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Develop the theory of Borel polymorphisms

Develop a systematic theory of Borel polymorphisms for relational structures H, where a Borel polymorphism is a Borel homomorphism from the countable power H^ℕ to H.

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Background

Polymorphisms—homomorphisms from powers Hn to H—play a central role in the algebraic classification of classical CSPs, distinguishing tractable problems via the existence of non-trivial operations. The authors propose a Borel analogue, considering Borel polymorphisms H → H, and suggest non-triviality could be captured by non-continuity.

They observe initial phenomena: no non-trivial Borel polymorphisms exist for K_3 and for the structure encoding linear equations over F_2, while one exists for K_2. This motivates a broader, systematic development of Borel polymorphism theory to understand its relationship to complexity in the Borel CSP setting.

References

Problem Develop the theory of Borel polymorphisms.

Complexity of Linear Equations and Infinite Gadgets (2501.06114 - Grebík et al., 10 Jan 2025) in Problem, Section 5 (Further problems and observations)