Lonely points in \(\omega ^*\) (Q946599)

A point \(p\) in a space \(X\) is lonely iff (i) it is not the limit point of a countable discrete set, (ii) it is a limit point of a countable set with no isolated points, and (iii) if it is a limit point of two countable sets \(A, B\) then it is a limit point of their intersection. The two main theorems are: 1. There is a lonely point in \(\omega^*\) iff there is a countable, open hereditarily irresolvable, extremally disconnected, zero-dimensional space with a remote weak \(P\)-point. 2. There is a large subspace of \(\omega^*\) with a lonely point. More specifically, there is a countable set \(S \subset \omega^*\) and a point \(p \in\operatorname{cl}S\operatorname{so}\{p\} \cup \omega^* \setminus (\operatorname{cl} S \setminus S)\) contains a lonely point. Whether there is a lonely point in \(\omega^*\) remains open.