Splitting and nonsplitting, II: A low2 c.e. degree above which 0′ is not splittable

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A Turing degree \({\mathbf a}\) is an equivalence class of a set \(A \subset \omega\) with respect to the relation of the mutual Turing reducibility of sets. We say that a degree \({\mathbf a}\) is a computably enumerable (c.e.) degree if it contains a computably enumerable set. A degree \({\mathbf a}\) is called low\(_2\) if \({\mathbf a} = {\mathbf 0}\). The authors introduce the following terminology: a c.e. degree \({\mathbf a}\) is a Harrington nonsplitting base if \({\mathbf a} \not= {\mathbf 0}'\) and for any c.e. degrees \({\mathbf x},{\mathbf y}\) such that \({\mathbf x} \vee {\mathbf y} ={\mathbf 0}' \) we have either \({\mathbf x} \vee {\mathbf a} ={\mathbf 0}' \) or \({\mathbf y} \vee {\mathbf a} ={\mathbf 0}' \). It is shown that there exists a low\(_2\) Harrington nonsplitting base. This can be viewed as an interesting improvement of previous results for nonsplitting degrees. Moreover, the proof requires a new technique that was introduced by the authors. Its idea is connected with resolving conflicts between requirements during a construction by some sophisticated process of meshing of the infinitary strategies.











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