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Countably compact groups without non-trivial convergent sequences

General Topology 2021-02-23 v1 Logic

Abstract

We construct, in ZFC\mathsf{ZFC}, a countably compact subgroup of 2c2^{\mathfrak{c}} without non-trivial convergent sequences, answering an old problem of van Douwen. As a consequence we also prove the existence of two countably compact groups G0\mathbb{G}_{0} and G1\mathbb{G}_{1} such that the product G0×G1\mathbb{G}_{0} \times \mathbb{G}_{1} is not countably compact, thus answering a classical problem of Comfort.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2006.12675,
  title  = {Countably compact groups without non-trivial convergent sequences},
  author = {Michael Hrušák and Jan van Mill and Ulises Ariet Ramos-García and Saharon Shelah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.12675},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

21 pages, to be published in Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

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