I want to prove that :
if $B$ is a countable boolean algebra then $St(B)$ ( = Stone space ) is separable.
Assuming $BPI(B)$ i.e. the boolean prime ideal princible for the boolean algebra $B$, there is a theorem stating that $St(B)$ is a compact, Housdorff, zero-dimensional topological space and $B \cong CLOP(St(B))$ where $CLOP(St(B))$ is the set of the Clopen sets of $St(B)$.
I have the homomorfism $N : B \to P(St(B))$ defined by $N(b) = \{U \in St(B) | b \in U\}$ and $\{N(b) | b \in B \}$ is a base of clopen set.
Since $B$ is countable i can enumerate the clopen sets : $\{N(b_i) | b_i \in B \land i \in \omega\}$. For every $i \in \omega$ we have that $\bigcap N(b_i)$ is non-empty (because every $U \in N(b_i)$ contains $b_i$) and it is a basis for a filter on $B$ that can be extended to an ultrafilter $U_i$ by $BPI(B)$.
I'm pretty sure that the set $V = \bigcup_{i \in \omega} \{U_i\}$ is the countable dense set that witnesses the separability of St(B) but I can't prove that its closure is St(B). Any advice? Any misteake? Any element $N(b_i)$ of the base of clopen sets has non-empty intersection with $V$; is that enough ? if yes, why?
2026-02-22 18:07:01.1771783621
$B$ countable boolean algebra then St(B) separable.
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Indeed, the Stone space has a countable clopen base, and any second countable space has a countable dense subspace namely pick a point from each basic set, which is what you did.
A set $D\subseteq X$ is dense in $X$ iff every non-empty (basic) open set of $X$ intersects $D$.