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Eliza Wajch

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arXiv2025

Constructing crowded Hausdorff $P$-spaces in set theory without the axiom of choice

For an infinite set $X$, a closed under finite unions family $\mathcal{Z}$ with $[X]^{<ω}\subseteq\mathcal{Z}\subseteq\mathcal{P}(X)$, and any $\mathcal{A}\subseteq\mathcal{P}(X)$, the topology $τ_{\mathcal{A}}[\mathcal{Z}]=\{V\in\mathcal{A}: (\forall x\in V)(\exists z\in \mathcal{Z})(x\cap z=\emptyset \wedge \{y\in\mathcal{A}: x\subseteq y\subseteq X\setminus z\}\subseteq V)\}$ on $\mathcal{A}$ is investigated to give answers to the following open problem in various models of $\mathbf{ZF}$ or $\mathbf{ZFA}$: Is there a non-empty Hausdorff, crowded zero-dimensional $P$-space in the absence of the axiom of choice? Spaces of the form $\mathbf{S}(X, [X]^{\leqω})=\langle \mathcal{A}, τ_{\mathcal{A}}[\mathcal{Z}]\rangle$ for $\mathcal{A}=[X]^{<ω}$ and $\mathcal{Z}=[X]^{\leqω}$ are of special importance here. Among many other results, the following theorems are proved in $\mathbf{ZF}$: (1) If $X$ is uncountable, then $\mathbf{S}(X, [X]^{\leqω})$ is a crowded zero-dimensional Hausdorff space, and if $X$ is also quasi Dedekind-finite, then $\mathbf{S}(X, [X]^{\leqω})$ is a $P$-space; (2) $\mathbf{S}(ω_1, [ω_1]^{\leqω})$ is a $P$-space if and only if $ω_1$ is regular; (3) the axiom of countable choice for families of finite sets is equivalent to the statement ``for every infinite Dedekind-finite set $X$, $\mathbf{S}(X,[X]^{\leqω})$ is a $P$-space''; (4) the statement ``$\mathbb{R}$ admits a topology $τ$ such that $\langle\mathbb{R}, τ\rangle$ is a crowded, zero-dimensional Hausdorff $P$-space'' is strictly weaker than the axiom of countable choice for families of subsets of $\mathbb{R}$; (5) the statement ``there exists a non-empty, well-orderable crowded zero-dimensional Hausdorff $P$-space'' is strictly weaker than ``$ω_1$ is regular''. A lot of relevant independence results are obtained.

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arXiv2024

Characterizations of $\mathbb{N}$-compactness and realcompactness via ultrafilters in the absence of the axiom of choice

This article concerns the Herrlich-Chew theorem stating that a Hausdorff zero-dimensional space is $\mathbb{N}$-compact if and only if every clopen ultrafilter with the countable intersection property in this space is fixed. It also concerns Hewitt's theorem stating that a Tychonoff space is realcompact if and only if every $z$-ultrafilter with the countable intersection property in this space is fixed. The axiom of choice was involved in the original proofs of these theorems. The aim of this article is to show that the Herrlich-Chew theorem is valid in $\mathbf{ZF}$, but it is an open problem if Hewitt's theorem can be false in a model of $\mathbf{ZF}$. It is proved that Hewitt's theorem is true in every model of $\mathbf{ZF}$ in which the countable axiom of multiple choice is satisfied. A modification of Hewitt's theorem is given and proved true in $\mathbf{ZF}$. Several applications of the results obtained are shown.

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arXiv2024

Quasiorders for a characterization of iso-dense spaces

A (generalized) topological space is called an iso-dense space if the set of all its isolated points is dense in the space. The main aim of the article is to show in $\mathbf{ZF}$ a new characterization of iso-dense spaces in terms of special quasiorders. For a non-empty family $\mathcal{A}$ of subsets of a set $X$, a quasiorder $\lesssim_{\mathcal{A}}$ on $X$ determined by $\mathcal{A}$ is defined. Necessary and sufficient conditions for $\mathcal{A}$ are given to have the property that the topology consisting of all $\lesssim_{\mathcal{A}}$-increasing sets coincides with the generalized topology on $X$ consisting of the empty set and all supersets of non-empty members of $\mathcal{A}$. The results obtained, applied to the quasiorder $\lesssim_{\mathcal{D}}$ determined by the family $\mathcal{D}$ of all dense sets of a given (generalized) topological space, lead to a new characterization of non-trivial iso-dense spaces. Independence results concerning resolvable spaces are also obtained.

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arXiv2023

$\mathbf{E}$-compact extensions in the absence of the Axiom of Choice

The main aim of this work is to show, in the absence of the Axiom of Choice, fundamental results on $\mathbf{E}$-compact extensions of $\mathbf{E}$-completely regular spaces, in particular, on Hewitt realcompactifications and Banaschewski compactifications. Some original results concern a special subring of the ring of all continuous real functions on a given zero-dimensional $T_1$-space. New facts about $P$-spaces, Baire topologies and $G_δ$-topologies are also shown. Not all statements investigated here have proofs in $\mathbf{ZF}$. Some statements are shown equivalent to the Boolean Prime ideal Theorem, some are consequences of the Axiom of Countable Multiple Choices.

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arXiv2023

A quasi-metrization theorem for hybrid topologies on the real line

Hybrid topologies on the real line have been studied by various authors. Among the hybrid spaces, there are also Hattori spaces. However, some of the hybrid spaces are not homeomorphic to Hattori spaces. In this article, a common generalization of at least four kinds of the hybrid topologies on the real line is described. In the absence of the axiom of choice, a quasi-metrization theorem for such hybrid spaces is proved. It is shown that Kofner's quasi-metrization theorem for generalized ordered spaces is false in every model of $\mathbf{ZF}$ in which there exists an infinite Dedekind-finite subset of the real line.

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arXiv2021

$P$-spaces in the absence of the Axiom of Choice

A $P$-space is a topological space whose every $G_δ$-set is open. In this article, basic properties of $P$-spaces are investigated in the absence of the Axiom of Choice. New weaker forms of the Axiom of Choice, all relevant to $P$-spaces or to countable intersections of $G_δ$-sets, are introduced. Several independence results are obtained and open problems are posed. It is shown that a zero-dimensional subspace of the real line may fail to be strongly zero-dimensional in $\mathbf{ZF}$. Among the open problems there is the question whether it is provable in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that every finite product of $P$-spaces is a $P$-space. A partial answer to this question is given.

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arXiv2021

Countable products and countable sums of compact metrizable spaces in the absence of the Axiom of Choice

The main aim of the article is to show, in the absence of the Axiom of Choice, relationships between the following, independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$, statements: "Every countable product of compact metrizable spaces is separable (respectively, compact)" and "Every countable product of compact metrizable spaces is metrizable". Statements related to the above-mentioned ones are also studied. Permutation models (among them new ones) are shown in which a countable sum (also a countable product) of metrizable spaces need not be metrizable, countable unions of countable sets are countable and there is a countable family of non-empty sets of size at most $2^{\aleph_0}$ which does not have a choice function. A new permutation model is constructed in which every uncountable compact metrizable space is of size at least $2^{\aleph_0}$ but a denumerable family of denumerable sets need not have a multiple choice function.

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arXiv2021

$k$-spaces, sequential spaces and related topics in the absence of the axiom of choice

In the absence of the axiom of choice, new results concerning sequential, Fréchet-Urysohn, $k$-spaces, very $k$-spaces, Loeb and Cantor completely metrizable spaces are shown. New choice principles are introduced. Among many other theorems, it is proved in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that every Loeb, $T_3$-space having a base expressible as a countable union of finite sets is a metrizable second-countable space whose every $F_σ$-subspace is separable; moreover, every $G_δ$-subspace of a second-countable, Cantor completely metrizable space is Cantor completely metrizable, Loeb and separable. It is also noticed that Arkhangel'skii's statement that every very $k$-space is Fréchet-Urysohn is unprovable in $\mathbf{ZF}$ but it holds in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that every first-countable, regular very $k$-space whose family of all non-empty compact sets has a choice function is Fréchet-Urysohn. That every second-countable metrizable space is a very $k$-space is equivalent to the axiom of countable choice for $\mathbb{R}$.

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arXiv2021

On Urysohn's Lemma for generalized topological spaces in ZF

A strong generalized topological space is an ordered pair $\mathbf{X}=\langle X, \mathcal{T}\rangle$ such that $X$ is a set and $\mathcal{T}$ is a collection of subsets of $X$ such that $\emptyset, X\in \mathcal{T}$ and $\mathcal{T}$ is stable under arbitrary unions. A necessary and sufficient condition for a strong generalized topological space $\mathbf{X}$ to satisfy Urysohn's lemma or its appropriate variant is shown in $\mathbf{ZF}$. Notions of a U-normal and an effectively normal generalized topological space are introduced. It is observed that, in $\mathbf{ZF}+\mathbf{DC}$, every U-normal generalized topological space satisfies Urysohn's lemma. It is shown that every effectively normal generalized topological space satisfies Csaszár's modification of Urysohn's Lemma. A $\mathbf{ZF}$- example of a strong generalized topological normal space which satisfies the Tietze-Urysohn Extension Theorem and fails to satisfy Urysohn's Lemma is shown.

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arXiv2021

On iso-dense and scattered spaces in $\mathbf{ZF}$

A topological space is iso-dense if it has a dense set of isolated points. A topological space is scattered if each of its non-empty subspaces has an isolated point. In $\mathbf{ZF}$, in the absence of the axiom of choice, basic properties of iso-dense spaces are investigated. A new permutation model is constructed in which a discrete weakly Dedekind-finite space can have the Cantor set as a remainder. A metrization theorem for a class of quasi-metric spaces is deduced. The statement "every compact scattered metrizable space is separable" and several other statements about metric iso-dense spaces are shown to be equivalent to the countable axiom of choice for families of finite sets. Results concerning the problem of whether it is provable in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that every non-discrete compact metrizable space contains an infinite compact scattered subspace are also included.

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arXiv2020

Second-countable compact Hausdorff spaces as remainders in $\mathbf{ZF}$ and two new notions of infiniteness

In the absence of the Axiom of Choice, necessary and sufficient conditions for a locally compact Hausdorff space to have all non-empty second-countable compact Hausdorff spaces as remainders are given in $\mathbf{ZF}$. Among other independence results, the characterization of locally compact Hausdorff spaces having all non-empty metrizable compact spaces as remainders, obtained by Hatzenhuhler and Mattson in $\mathbf{ZFC}$, is proved to be independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$. Urysohn's Metrization Theorem is generalized to the following theorem: every $T_3$-space which admits a base expressible as a countable union of finite sets is metrizable. Applications to solutions of problems concerning the existence of some special metrizable compactifications in $\mathbf{ZF}$ are shown. New concepts of a strongly filterbase infinite set and a dyadically filterbase infinite set are introduced, both stemming from the investigations on compactifications. Set-theoretic and topological definitions of the new concepts are given, and their relationship with certain known notions of infinite sets is investigated in $\mathbf{ZF}$. A new permutation model is introduced in which there exists a strongly filterbase infinite set which is weakly Dedekind-finite. All $\mathbf{ZFA}$-independence results of this article are transferable to $\mathbf{ZF}$.

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arXiv2020

Several amazing discoveries about compact metrizable spaces in ZF

In the absence of the axiom of choice, the set-theoretic status of many natural statements about metrizable compact spaces is investigated. Some of the statements are provable in $\mathbf{ZF}$, some are shown to be independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$. For independence results, distinct models of $\mathbf{ZF}$ and permutation models of $\mathbf{ZFA}$ with transfer theorems of Pincus are applied. New symmetric models are constructed in each of which the power set of $\mathbb{R}$ is well-orderable, the Continuum Hypothesis is satisfied but a denumerable family of non-empty finite sets can fail to have a choice function, and a compact metrizable space need not be embeddable into the Tychonoff cube $[0, 1]^{\mathbb{R}}$.

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arXiv2020

Cuf products and cuf sums of (quasi)-metrizable spaces in $\mathbf{ZF}$

A cuf space (set, resp.) is a space (set, resp.) which is a countable union of finite subspaces (subsets, resp.). It is proved in $\mathbf{ZF}$ (with the absence of the axiom of choice) that all countable unions of cuf (denumerable, resp.) sets are cuf sets iff all countable products of cofinite cuf (denumerable, resp.) spaces are quasi-metrizable iff all countable products of one-point Hausdorff compactifications of infinite cuf (denumerable, resp.) spaces are quasi-metrizable. A countable product of one-point Hausdorff compactifications of denumerable discrete spaces is first-countable iff it is quasi-metrizable. A model of $\mathbf{ZF}$ is shown in which a countable product two-point Hausdorff compactifications of denumerable discrete spaces is first-countable without being quasi-metrizable. Other relevant independence results are also proved.

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arXiv2020

Denumerable cellular families in Hausdorff spaces and towers of Boolean algebras in $\mathbf{ZF}$

A denumerable cellular family of a topological space $\mathbf{X}$ is an infinitely countable collection of pairwise disjoint non-empty open sets of $ \mathbf{X}$. It is proved that the following statements are equivalent in $\mathbf{ZF}$: (i) For every infinite set $X,[X]^{<ω}\mathbf{\ }$has a denumerable subset. (ii) Every infinite $0$-dimensional Hausdorff space admits a denumerable cellular family. It is also proved that (i) implies the following: (iii) Every infinite Hausdorff Baire space has a denumerable cellular family. Among other results, the following theorems are also proved in $\mathbf{ZF}$: (iv) Every countable collection of non-empty subsets of $\mathbb{R}$ has a choice function iff, for every infinite second-countable Hausdorff space $ \mathbf{X}$, it holds that every base of $\mathbf{X}$ contains a denumerable cellular family of $\mathbf{X}$. (v) If every Cantor cube is pseudocompact, then every non-empty countable collection of non-empty finite sets has a choice function. (vi) If all Cantor cubes are countably paracompact, then (i) holds. Moreover, among other forms independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$, a partial Kinna-Wagner selection principle for families expressible as countable unions of finite families of finite sets is introduced. It is proved that if this new selection principle and (i) hold, then every infinite Boolean algebra has a tower and every infinite Hausdorff space has a denumerable cellular family.

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arXiv2019

On Loeb and sequential spaces in $\mathbf{ZF}$

A topological space is called Loeb if the collection of all its non-empty closed sets has a choice function. In this article, in the absence of the axiom of choice, connections between Loeb and sequential spaces are investigated. Among other results, it is proved in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that if $\mathbf{X}$ is a Cantor completely metrizable second-countable space, then $\mathbf{X}^ω$ is Loeb. If a sequential, sequentially locally compact space $\mathbf{X}$ has the property that every infinitely countable family of non-empty closed subsets of $\mathbf{X}$ has a choice function, then the Cartesian product $\mathbf{X}\times\mathbf{Y}$ of $\mathbf{X}$ with any sequential space $\mathbf{Y}$ is sequential. In consequence, it holds true in $\mathbf{ZF}$ that the Cartesian product of a sequential locally countably compact space with any sequential space is sequential. If $\mathbb{R}$ is sequential, then every second-countable compact Hausdorff space is sequential. It is also proved that, in some models of $\mathbf{ZF}$, a countable product of Cantor completely metrizable second-countable spaces can fail to be Loeb and it is independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$ that every sequential subspace of $% \mathbb{R}$ is Loeb. Some other sentences are shown to be independent of $% \mathbf{ZF}$. Several open problems are posed, among them, the following question: is $\mathbb{R}^ω$ sequential if $\mathbb{R}$ is sequential?

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arXiv2019

On densely complete metric spaces and extensions of uniformly continuous functions in $\mathbf{ZF}$

A metric space $\mathbf{X}$ is called densely complete if there exists a dense set $D$ in $\mathbf{X}$ such that every Cauchy sequence of points of $D $ converges in $\mathbf{X}$. One of the main aims of this work is to prove that the countable axiom of choice, $\mathbf{CAC}$ for abbreviation, is equivalent with the following statements:\smallskip (i) Every densely complete (connected) metric space $\mathbf{X}$ is complete.\smallskip\ (ii) For every pair of metric spaces $\mathbf{X}$ and $\mathbf{Y}$, if $% \mathbf{Y}$ is complete and $\mathbf{S}$ is a dense subspace of $\mathbf{X}$% , while $f:\mathbf{S}\rightarrow \mathbf{Y}$ is a uniformly continuous function, then there exists a uniformly continuous extension $F:\mathbf{X}\to% \mathbf{Y}$ of $f$.\smallskip (iii) Complete subspaces of metric spaces have complete closures.\smallskip (iv) Complete subspaces of metric spaces are closed.\smallskip It is also shown that the restriction of (i) to subsets of the real line is equivalent to the restriction $\mathbf{CAC}(\mathbb{R})$ of $\mathbf{CAC}$ to subsets of $\mathbb{R}$. However, the restriction of (ii) to subsets of $% \mathbb{R}$ is strictly weaker than $\mathbf{CAC}(\mathbb{R})$ because it is equivalent with the statement that $\mathbb{R}$ is sequential. Moreover, among other relevant results, it is proved that, for every positive integer $% n$, the space $\mathbb{R}^n$ is sequential if and only if $\mathbb{R}$ is sequential. It is also shown that $\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{Q}$ is not densely complete if and only if $\mathbf{CAC}(\mathbb{R})$ holds.

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arXiv2018

Bornological quasi-metrizability in generalized topology

A concept of quasi-metrizability with respect to a bornology of a generalized topological space in the sense of Delfs and Knebusch is introduced. Quasi-metrization theorems for generalized bornological universes are deduced. A uniform quasi-metrizability with respect to a bornology is studied. The class of locally small spaces is considered and a possibly larger class of weakly locally small spaces is defined. The proofs and numerous examples are given in \textbf{ZF}. An example of a weakly locally small space which is not locally small is constructed under \textbf{ZF+CC}. Several categories, relevant to generalized bornological universes, are defined and shown to be topological constructs.

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arXiv2018

Compact complement topologies and k-spaces

Let $(X,τ)$ be a Hausdorff space, where $X$ is an infinite set. The compact complement topology $τ^{\star}$ on $X$ is defined by: $τ^{\star}=\{\emptyset\} \cup \{X\setminus M, \text{where $M$ is compact in $(X,τ)$}\}$. In this paper, properties of the space $(X, τ^{\star})$ are studied in $\mathbf{ZF}$ and applied to a characterization of $k$-spaces, to the Sorgenfrey line, to some statements independent of $\mathbf{ZF}$, as well as to partial topologies that are among Delfs-Knebusch generalized topologies. Among other results, it is proved that the axiom of countable multiple choice (\textbf{CMC}) is equivalent with each of the following two sentences: (i) every Hausdorff first countable space is a $k$-space, (ii) every metrizable space is a $k$-space. A \textbf{ZF}-example of a countable metrizable space whose compact complement topology is not first countable is given.

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