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Is it still an open problem whether $\mathbb{R}^\omega$ is normal in the box topology?

On page 205 of his Topology textbook, James Munkres made an interesting remark: It is not known whether $\mathbb{R}^\omega$ is normal in the box topology. Mary-Ellen Rudin has shown that the answer ...
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Bidi: A new cardinal characteristic of the continuum?

This question assumes familiarity with combinatorial cardinal characteristics of the continuum. Identify an infinite set $a\subseteq\mathbb{N}$ with its increasing enumeration. Thus, for each natural ...
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The cardinal characteristic $\mathfrak r_{(X,f)}$ of a dynamical system

I am interested in a "dynamical" modification of the cardinals $\mathfrak r$ and $\mathfrak r_\sigma$, well-known in the theory of cardinal characteristics of the continuum. For a compact ...
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A topologically transitive dynamical system without dense orbits

By a dynamical system I understand a pair $(K,G)$ consisting a compact Hausdorff space and a subgroup $G$ of the homeomorphism group of $K$. We say that a dynamical system $(K,G)$ $\bullet$ is ...
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Is every first-countable Lindelof space of cardinality $<\mathfrak c$ a $Q$-space under MA?

Definition. A topological space $X$ is a $Q$-space if every subset of $X$ is of type $G_\delta$. It is clear that every $Q$-space has countable pseudocharacter (= all singletons are $G_\delta$) and is ...
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Is there a universally meager air space?

Let $\mathcal P$ be a family of nonempty subsets of a topological space $X$. A subset $D\subset X$ is called $\mathcal P$-generic if for any $P\in\mathcal P$ the intersection $P\cap D$ is not empty. A ...
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K-analytic spaces whose any compact subset is countable

A regular topological space $X$ is called $\bullet$ analytic if $X$ is a continuous image of a Polish space; $\bullet$ $K$-analytic if $X$ is the image of a Polish space $P$ under an upper ...
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Perfectly normal but not collectionwise normal space in ZFC

In the article A Perfectly Normal, Locally Compact, Noncollectionwise Normal Space Form $\lozenge^\ast$ by Daniels and Gruenhage (I presume "form" is a typo and it should be "from",...
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Is $\mathfrak q_0$ equal to the smallest cardinality of a second-countable $T_1$-space which is not a $Q$-space?

A topological space $X$ is a $Q$-space if every subset of $X$ is of type $G_\delta$. The smallest cardinality of a metrizable separable space which is not a $Q$-space is denoted by $\mathfrak q_0$ and ...
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Two small uncountable cardinals related to Q-sets

A subset $A$ of the real line is called a Q-set if any subset of of $A$ is of type $F_\sigma$ in $A$. Let $\mathfrak q_0$ be the smallest cardinality of a subset $X\subset\mathbb R$ which is not a Q-...
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About Whitehead's problem

Hi I am new to proofs of consistency and independence with ZFC of some claims. I have read "The uses of set theory" by Judith Roitman, in that article it is mentioned that the Whitehead ...
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