Families of partial representing sets
Kevin P. Balanda
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Kevin P. Balanda
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Abstract Assume GCH. Let κ, μ, Σ be cardinals, with κ infinite. Let be a family consisting of λ pairwise almost disjoint subsets of Σ each of size κ, whose union is Σ. In this note it is shown that for each μ with 1 ≤ μ ≤min(λ, Σ), there is a “large” almost disjoint family of μ-sized subsets of Σ, each member of having non-empty intersection with at least μ members of the family .
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Abstract Assume GCH. Let κ, μ, Σ be cardinals, with κ infinite. Let be a family consisting of λ pairwise almost disjoint subsets of Σ each of size κ, whose union is Σ. In this note it is shown that for each μ with 1 ≤ μ ≤min(λ, Σ), there is a “large” almost disjoint family of μ-sized subsets of Σ, each member of having non-empty intersection with at least μ members of the family .
Key concepts: Disjoint sets, Mathematics, Intersection (aeronautics), Family of sets, Combinatorics, Disjoint union (topology), Pairwise comparison, Discrete mathematics