Logic and C*-algebras: Set theoretical dichotomies in the theory of continuous quotients
Working in applications of logic to operator algebras, we show how working in different axiomatic systems has an impact on the structure of isomorphisms and embeddings of corona C*-algebras. On one hand, the assumption of the Continuum Hypothesis allows us to show, among other things, that the homeomorphism group of a Stone-Cech remainder of a locally compact noncompact manifold is large and wild. On the other hand, assuming strong versions of the Baire Category theorem negating the Continuum Hypothesis, we prove a strong version of lifting theorem allowing us to provide rigidity results for isomorphisms and embeddings of certain corona C*-algebras. We also provide some stability results for maps between C*-algebras with are absolute among set theory and have connections with perturbation theory for operator algebras.