Cofinal types below \aleph_\omega

Abstract: It is proved that for every positive integer

n

, the number of non-Tukey-equivalent directed sets of cardinality

l e q a l e p h_{n}

is at least

c_{n + 2}

, the

(n + 2)

-Catalan number. Moreover, the Tukey class

m a t h c a l D_{a l e p h_{n}}

of directed sets of cardinality

l e q a l e p h_{n}

contains an isomorphic copy of the poset of Dyck

(n + 2)

-paths. Furthermore, we give a complete description whether two successive elements in the copy contain another directed set in between or not.

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