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Perfect Set Theorems for Equivalence Relations with $I$ - small classes

Logic 2016-05-31 v2

Abstract

A classical theorem due to Mycielski states that an equivalence relation EE having the Baire property and meager equivalence classes must have a perfect set of pairwise inequivalent elements. We consider equivalence relations with II-small equivalence classes, where II is a proper σ\sigma-ideal, and ask whether they have a perfect set of pairwise inequivalent elements. We give a positive answer for EE universally Baire. We show that the answer for EE Δ21\mathbf{\Delta_{2}^{1}} is independent of ZFCZFC, and find set theoretic assumptions equivalent to it when II is the countable ideal. For equivalence relations which are Σ21\mathbf{\Sigma^1_2} and with meager classes, we show that a perfect set of pairwise inequivalent elements exists whenever a Cohen real over L[z]L[z] exists for any real zz -- which strengthens Mycielski's theorem. A few comments are made about σ\sigma-ideals generated by Π11\Pi_{1}^{1} and orbit equivalence relations.

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@article{arxiv.1601.01012,
  title  = {Perfect Set Theorems for Equivalence Relations with $I$ - small classes},
  author = {Ohad Drucker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.01012},
  year   = {2016}
}
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