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Set theory from Schweitzer 2023
Source: Miklos Schweitzer 2023, Problem 1
3/16/2024
Prove that if
X
X{}
X
is an infinite set of cardinality
κ
\kappa
κ
then there is a collection
F
\mathcal{F}
F
of subsets of
X
X
X
such that [*]For any
A
⊆
X
A\subseteq X
A
⊆
X
with cardinality
κ
\kappa
κ
there exists
F
∈
F
F\in\mathcal{F}
F
∈
F
for which
A
∩
F
A\cap F
A
∩
F
has cardinality
κ
,
\kappa,
κ
,
and [*]
X
X
X
cannot be written as the union of less than
κ
\kappa
κ
sets from
F
\mathcal{F}
F
which all have cardinalities less than
κ
.
\kappa.
κ
.
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