Extensions of the Erdős-Rado Theorem

Abstract

We establish a variety of extensions to the Erdos-Rado Theorem, particularly involving ordinal numbers, and always involving ordinary partition relations. Most of the results can be regarded as consequences of the Ramification Principle, interpreted appropriately. Some of these problems have been open for a long time. There is a detailed summary at the beginning of the paper. The paper is scheduled to appear as part of the proceedings of the Banff meeting held in 1991.