\subsection{Sheet 3} \tutorial{04}{}{} \nr 1 Let $A \neq \emptyset$ be discrete. For $D \subseteq A^{\omega}$, let \[ T_D \coloneqq \{x\defon{n} \in A^{<\omega} | x \in D, n \in \N\}. \] \begin{enumerate}[(a)] \item For any $D \subseteq A^\omega$, $T_D$ is a pruned tree: Clearly $T_D$ is a tree. Let $x \in T_D$. Then there exists $d \in D$ such that $x = d\defon{n}$. Hence $x \subseteq d\defon{n+1} \in T_D$. Thus $x$ is not a leaf, i.e.~$T_D$ is pruned. \item For any $T \subseteq A^{<\omega}$, $[T]$ is a closed subset of $A^{\omega}$: Let $a \in A^{\omega} \setminus [T]$. Then there exists some $n$ such that $a\defon{n} \not\in T$. Hence $\{a_0\} \times \ldots \times \{a_{n+1}\} \times A^{\omega}$ is an open neighbourhood of $a$ disjoint from $[T]$. \item $T \mapsto [T]$ is a bijection between the pruned trees on $A$ and the closed subsets of $A^{\omega}$. \begin{claim} $[T_D] = D$ for any closed subset $D \subseteq A^{\omega}$. \end{claim} \begin{subproof} Clearly $D \subseteq [T_D]$. Let $x \in [T_D]$. Then for every $n < \omega$, there exists some $d_n \in D$ such that $d_n\defon{n} = x\defon{n}$. Clearly the $d_n$ converge to $x$. Since $D$ is closed, we get $x \in D$. \end{subproof} This shows that $T \mapsto [T]$ is surjective. Now let $T \neq T'$ be pruned trees. Then there exists $x \in T \mathop{\triangle} T'$, wlog.~$x \in T \setminus T'$. Since $T$ is pruned by applying the axiom of countable choice we get an infinite branch $x' \in [T] \setminus [T']$. Hence the map is injective. \item Let $N_s \coloneqq \{x \in A^{\omega} | s \subseteq x\}$. Show that every open $U \subseteq A^{\omega}$ can be written as $U = \bigcup_{s \in S} N_s$ for some set of pairwise incompatible $S \subseteq A^{<\omega}$. Let $U$ be open. Then $U$ has the form \[ U = \bigcup_{i \in I} X_i \times A^{\omega} \] for some $X_i \subseteq A^{n_i}$, $n_i < \omega$. Clearly $U = \bigcup_{s \in S'} N_s$ for $S' \coloneqq \bigcup_{i \in I} X_i$. Define \[ S \coloneqq \{s \in S' | \lnot\exists t \in S'.~t\subseteq s \land |t| < |s|\}. \] Then the elements of $S$ are pairwise incompatible and $U = \bigcup_{s \in S} N_s$. \item Let $T \subseteq A^{<\omega}$ be an infinite tree which is finitely splitting. Then $[T]$ is nonempty: Let us recursively construct a sequence of compatible $s_n \in T$ with $|s_n| = n$ such that $\{s_n\} \times A^{<\omega} \cap T$ is infinite. Let $s_0$ be the empty sequence; by assumption $T$ is infinite. Suppose that $s_n$ has been chosen. Since $T$ is finitely splitting, there are only finitely many $a \in A$ with $s_n\concat a \in T$. Since $ \{s_n\} \times A^{<\omega} \cap T$ is infinite, there must exist at least on $a \in A$ such that $\{s_n\concat a\} \times A^{<\omega} \cap T$ is infinite. Define $s_{n+1} \coloneqq s_n \concat a$. Then the union of the $s_n$ is an infinite branch of $T$, i.e.~$[T]$ is nonempty. \item Then $[T]$ is compact: \todo{TODO} % https://alanmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/on-trees-compactness-and-finite-splitting/ \end{enumerate} \nr 2 \todo{handwritten} \nr 3 \todo{handwritten} \nr 4 \begin{notation} For $A \subseteq X$ let $A'$ denote the set of accumulation points of $A$. \end{notation} \begin{theorem} Let $X$ be a Polish space. Then there exists a unique partition $X = P \sqcup U$ of $X$ into a perfect closed subset $P$ and a countable open subset $U$. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let $P$ be the set of condensation points of $X$ and $U \coloneqq X \setminus P$. \begin{claim} $U$ is open and countable. \end{claim} \begin{subproof} Let $S$ be a countable dense subset. For each $x \in U$, there is an $\epsilon_x > 0$, $s_x \in S$ such that $x \in B_{\epsilon_x}(s_x)$ is at most countable. Clearly $B_{\epsilon_x}(s_x) \subseteq U$, as for every $y \in B_{\epsilon_x}(s_x)$, $B_{\epsilon_x}(s_x)$ witnesses that $y \not\in P$. Thus $U = \bigcup_{x \in U} B_{\epsilon_x}(s_x)$ is open. Wlog.~$\epsilon_x \in \Q$ for all $x$. Then the RHS is the union of at most countably many countable sets, as $S \times \Q$ is countable. \end{subproof} \begin{claim} $P$ is perfect. \end{claim} \begin{subproof} Let $x \in P'$ and $x \in U$ an open neighbourhood. Then there exists $y \in P \cap U$. In particular, $U$ is an open neighbourhood of $ y$, hence $U$ is uncountable. It follows that $x \in P$. On the other hand let $x \in P$ and let $U$ be an open neighbourhood. We need to show that $U \cap P \setminus \{x\}$ is not empty. Suppose that for all $y \in U \cap P \setminus \{x\}$, there is an open neighbourhood $U_y$ such that $U_y$ is at most countable. Wlog.~$U_y = B_{\epsilon_y}(s_y)$ for some $s_y \in S$, $\epsilon_y > 0$, where $S$ is again a countable dense subset. Wlog.~$\epsilon_y \in \Q$. But then \[ U = \{x\} \cup \bigcup_{y \in U} B_{\epsilon_y}(s_y) \] is at most countable as a countable union of countable sets, contradiction $x \in P$. \end{subproof} \begin{claim} Let $P,U$ be defined as above and let $P_2 \subseteq X$, $U_2 \subseteq X$ be such that $P_2$ is perfect and closed, $U_2$ is countable and open and $X = P_2 \sqcup U_2$. Then $P_2 = P$ and $U_2 = U$. \end{claim} \todo{TODO} \end{proof} \begin{corollary}\label{cor:polishcard} Any Polish space is either countable or has cardinality equal to $\fc$. \end{corollary} \begin{subproof} Let $X = P \sqcup U$ where $P$ is perfect and $U$ is countable. If $P \neq \emptyset$, we have $|P| = \fc$ by \yaref{cor:perfectpolishcard}. \end{subproof}