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Set theory in practice

You don't have to define your objects as sets, in fact, you should avoid such unnatural definitions. I don't think a number theorist would be happy to see a proof referring to elements of a natural nu …
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2 votes

Shape of long sequences in C(ω_1)

I can partially answer the second question. If $X$ is a compact Hausdorff space whose topology has a countable base at every point [Edit: $\omega_1$ has this property but not compact], then there are …
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A collection of intervals that can cover any measure zero set

This is a follow-up to this question (in fact, this is what originally motivated me to ask that one.) Let's say that a sequence $\{s_i\}$ of positive reals covers a set $X\subset\mathbb R$ if there i …
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solving $f(f(x))=g(x)$

Q1: No. Let $g(0)=1, g(1)=0$ and $g(x)=x$ for all $x\in\mathbb R\setminus\{0,1\}$. Assuming $f\circ f=g$, let $a=f(0)$, then $f(a)=1$ and $f(1)=g(a)=a$ since $a\notin\{0,1\}$. Then $g(1)=f(f(1))=f(a)= …
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27 votes
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A set that can be covered by arbitrarily small intervals

Let $X$ be a subset of the real line and $S=\{s_i\}$ an infinite sequence of positive numbers. Let me say that $X$ is $S$-small if there is a collection $\{I_i\}$ of intervals such that the length of …
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Improvements of the Baire Category Theorem under (not CH)?

A complete space without isolated points has at least continuum cardinality. At least if you agree to use (some form of) Axiom of Choice. Choose two disjoint closed balls $B_1$ and $B_2$. Inside $B_1 …
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