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S. Bardyla

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Maximal subgroups of homeomorphism groups

We show that the homeomorphism groups of the following spaces have precisely $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$ maximal subgroups: the rational numbers $\mathbb{Q}$, the Baire space $\mathbb{N}^{\mathbb{N}}$, the space $\mathbb{N}\times 2^{\mathbb{N}}$ where $2^{\mathbb{N}}$ is the Cantor set, the ordinal $\omega^2$ under its order topology, and the Sorgenfrey line $\mathbb{S}$. More generally, we find sufficient conditions on a group $G$ acting on a topological space which imply that $G$ has at least $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$ maximal subgroups. Moreover, if the groups $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{Q})$ and $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N})$ are equipped with the pointwise topology, then it is shown that $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N})$ has precisely $2^{\aleph_0}$ open maximal subgroups, and $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{Q})$ has precisely $\aleph_0$ open maximal subgroups and $2^{\aleph_0}$ closed maximal subgroups.

math.GR

Combinatorics of Schur ultrafilters

In this paper, we provide a combinatorial characterization of the elements of Schur ultrafilters on countable commutative groups. Using this characterization, we construct a free Schur ultrafilter on $\mathbb Z$ that is not infinitary Schur. Moreover, assuming the Continuum Hypothesis, we establish the existence of a free Schur P-point on $\mathbb Z$.

math.LO

A note on intrinsic topologies of groups

We investigate topologies on groups which arise naturally from their algebraic structure, including the Frech\'et-Markov, Hausdorff-Markov, and various kinds of Zariski topologies. Answering a question by Dikranjan and Toller, we show that there exists a countable abelian group in which no bounded version of the Zariski topology coincides with the full Zariski topology. Complementing a recent result by Goffer and Greenfeld, we show that on any group with no algebraicity the semigroup Zariski topology is hyperconnected and hence, in many cases, is distinct from the group Zariski topology. Finally, we show that on the symmetric groups, the semigroup Hausdorff-Markov topology coincides with the topology of pointwise convergence.

math.GR

Topological embeddings into transformation monoids

In this paper we consider the questions of which topological semigroups embed topologically into the full transformation monoid $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$ or the symmetric inverse monoid $I_{\mathbb{N}}$ with their respective canonical Polish semigroup topologies. We characterise those topological semigroups that embed topologically into $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$ and belong to any of the following classes: commutative semigroups; compact semigroups; groups; and certain Clifford semigroups. We prove analogous characterisations for topological inverse semigroups and $I_{\mathbb{N}}$. We construct several examples of countable Polish topological semigroups that do not embed into $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$, which answer, in the negative, a recent open problem of Elliott et al. Additionally, we obtain two sufficient conditions for a topological Clifford semigroup to be metrizable, and prove that inversion is automatically continuous in every Clifford subsemigroup of $\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N}$. The former complements recent works of Banakh et al.

math.GR

Embedding topological spaces into Hausdorff $κ$-bounded spaces

Let $κ$ be an infinite cardinal. A topological space $X$ is $κ$-bounded if the closure of any subset of cardinality $\leκ$ in $X$ is compact. We discuss the problem of embeddability of topological spaces into Hausdorff (Urysohn, regular) $κ$-bounded spaces, and present a canonical construction of such an embedding. Also we construct a (consistent) example of a sequentially compact separable regular space that cannot be embedded into a Hausdorff $ω$-bounded space.

math.GN

On $\mathscr{H}$-complete topological semilattices

In the paper we describe the structure of $\mathscr{AH}$-completions and $\mathscr{H}$-completions of the discrete semilattices $(\mathbb{N},\min)$ and $(\mathbb{N},\max)$. We give an example of an $\mathscr{H}$-complete topological semilattice which is not $\mathscr{AH}$-complete. Also we construct an $\mathscr{H}$-complete topological semilattice of cardinality $λ$ which has $2^λ$ many open-and-closed continuous homomorphic images which are not $\mathscr{H}$-complete topological semilattices. The constructed examples give a negative answer to Question 17 from the paper J. W. Stepp, {\it Algebraic maximal semilattices}. Pacific J. Math. {\bf 58}:1 (1975), 243-248.

math.GN