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Beyond Erd\H{o}s-Kunen-Mauldin: Singular sets with shift-compactness properties

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2019-01-29 v1

Abstract

The Kestelman-Borwein-Ditor Theorem asserts that a non-negligible subset of R\mathbb{R} which is Baire (=has the Baire property, BP) or measurable is shift-compact: it contains some subsequence of any null sequence to within translation by an element of the set. Effective proofs are recognized to yield (i) analogous category and Haar-measure metrizable generalizations for Baire groups and locally compact groups respectively, and (ii) permit under V=LV=L construction of co-analytic shift-compact subsets of R with singular properties, e.g. being concentrated on Q\mathbb{Q}, the rationals.

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@article{arxiv.1901.09654,
  title  = {Beyond Erd\H{o}s-Kunen-Mauldin: Singular sets with shift-compactness properties},
  author = {H. I. Miller and L. Miller-Van Wieren and A. J. Ostaszewski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.09654},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

It is with regret that we announce that the first author Harry I. Miller (1939-2018) died on 16 Dec 2018, whilst finishing this paper. His last communication ended with: `I only wish I was 10 years younger (make that 15) so I could contribute (and learn) more."

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