Directions in Type I spaces

arXiv1404.1398MaRDI QIDQ6250481FDOQ6250481

Authors: Mathieu Baillif 

Publication date: 4 April 2014

Abstract: A direction in a Type I space $X=cu{p}_{alpha<omeg{a}_1}{X}_{a}lpha$ is a closed and unbounded subset $D$ of $X$ such that given any continuous $f:Xomathbb{L}_{ge0}$ (the closed long ray), if $f$ is unbounded on $D$ then $f$ is unbounded on each unbounded subset of $D$. A closed copy of $omeg{a}_1$ is a direction in any Type I space. We study various aspects of directions and show some independence results. A sample: There is an $omega$-bounded Type I space without direction; PFA implies that a locally compact countably tight $omeg{a}_1$-compact Type I space contains a direction; if there is a Suslin tree then there is an $omeg{a}_1$-compact Type I manifold without direction; there are Type I first countable spaces which contain directions and whose closed unbounded subsets contain each a closed unbounded discrete subset. We also study a naturel order on the directions of a given space and show that we may obtain various classical ordered types with the space a manifold (often $omega$-bounded).

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Consistency and independence results in general topology (54A35) Noncompact covering properties (paracompact, Lindelöf, etc.) (54D20)

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