A complexity problem for Borel graphs

We show that there is no simple (e.g. finite or countable) basis for Borel graphs with infinite Borel chromatic number. In fact, it is proved that the closed subgraphs of the shift graph on $$[\mathbb {N}]^\mathbb {N}$$ [ N ] N with finite (or, equivalently, $$\le 3$$ ≤ 3 ) Borel chromatic number form a $$\varvec{\Sigma }^1_2$$ Σ 2 1 -complete set. This answers a question of Kechris and Marks and strengthens several earlier results.

On bases of closed classes of vector functions of many-valued logic

We consider the functional system of vector functions of many-valued logic with the naturally defined operation of superposition and construct examples of closed classes of special type without a basis and with a countable basis.

Ordered Groups: A Case Study in Reverse Mathematics

The fundamental question in reverse mathematics is to determine which set existence axioms are required to prove particular theorems of mathematics. In addition to being interesting in their own right, answers to this question have consequences in both effective mathematics and the foundations of mathematics. Before discussing these consequences, we need to be more specific about the motivating question.Reverse mathematics is useful for studying theorems of either countable or essentially countable mathematics. Essentially countable mathematics is a vague term that is best explained by an example. Complete separable metric spaces are essentially countable because, although the spaces may be uncountable, they can be understood in terms of a countable basis. Simpson (1985) gives the following list of areas which can be analyzed by reverse mathematics: number theory, geometry, calculus, differential equations, real and complex analysis, combinatorics, countable algebra, separable Banach spaces, computability theory, and the topology of complete separable metric spaces. Reverse mathematics is less suited to theorems of abstract functional analysis, abstract set theory, universal algebra, or general topology.Section 2 introduces the major subsystems of second order arithmetic used in reverse mathematics: RCA0, WKL0, ACA0, ATR0 and – CA0. Sections 3 through 7 consider various theorems of ordered group theory from the perspective of reverse mathematics. Among the results considered are theorems on ordered quotient groups (including an equivalent of ACA0), groups and semigroup conditions which imply orderability (WKL0), the orderability of free groups (RCA0), Hölder's Theorem (RCA0), Mal'tsev's classification of the order types of countable ordered groups ( – CA0)

Nonseparated manifolds and completely unstable flows

We define an order structure on a nonseparatedn-manifold. Here, a nonseparated manifold denotes any topological space that is locally Euclidean and has a countable basis; the usual Hausdorff separation property is not required. Our result is that an ordered nonseparatedn-manifoldXcan be realized as an ordered orbit space of a completely unstable continuous flowϕon a Hausdorff(n+1)-manifoldE.

Maps on D1 and D2 spaces

A space X is said to be D1 provided each closed set has a countable basis for the open sets containing it. It is said to be D2 provided there is a countable base {Un} such that each closed set has a countable base for the open sets containing it, which is a subfamily of {Un}. In this paper, we give a separation theorem for D1 spaces, and provide a characterization of D1 and D2 spaces in terms of maps.

Maximality in effective topology

In this paper we continue the study of the structure of the lattice of recursively enumerable (r.e.) open subsets of a topological space. Work in this approach to effective topology began in Kalantari and Retzlaff [5] and continued in Kalantari [2], Kalantari and Leggett [3] and Kalantari and Remmel [4]. Studies in effectiveness of results in structures other than integers began with the work of Specker [17] and Lacombe [8] on effective analysis.The renewed activity in the study of the effective content of mathematical structures owes much to Nerode's program and Metakides' and Nerode's [11], [12] work on vector spaces and fields. These studies have been extended by Kalantari, Remmel, Retzlaff, Shore and Smith. Similar studies on the effective content of other mathematical structures have been conducted. These include work on topological vector spaces, boolean algebras, linear orderings etc.Kalantari and Retzlaff [5] began a study of effective topological spaces by considering a topological space with a countable basis ⊿ for the topology. The space X is to be fully effective; that is, the basis elements are coded into ω and the operations of intersection of basis elements and the relation of inclusion among them are both computable. An r.e. open subset of X is then represented as the union of basic open sets whose codes lie in an r.e. subset of ω.

Simplicity in effective topology

The recursion-theoretic study of mathematical structures other thanωis now a field of much activity. Analysis and algebra are two such structures which have been studied for their effective contents. Studies in analysis began with the work of Specker on nonconstructive proofs in analysis [16] and in Lacombe's inspiring notes on relevant notions of recursive analysis [8]. Studies in algebra originated in the work of Frolich and Shepherdson on effective extensions of explicit fields [1] and in Rabin's study of computable fields [15]. Equipped with the richness of modern techniques in recursion theory, Metakides and Nerode [11]–[13] began investigating the effective content of vector spaces and fields; these studies have been extended by Kalantari, Remmel, Retzlaff, Shore and others.Kalantari and Retzlaff [5] began a foundational inquiry into effectiveness in topological spaces. They consider a topological spaceXwith a countable basis ⊿ for the topology. The space isfully effective, that is, the basis elements are coded intoωand the operation of intersection of basis elements and the relation of inclusion among them are both computable. Similar to, the lattice of recursively enumerable (r.e.) subsets ofω, the collection of r.e. open subsets ofXforms a latticeℒ(X)under the usual operations of union and intersection.