Some properties of Boolean algebras are characterized through the topological properties of a certain space of countable sequences of ordinals. For this, it is necessary to prove the Ramsey theorems for an arbitrary infinite cardinal. Also, we define continuous mappings on these spaces from vector measures on the algebra.
The Open Colouring Axiom implies that the measure algebra cannot be embedded into P(ℕ)/fin. We also discuss errors in previous results on the embeddability of the measure algebra.
We investigate the sequential topology on a complete Boolean algebra B determined by algebraically convergent sequences in B. We show the role of weak distributivity of B in separation axioms for the sequential topology. The main result is that a necessary and sufficient condition for B to carry a strictly positive Maharam submeasure is that B is ccc and that the space is Hausdorff. We also characterize sequential cardinals.