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A van Douwen-like ZFC theorem for small powers of countably compact groups without non-trivial convergent sequences

General Topology 2020-06-25 v1

Abstract

We show that if κω\kappa \leq \omega and there exists a group topology without non-trivial convergent sequences on an Abelian group HH such that HnH^n is countably compact for each n<κn<\kappa then there exists a topological group GG such that GnG^n is countably compact for each n<κn <\kappa and GκG^{\kappa} is not countably compact. If in addition HH is torsion, then the result above holds for κ=ω1\kappa=\omega_1. Combining with other results in the literature, we show that: a)a) Assuming c{\mathfrak c} incomparable selective ultrafilters, for each nωn \in \omega, there exists a group topology on the free Abelian group GG such that GnG^n is countably compact and Gn+1G^{n+1} is not countably compact. (It was already know for ω\omega). b)b) If κω{ω}{ω1}\kappa \in \omega \cup \{\omega\} \cup \{\omega_1\}, there exists in ZFC a topological group GG such that GγG^\gamma is countably compact for each cardinal γ<κ\gamma <\kappa and GκG^\kappa is not countably compact.

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@article{arxiv.1909.03357,
  title  = {A van Douwen-like ZFC theorem for small powers of countably compact groups without non-trivial convergent sequences},
  author = {Artur Hideyuki Tomita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.03357},
  year   = {2020}
}