6 relates P-space properties of S(κ,[κ]{≤ω}) and 2κ[[κ]{≤ω}] to weak choice principles for uncountable well-ordered κ. The authors note that while some directions are proved under additional hypotheses, the implication from the Countable Multiple Choice CMC(ℵ0,∞) to the regularity of ℵ1 remains unresolved.

References

It is unknown whether or not $\mathbf{CMC}(\aleph_{0},\infty)$ implies $\cf(\aleph_{1})=\aleph_1$.

Constructing crowded Hausdorff $P$-spaces in set theory without the axiom of choice (2510.11935 - Tachtsis et al., 13 Oct 2025) in Section 5, Remark s5:r7