Combinatorial aspects of selective star covering properties in Ψ-spaces

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Abstract

Which Isbell-Mrówka spaces (Ψ-spaces) satisfy the star version of Menger's and Hurewicz's covering properties? Following Bonanzinga and Matveev, this question is considered here from a combinatorial point of view. An example of a Ψ-space that is (strongly) star-Menger but not star-Hurewicz is obtained. The PCF-theory function κcof([κ]0) is a key tool. Using the method of forcing, a complete answer to a question of Bonanzinga and Matveev is provided.The results also apply to the mentioned covering properties in the realm of Pixley-Roy spaces, to the extent of spaces with these properties, and to the character of free abelian topological groups over hemicompact k spaces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-207
Number of pages10
JournalTopology and its Applications
Volume192
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

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Keywords

  • Isbell-Mrówka space
  • Star-Hurewicz
  • Star-Menger
  • Ψ-space

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