A New Weak Choice Principle

Abstract: For every natural number

n

we introduce a new weak choice principle

m a t h r m n R C_{f i n}

: Given any infinite set

x

, there is an infinite subset

y s u b s e t e q x

and a selection function

f

that chooses an

n

-element subset from every finite

z s u b s e t e q y

containing at least

n

elements. By constructing new permutation models built on a set of atoms obtained as Fra"iss'e limits, we will study the relation of

m a t h r m n R C_{f i n}

to the weak choice principles

m a t h r m R C_{m}

(that has already been studied by Montenegro, Halbeisen and Tachtsis): Given any infinite set

x

, there is an infinite subset

y s u b s e t e q x

with a choice function

f

on the family of all

m

-element subsets of

y

. Moreover, we prove a stronger analogue of Montenegros results when we study the relation between

m a t h r m n R C_{f i n}

and

m a t h r m k C_{f i n}^{-}

which is defined by: Given any infinite family

m a t h c a l F

of finite sets of cardinality greater than

k

, there is an infinite subfamily

m a t h c a l A s u b s e t e q m a t h c a l F

with a selection function

f

that chooses a

k

-element subset from each

A i n m a t h c a l A

.

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