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Main Author: Yung, Clement
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.24207
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contents Let $E$ be a vector space over a countable field of dimension $\aleph_0$. Two infinite-dimensional subspaces $V,W \subseteq E$ are almost disjoint if $V \cap W$ is finite-dimensional. This paper provides some improvements on results about the definability of maximal almost disjoint families (mad families) of subspaces in [18]. We construct a full mad family of block subspaces in ZFC, answering a problem by Smythe in the positive. A variant of this construction shows that there exists a completely separable mad family of block subspaces in ZFC. We also discuss the abstract Mathias forcing introduced by Di Prisco-Mijares-Nieto in [12], and apply it to show that in the Solovay's model obtained by the collapse of a Mahlo cardinal, there are no full mad families of block subspaces over $\mathbb{F}_2$.
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spellingShingle Full mad families of vector spaces and two local Ramsey theories
Yung, Clement
Logic
Let $E$ be a vector space over a countable field of dimension $\aleph_0$. Two infinite-dimensional subspaces $V,W \subseteq E$ are almost disjoint if $V \cap W$ is finite-dimensional. This paper provides some improvements on results about the definability of maximal almost disjoint families (mad families) of subspaces in [18]. We construct a full mad family of block subspaces in ZFC, answering a problem by Smythe in the positive. A variant of this construction shows that there exists a completely separable mad family of block subspaces in ZFC. We also discuss the abstract Mathias forcing introduced by Di Prisco-Mijares-Nieto in [12], and apply it to show that in the Solovay's model obtained by the collapse of a Mahlo cardinal, there are no full mad families of block subspaces over $\mathbb{F}_2$.
title Full mad families of vector spaces and two local Ramsey theories
topic Logic
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.24207