$\omega_1$-strongly compact cardinals and normality

We present more applications of the recently introduced -strongly compact cardinals in the context of either consistency or reflection results in General Topology, focusing on issues related to normality. In particular, we show that such large cardinal notion provides a new upper bound for the consi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bagaria, Joan, da Silva, Samuel G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/214429
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214429
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Espais topològics
Topologia
Teoria de conjunts
Nombres cardinals
Topological spaces
Topology
Set theory
Cardinal numbers
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Sumario:We present more applications of the recently introduced -strongly compact cardinals in the context of either consistency or reflection results in General Topology, focusing on issues related to normality. In particular, we show that such large cardinal notion provides a new upper bound for the consistency strength of the statement “All normal Moore spaces are metrizable” (NMSC). The proof uses random forcing, as in the original consistency proof of NMSC due to Nykos-Kunen-Solovay (see Fleissner [10]). We establish a compactness theorem for normality (i.e., reflection of non-normality) in the realm of first countable spaces, using the least -strongly compact cardinal, as well as two more similar compactness results on related topological properties. We finish the paper by combining the techniques of reflection and forcing to show that our new upper bound for the consistency strength of NMSC can be also obtained via Cohen forcing, using some arguments from Dow-Tall-Weiss.