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P-filter property?
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a $P$-filter on $\omega$. Denote by $\Omega=\bigsqcup \omega_i$ where $\omega_i=\omega$. Consider the $P$-filter $\mathcal{S}$ on $\Omega$ whose base is as follows
$(\bigsqcup_i ...
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adding one point from the Stone-Cech compactification
Let $X$ be any non-compact Tychonoff space and $\beta X$ be its Stone-Čech compactification.
The following fact is known: any point $p$ from the reminder $\beta X \setminus X$ is not a $G_{\delta}$-...
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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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Possible cardinalities of the remainders of compactifications of $\Bbb R$
With the usual topology on $\Bbb R$, a compactification $\mathrm{id}_{\Bbb R}:\Bbb R\to v\Bbb R$ can have a remainder $v\Bbb R \setminus \Bbb R$ of cardinality $1,2, 2^{\aleph_0}=\mathfrak c,$ or $2^{\...
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Are the Sierpiński cardinal $\acute{\mathfrak n}$ and its measure modification $\acute{\mathfrak m}$ equal to some known small uncountable cardinals?
This question was motivated by an answer to this question of Dominic van der Zypen.
It relates to the following classical theorem of Sierpiński.
Theorem (Sierpiński, 1921). For any countable partition ...
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Is there a condensation from $\aleph_1^{\aleph_0}$ onto a metrizable compact space?
Is there a condensation (continuous bijective mapping) from $D^{\aleph_0}$ onto a metrizable compact space ?
$D$ - discrete space of cardinality $\aleph_1$.
CH implies it is a positive answer. In ...
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Uncountable subspaces of the real line
Definition 1. A topological space $\langle X, \tau \rangle$ is meager if $X = \bigcup_{n \in \omega}A_n$, where each $A_n$ is nowhere dense in $\langle X, \tau \rangle$.
Definition 2. A topological ...
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Functions preserving almost disjoint of partitions
A collection $\mathcal{A}\subseteq \omega^\omega$
is almost disjoint iff
$\bigcap_{X\in \mathcal{A}}X^{-1}(j)$ is finite for all $j\in\omega$.
A function $\Gamma:2^\omega\rightarrow 2^\omega$ is
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Baire category theorem for uncountable unions
Any compact Hausdorff space $X$ is a Baire space:
if the set $X$ is a meager set (meaning a countable union of nowhere dense subsets,
also known as a set of first category),
then $X$ is empty.
I am ...
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Čech functions and the axiom of choice
A Čech closure function on $\omega$ is a function $\varphi:\mathcal P(\omega)\to\mathcal P(\omega)$ such that (i) $X\subseteq\varphi(X)$ for all $X\subseteq\omega$, (ii) $\varphi(\emptyset)=\emptyset$,...
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Is $[0,1]$ a disjoint union of $\aleph_1$ compact subsets with empty interior?
Is $[0,1]$ a disjoint union of $\aleph_1$ compact subsets with empty interior?
The answer is obviously yes assuming the continuum hypothesis. Also, by Baire's lemma, the answer is negative if one ...
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Does $\mathbb{R}$ have a partite subbase?
If $X\neq \varnothing$ is a set we say that ${\frak P} \subseteq {\cal P}(X)$ is a partition of $X$ if
$\bigcup{\frak P} = X$, and
$P\neq Q \in {\frak P} \implies P\cap Q = \varnothing$.
Let $H = (V,...
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Connected Hausdorff spaces with large collection of disjoint open sets
Is there for every infinite cardinal $\kappa$ a connected Hausdorff space $(X,\tau)$ with $|X| = \kappa$ and a collection ${\cal D}$ of mutually disjoint open sets with $|{\cal D}| = \kappa$?
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Covering dimension of uncountable union of compact spaces
It is well-known that the (covering) dimension of countable union of compact spaces is the superium dimension of these spaces. I would like to understand certain uncountable union of compact spaces as ...
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Borel hierarchy and tail sets
Let $A$ be a finite set, and let $A^\infty$ be the set of all sequences $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ of elements of $A$.
A set $B \subseteq A^\infty$ is a tail set if for every two sequences $\vec a, \vec b \...
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A permutation group inducing a topologically transitive action without dense orbits on $\omega^*$
Let $G$ be a subgroup of the permutation group $S_\omega$ of the countable infinite set $\omega$. Each bijection $g\in G$ admits a unique extension to a homeomorphism $\bar g$ of the Stone-Cech ...
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Is there a characterization of the class of first-order formulas that are closed in every compact Hausdorff structure?
Fix a relational language $\mathcal{L}$. (I don't think relational really matters that much but I don't want to worry about it.) A topological $\mathcal{L}$-structure is an $\mathcal{L}$-structure $M$ ...
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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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Spaces with unique endomorphism monoids
If $(X,\tau)$ is a topological space, let $\text{End}(X)$ denote the collection of all continuous maps $f: X\to X$. With composition, this becomes the endomorphism monoid $(\text{End}(X), \circ)$.
We ...
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Questions about existence of injections between infinite sets and the sets of all infinite topologies on them
1) If $X$ is an infinite set and $T_X$ the set of all infinite topologies on $X$ is it in general true that there is no injection $f_T:T_X \to X$?
2) What conditions on $X$ assure an injection (if ...
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Cardinality of the set of continuous functions
Suppose $(X,\tau)$ and $(Y,\sigma)$ are topological spaces. Let $F(X,Y)$ be the set of continuous functions $X\rightarrow Y$. I want to compute the cardinality of $F(X,Y)$. It depends not only on ...
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On the hereditary Lindelof topological spaces
I received the following interesting point in (1). I could not find any reference or clear proof. Any suggestion?
Theorem. A topological space $X$ is hereditary Lindelof if and only if for any ...
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Undetermined Banach-Mazur games: beyond DC
This question is a follow-up to this one; see that question for the definition of Banach-Mazur games. There James Hanson showed that ZF+DC proves that there is an undetermined Banach-Mazur game; ...
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Undetermined Banach-Mazur games in ZF?
This question was previously asked and bountied on MSE, with no response. This MO question is related, but is also unanswered and the comments do not appear to address this question.
Given a ...
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Are there $2^{\aleph_0}$ pairwise non-isomorphic Boolean algebra structures on $\omega$?
Is there a collection of $2^{\aleph_0}$ pairwise non-isomorphic countable Boolean algebras?
Equivalently, are there $2^{\aleph_0}$ pairwise non-homeomorphic closed subsets in the Cantor space?
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What is the smallest density of a metrizable space without countable separation?
A Tychonoff space $X$ is defined to have countable separation if some (equivalently, any) compactification $bX$ of $X$ contains a countable family $\mathcal U$ of open sets such that for any points $x\...
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Does a continuous map from $\kappa^\omega$ to $[0,1]^\omega$ have a non-scattered fiber?
Question. Let $\kappa>\mathfrak c$ be a cardinal endowed with the discrete topology and $f:\kappa^\omega\to[0,1]^\omega$ be a continuous map. Is there a point $y\in[0,1]^\omega$ whose preimage $f^{-...
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Ultracoproducts and Cartesian products
Let $X$ be a metrizable compact topological space, let $\mathcal U$ be an ultrafilter, and denote by $X^{\mathcal U}$ the ultracopower of $X$ with respect to $\mathcal U$.
As a C$^*$-algebraist, I ...
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How much do idempotent ultrafilters generate in terms of semigroups?
It is known that the set of ultrafilters on, say, the natural numbers $\mathbb{N}$, can naturally be endowed with the structure of a compact topological left semigroup (which fails to be anything ...
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A ``1-soft'' improvement of the Parovichenko theorem
This is a ``1-soft'' modification of this problem. We start with the necessary definitions.
Definition 1. A compactification $c\mathbb N$ of the discrete space $\mathbb N$ is called 1-soft if for any ...
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Compactifications with remainder $[0,\omega_1]$ and convergent sequences
Is the following statement consistent?
$(\star)$ Let $K$ be a separable compact Hausdorff space containing the space $[0,\omega_1]$ so that the complement $K\setminus[0,\omega_1]$ is discrete. Then ...
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The diamond principle for functors
Let $F:\mathbf{Comp}\to\mathbf{Set}$ be a continuous functor from the category of compact Hausdorff spaces to the category of sets such that $|Fn|\le\mathfrak c$ for any finite ordinal $n$. The ...
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A $\mathsf{ZF}$ example of two Baire spaces whose product is not Baire?
Motivated by this question I'm looking for a pair of Baire topological spaces whose product is not Baire and whose construction does not need the axiom of choice.
The example of such spaces I'm ...
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Infinite connected $T_2$-space with fixed-cardinality fibers
What is an example of a connected $T_2$-space $(X,\tau)$ with $X$ infinite and the following property?
If $\alpha \leq |X|$ is a non-empty cardinal, then there is a continuous map $f:X\to X$ such ...
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Is there a model of set theory in which $\mathfrak p< \mathfrak b < \mathfrak q$?
Is there a model of set theory in which $\mathfrak p< \mathfrak b < \mathfrak q$?
Here $\mathfrak p$, $\mathfrak b$, $\mathfrak q$ are small uncountable cardinals:
$\mathfrak p$ is the ...
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Improvements of the Baire Category Theorem under (not CH)?
The Baire category theorem implies that a nonempty complete metric space without isolated points must be uncountable. In many situations I have encountered, the "natural examples" of ...
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Base zero-dimensional spaces
Definition. A zero-dimensional topological space $X$ is called base zero-dimensional if for any base $\mathcal B$ of the topology that consists of closed-and-open sets in $X$, any open cover $\mathcal ...
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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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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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On the cellularity of the $G_\delta$-topology
Given a topological space $X$, let $X_\delta$ be the topology on $X$ generated by the $G_\delta$ subsets of $X$. Let $c(X)$ be the cellularity of $X$, that is, the supremum of cardinalities of ...
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Small cardinals related to topological convergence
Recall that a topological space is called sequential if a set is closed if and only if it contains all limits of convergent sequences lying inside of it. A space $X$ is called Frechet if for every non-...
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What's the minimal weight of a maximal space?
A non-empty topological space without isolated points is called maximal if every finer topology on that space has at least an isolated point. The existence of a (Hausdorff) maximal space is a simple ...
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Small uncountable cardinals related to $\sigma$-continuity
A function $f:X\to Y$ is defined to be
$\sigma$-continuous (resp. $\bar \sigma$-continuous) if there exists a countable (closed) cover $\mathcal C$ of $X$ such that the restriction $f{\restriction}C$ ...
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solving $f(f(x))=g(x)$
This question is of course inspired by the question How to solve f(f(x))=cosx
and Joel David Hamkins' answer, which somehow gives a formal trick for solving equations of the form $f(f(x))=g(x)$ on a ...
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Partitioning $\beta \mathbb{Z} \setminus \mathbb{Z}$
Take the integers $\mathbb{Z}$ and the addition
\begin{align*}
+: \mathbb{Z} \times \mathbb{Z} &\to \mathbb{Z}
\\
(a,b) &\mapsto a+b.
\end{align*}
Using the Stone-Čech compactification $...
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Covering compact Hausdorff spaces with closed $G_\delta$ sets
I'm thinking about results of the form: Under assumption $A$, if $X$ is a compact Hausdorff space and $C$ is a cover of $X$ by closed $G_\delta$ sets, then there is a subcover of cardinality $\leq\...
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Does any real function have a Lipschitzian restriction on $D$?
Does any real function have a Lipschitzian restriction on $D$, where $D$ is an infinite subset of $\Bbb R$ with an accumulation point?
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$T_2$-space with a matching equalling the density number
Given a topological space $(X,\tau)$, we say that a matching is a collection of non-empty open sets that are pairwise disjoint.
Given an infinite cardinal $\kappa$, is there a $T_2$-space with $|X|\...
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Extension of Baire's Theorem
Let $X$ be a topological space, $\kappa$ be a cardinal number, such that there exists a dense subset $A\subseteq X$ of cardinality $\kappa$ but there does not exist a dense subset $A'\subseteq X$ of ...
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Continuous functions taking uncountably many values countably often
Let $f$ be a continuous function defined on the closed interval $[0,1]$. Clearly $f$ is bounded and attains its bounds.
Then my question is how often can $f$ take a value in its range countably many ...
