On the proof that compact Hausdorff Boolean algebras are powersets (Q304180): Difference between revisions

\textit{D. Papert Strauss} [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. (3) 18, 217--230 (1968; Zbl 0153.33404)] proved that every compact Hausdorff topological Boolean algebra is isomorphic to a powerset algebra. Here, a topological Boolean algebra is one with a topology under which the operations are continuous. The present article gives a very simplified proof of this theorem. The proof uses standard arguments of topological algebra, but with a key use of Bogolyubov's lemma for Boolean algebras. This lemma is also given a simple proof, using characters and combinatorial arguments.