Yi, Z.2024-07-182024-07-1820010138-0680https://hdl.handle.net/11411/6715We study the relationship between several closely related m.a.d. families in sev- eral forcing models. We also prove some ZFC result concerning the lower bound of these m.a.d. families, which answers a question suggested by Stevo Todorcevic. In the last section, we state several open problems in this area.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRemarks on a class of almost disjoint familiesArticle2-s2.0-84896507656131Q2130