The Katowice problem and autohomeomorphisms of ω0⁎

Journal Article (2016)
Author(s)

David Chodounský (Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts)

Alan Dow (University of North Carolina)

Klaas Pieter Hart (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Harm de Vries (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Research Group
Analysis
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2016.08.006 Final published version
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Research Group
Analysis
Journal title
Topology and Its Applications: a journal devoted to general, geometric, set-theoretic and algebraic topology
Volume number
213
Pages (from-to)
230-237
Downloads counter
110

Abstract

We show that the existence of a homeomorphism between ω0⁎ and ω1⁎ entails the existence of a non-trivial autohomeomorphism of ω0⁎. This answers Problem 441 in [8]. We also discuss the joint consistency of various consequences of ω0⁎ and ω1⁎ being homeomorphic.