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Some New Directions in Infinite-combinatorial Topology

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We give a light introduction to selection principles in topology, a young subfield of infinite-combinatorial topology. Emphasis is put on the modern approach to the problems it deals with. Recent results are described, and open problems are stated. Some results which do not appear elsewhere are also included, with proofs.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Boaz Tsaban

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  1. Departament de Lògica, Història I Filosofia de la Ciència, Universitat de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Joan Bagaria

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 2E4, Canada

    Stevo Todorcevic

  3. C.N.R.S., UMR 7056, Université Paris 7, 2, Place Jussieu Case 7012, 75251, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Stevo Todorcevic

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Tsaban, B. (2006). Some New Directions in Infinite-combinatorial Topology. In: Bagaria, J., Todorcevic, S. (eds) Set Theory. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7692-9_7

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