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A nonmicroscopic $G_δ$ set with only microscopic compact subsets

Martin Doležal·Václav Vlasák
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We construct a nonmicroscopic $G_δ$ subset of the real line all of whose compact subsets are microscopic, answering a question of Zindulka and Nowakowski. We first obtain such a set in the standard Cantor space by coding branches of a finitely branching tree together with suitable choices of marked nodes. The coding of the branches ensures that the resulting set is not microscopic, while the marked nodes allow us to construct covers showing that every compact subset is microscopic. The example is then transferred from the Cantor space to the real line by the binary-expansion map.

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Martin Doležal, Václav Vlasák. 2026-10-05. A nonmicroscopic $G_δ$ set with only microscopic compact subsets. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.06301

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