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Star operation, microscopic sets and porous sets

Logic 2025-11-26 v2

Abstract

This paper explores the interplay between star operations, microscopic sets, and porous sets. The study focuses on the Galvin-Mycielski-Solovay theorem, which characterizes strongly measure zero sets and their interactions with meager sets. Results include the investigation of the star operation F\mathcal{F}^* and its properties. The paper also examines the relationship between porous sets and microscopic sets. Additionally, the work presents constructions of families F\mathcal{F} in P(Z),P(Zω),\mathcal{P}(\mathbb{Z}), \mathcal{P}(\mathbb{Z}^\omega), and P(2ω)\mathcal{P}(2^\omega) that satisfy F=F\mathcal{F} = \mathcal{F}^*. Theorems and lemmas are provided to establish conditions under which F=F\mathcal{F}^{**} = \mathcal{F} and to analyze the implications of the Borel Conjecture and its dual. The paper concludes with a discussion of microscopic sets and their properties, including their interactions with porous sets and the non-equivalence of certain classes of sets.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2510.19437,
  title  = {Star operation, microscopic sets and porous sets},
  author = {Daria Perkowska and Szymon Żeberski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.19437},
  year   = {2025}
}
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