Abstract
We construct, in ZFC, a countably compact subgroup of 2c without non-trivial convergent sequences, answering an old problem of van Douwen. As a consequence we also prove the existence of two countably compact groups G0 and G1 such that the product G0 × G1 is not countably compact, thus answering a classical problem of Comfort.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1277-1296 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 374 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Countably compact groups without convergent sequences
- P-compact groups
- Products of countably compact groups
- Ultrapowers