Pinning down versus density

DOI10.1007/S11856-016-1389-3zbMATH Open1360.54009arXiv1506.00206OpenAlexW2963127783MaRDI QIDQ501845FDOQ501845

Authors: István Juhász, Lajos Soukup, Zoltán Szentmiklóssy 

Publication date: 10 January 2017

Published in: Israel Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The pinning down number $pd(X)$ of a topological space $X$ is the smallest cardinal $kappa$ such that for any neighborhood assignment $U:Xoa{u}_X$ there is a set $Ain[X{]}^{k}appa$ with $AcapU(x)eemptyset$ for all $xinX$. Clearly, c$(X)lepd(X)led(X)$. Here we prove that the following statements are equivalent: (1) $2^{k}appa<kapp{a}^{+omega}$ for each cardinal $kappa$; (2) $d(X)=pd(X)$ for each Hausdorff space $X$; (3) $d(X)=pd(X)$ for each 0-dimensional Hausdorff space $X$. This answers two questions of Banakh and Ravsky. The dispersion character $Delta(X)$ of a space $X$ is the smallest cardinality of a non-empty open subset of $X$. We also show that if $pd(X)<d(X)$ then $X$ has an open subspace $Y$ with $pd(Y)<d(Y)$ and $|Y|=Delta(Y)$, moreover the following three statements are equiconsistent: (i) There is a singular cardinal $lambda$ with $pp(lambda)>lambd{a}^{+}$, i.e. Shelah's Strong Hypothesis fails; (ii) there is a 0-dimensional Hausdorff space $X$ such that $|X|=Delta(X)$ is a regular cardinal and $pd(X)<d(X)$; (iii) there is a topological space $X$ such that $|X|=Delta(X)$ is a regular cardinal and $pd(X)<d(X)$. We also prove that $$ $d(X)=pd(X)$ for any locally compact Hausdorff space $X$; $$ for every Hausdorff space $X$ we have $|X|le{2}^{2^{pd(X)}}$ and $pd(X)<d(X)$ implies $Delta(X)<2^{2^{pd(X)}}$; $$ for every regular space $X$ we have $minDelta(X),,w(X)le{2}^{pd(X)},$ and $d(X)<2^{pd(X)},,$ moreover $pd(X)<d(X)$ implies $,Delta(X)<2^{pd(X)}$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.00206

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zbMATH Keywords

densityShelah's Strong Hypothesisdispersion characterforedensityneighbourhood assignmentpinning down number

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Consistency and independence results (03E35) Cardinality properties (cardinal functions and inequalities, discrete subsets) (54A25) Consistency and independence results in general topology (54A35) Ordinal and cardinal numbers (03E10)

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