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The theory of ordinal ranks on Baire class 1 functions developed by Kechris and Loveau was recently extended by Elekes, Kiss and Vidny{a}nszky to Baire class $xi$ functions for any countable ordinal $xigeq1$. In this paper, we answer two of the questions raised by them in their paper (Ranks on the Baire class $xi$ functions, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 368(2016), 8111-8143). Specifically, we show that for any countable ordinal $xigeq1,$ the ranks $beta_{xi}^{ast}$ and $gamma_{xi}^{ast}$ are essentially equivalent, and that neither of them is essentially multiplicative. Since the rank $beta$ is not essentially multiplicative, we investigate further the behavior of this rank with respect to products. We characterize the functions $f$ so that $beta(fg)leq omega^{xi}$ whenever $beta(g)leqomega^{xi}$ for any countable ordinal $xi.$
Let $K$ be a compact metric space. A real-valued function on $K$ is said to be of Baire class one (Baire-1) if it is the pointwise limit of a sequence of continuous functions. In this paper, we study two well known ordinal indices of Baire-1 functions, the oscillation index $beta$ and the convergence index $gamma$. It is shown that these two indices are fully compatible in the following sense : a Baire-1 function $f$ satisfies $beta(f) leq omega^{xi_1} cdot omega^{xi_2}$ for some countable ordinals $xi_1$ and $xi_2$ if and only if there exists a sequence of Baire-1 functions $(f_n)$ converging to $f$ pointwise such that $sup_nbeta(f_n) leq omega^{xi_1}$ and $gamma((f_n)) leq omega^{xi_2}$. We also obtain an extension result for Baire-1 functions analogous to the Tietze Extension Theorem. Finally, it is shown that if $beta(f) leq omega^{xi_1}$ and $beta(g) leq omega^{xi_2},$ then $beta(fg) leq omega^{xi},$ where $xi=max{xi_1+xi_2, xi_2+xi_1}}.$ These results do not assume the boundedness of the functions involved.
We construct a family $(mathcal{X}_al)_{alle omega_1}$ of reflexive Banach spaces with long transfinite bases but with no unconditional basic sequences. In our spaces $mathcal{X}_al$ every bounded operator $T$ is split into its diagonal part $D_T$ and its strictly singular part $S_T$.
We provide a proof that analytic almost disjoint families of infinite sets of integers cannot be maximal using a result of Bourgain about compact sets of Baire class one functions. Inspired by this and related ideas, we then provide a new proof of that there are no maximal almost disjoint families in Solovays model. We then use the ideas behind this proof to provide an extension of a dichotomy result by Rosenthal and by Bourgain, Fremlin and Talagrand to general pointwise bounded functions in Solovays model. We then show that the same conclusions can be drawn about the model obtained when we add a generic selective ultrafilter to the Solovay model.
W. Hurewicz proved that analytic Menger sets of reals are $sigma$-compact and that co-analytic completely Baire sets of reals are completely metrizable. It is natural to try to generalize these theorems to projective sets. This has previously been accomplished by $V = L$ for projective counterexamples, and the Axiom of Projective Determinacy for positive results. For the first problem, the first author, S. Todorcevic, and S. Tokgoz have produced a finer analysis with much weaker axioms. We produce a similar analysis for the second problem, showing the two problems are essentially equivalent. We also construct in ZFC a separable metrizable space with $omega$-th power completely Baire, yet lacking a dense completely metrizable subspace. This answers a question of Eagle and Tall in Abstract Model Theory.
We study Ramseys theorem for pairs and two colours in the context of the theory of $alpha$-large sets introduced by Ketonen and Solovay. We prove that any $2$-colouring of pairs from an $omega^{300n}$-large set admits an $omega^n$-large homogeneous set. We explain how a formalized version of this bound gives a more direct proof, and a strengthening, of the recent result of Patey and Yokoyama [Adv. Math. 330 (2018), 1034--1070] stating that Ramseys theorem for pairs and two colours is $forallSigma^0_2$-conservative over the axiomatic theory $mathsf{RCA}_0$ (recursive comprehension).