Partitions of groups and matroids into independent subsets

• Published in: Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
• Date: 2010
• Main Authors: Banakh, T., Protasov, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут прикладної математики і механіки НАН України 2010
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/154609
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Partitions of groups and matroids into independent subsets / T. Banakh, I. Protasov // Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. — 2010. — Vol. 10, № 1. — С. 1–7. — Бібліогр.: 4 назв. — англ.

Can the set R∖{0} be covered by countably many linearly (algebraically) independent subsets over the field Q? We use a matroid approach to show that an answer is ``Yes'' under the Continuum Hypothesis, and ``No'' under its negation.