Statement that is provable in $ZFC+CH$ yet unprovable in $ZFC+\lnot CH$
Solution 1:
One not-quite-trivial example is
$2^{\aleph_0} < 2^{\aleph_1}$.
This clearly follows from $\mathsf{CH}$ (by Cantor's Theorem), however both $2^{\aleph_0} = 2^{\aleph_1}$ and $2^{\aleph_0} < 2^{\aleph_1}$ are consistent with $\neg \mathsf{CH}$, and so the statement above cannot be proven from $\mathsf{ZFC}+\neg \mathsf{CH}$.
For an example outside of set theory proper, consider the following:
The smallest non-Lebesgue-measurable subset of $\mathbb{R}$ has cardinality $\aleph_1$.
Again, this follows from $\mathsf{CH}$ (since all countable subsets of $\mathbb{R}$ are Lebesgue measurable, but there are non-Lebesgue-measurable sets). However again both the above statement and its negation are consistent with $\neg \mathsf{CH}$
Now to hide virtually all set theory from the statement:
A topological space is called hereditarily separable if every subspace of is separable (so separable metric spaces are hereditarily separable). A regular (T$_3$) hereditarily separable but non-Lindelöf space is called an S-space.
So consider the following statement:
There is an S-space
- With $\mathsf{CH}$ one may construct $S$-spaces. (The Kunen line is one such example).
- In 1978 Szentmiklóssy Z. showed that $\mathsf{MA} + \neg \mathsf{CH}$ is consistent with the existence of S-spaces. (Starting in a model of $\mathsf{CH}$, show there is an S-space that cannot be destroyed by ccc forcing, and then force $\mathsf{MA}+\neg\mathsf{CH}$ in the usual manner by iterating all ccc posets of size $< \aleph_2$.)
- In 1981 S. Todorcevic showed that $\mathsf{PFA}$ implies that S-spaces do not exist. (For those claiming that this result has large cardinal power, the proof may be modified so as to avoid the large cardinals.)
Solution 2:
The following statement is equivalent to $\mathsf{CH}$:
There exists a function $\chi: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb N$ such that for all $x,y,z,t\in\mathbb R$, if $\chi(x) = \chi(y) = \chi(z) = \chi(t)$ and $x+y=z+t$, then at least two of these numbers are equal.
This result is due to Erdős. Since it is equivalent to $\mathsf{CH}$, it is not provable in $\mathsf{ZFC+\neg CH}$ assuming it is a consistent theory!
Solution 3:
There exists an outer automorphism of the Calkin algebra of a separable [infinite-dimensional] Hilbert space.
Assuming $\sf CH$ we can prove that there exists an outer automorphism of the Calkin algebra [of a separable Hilbert space]. When $\sf CH$ fails it is consistent that all automorphisms are inner. (The first result is due to Christopher-Weaver, the second due to Farah.)
An overview of both results can be found in Farah's paper,
Farah, Ilijas "All automorphisms of the Calkin algebra are inner". Ann. of Math. (2) 173 (2011), no. 2, 619–661. arXiv version.
The global dimension of $\prod_{i=1}^\infty\Bbb C$ is $2$.
This is in fact equivalent to the continuum hypothesis. See more in this MathOverflow thread.
The Kaplansky conjecture [for Banach algebras] fails. There exists a compact Hausdorff space $X$ such that there is a discontinuous homomorphism from $C(X)$ into another Banach algebra.
It was shown that the conjecture fails when one assumes the continuum hypothesis; but it is consistent that it holds, and the continuum hypothesis fails. (See Wikipedia for a bit more, and references.)
Solution 4:
The statement $"\mathfrak{x}_0= \mathfrak{x}_1 "$ for many pairs of cardinal invariants of the continuum $\mathfrak{x}_0,\mathfrak{x}_1$ such that $"\mathfrak{x}_0=\mathfrak{x}_1"$ is not provable in $ZFC$ (for example, $\mathfrak a$ and $\mathfrak d$).
Solution 5:
There exists a subset $S$ of plane $\mathbb{R}^2$, such that intersection of any horizontal line and $S$ is countable, and intersection of any vertical line with $S$ has countable complement.
It's quite easy to show that if such $S$ exists, then $\aleph_1 = \mathfrak{c}$, so it's not provable in ZFC + $\lnot$ CH. It's a bit harder to show that if CH holds, then such $S$ exists.