Partition Principle without Choice via Symmetric Iterations and Sheaf-Toposes
Abstract
We study the topos arising from a nontrivial finite group acting freely on Cantor space. Using a local embedding property for the relevant epimorphisms together with effective descent for monomorphisms, we show that the \emph{internal} set universe obtained from algebraic set theory (AST) inside satisfies the Partition Principle. On the other hand, the quotient is a small epimorphism in with no section, and this yields (via the display interpretation) an internal surjection in with no internal section; hence . In summary, contains an internal model of (and if is Boolean, equivalently after -sheafification, this upgrades to ).
Cite
@article{arxiv.2511.07675,
title = {Partition Principle without Choice via Symmetric Iterations and Sheaf-Toposes},
author = {Frank Gilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.07675},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
The structural methods used in the noted Topos result in a set-theoretic infinite Dedekind-finite set, resulting in the opposite goal of the paper, the negation of the Partition Principle