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Independent families in complete Boolean algebras
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Independent families in complete Boolean algebras

Abstract

We present a proof (without any set-theoretical assumptions) that every infinite complete Boolean algebra includes a free subalgebra of the same cardinality. It follows that the set of all ultrafilters on an infinite complete Boolean algebra B B has power 2 | B | 2^{|B|} .

Authors

Balcar B; Franěk F

Journal

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 274, No. 2, pp. 607–618

Publisher

American Mathematical Society (AMS)

Publication Date

January 1, 1982

DOI

10.1090/s0002-9947-1982-0675069-3

ISSN

0002-9947

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