The Axiom of Infinite Choice


Milan Tasković




In this paper we present the Axiom of Infinite Choice: Given any set P, there exist at least countable choice functions or there exist at least finite choice functions. This paper continues the study of the Axiom of Choice by E. Zermelo [Neuer Beweis für die Möglichkeit einer Wohlordung, Math. Annalen, 65 (1908), 107-128; translated in van Heijenoort 1967, 183-198], and by M. Tasković [The axiom of choice, fixed point theorems, and inductive ordered sets, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 116 (1992), 897-904]. Fredholm and Leray-Schauder alternatives are two direct consequences of the Axiom of Infinite Choice.