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Topological vector space with a locally convex topology, i.e. induced by a system of seminorms.

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Do Hausdorff locally convex inductive limits always exist?

The following is from Schaefer, "Topological Vector Spaces", 1999, p. 56/57: Let $(E_\alpha)_{\alpha \in A}$ be a family of locally convex spaces with $\alpha$ in a directed poset $A$ and $h_{\beta \...
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Hyperplane separation of a concave functional and a point, in domain theory

Problem: Let $D$ be an $\omega$-BC domain, and $[D\to[0,\infty]]$ be the space of Scott-continuous nonnegative functions on $D$, equipped with the obvious ordering and the Scott-topology. EDIT: I don'...
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Sequential separability on $C_p(X)$

Definition. Let $E$ be a topological space. Suppose that $E$ contains a sequence $\{x_n\}$ such that for every $x\in E$, there exists a subsequence $\{x_{n_k}\}$ of $\{x_n\}$ with $x=\lim x_{n_k}$. ...
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Properties of $C_B(X)$ equipped with the strict topology

Let $X$ be a Polish space. $C_B(X)$ is the space of bounded continuous functions $X\to\mathbb{R}$ equipped with the strict topology, which is the finest locally convex topology that agrees with the ...
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Bounded $C_0$-semigroups on barrelled spaces are equicontinuous

I have the following question: Let $X$ be a barrelled locally convex space (every absolutely convex, absorbing and closed set is a neighborhood of zero) and let $(T(t))_{t\geq0}$ be a $C_0$-semigroup, ...
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Local completion of bornological space

I recently stumbled across this old publication which defines the local completion of a Hausdorff locally convex space. The construction is as follows: A Hausdorff locally convex space $E$ is locally ...
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Why is a certain projective limit of weighted symmetric Fock space, namely $\bigcap\limits_{\tau \in T, p\ge 1 } \mathcal{F}(H_\tau,p)$, separable

I have a question regarding separability of a certain locally convex space. Let $H_{\tau}:=H^{\tau_1}(\mathbb{R}^n,\tau_2(x)dx)$ the weighted Sobolev Hilbert space with $\tau_1 \in \mathbb{N}, \tau_2(...
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Is the projective limit $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R})$ separable?

Let $\mathscr{D}(\mathbb{R})$ be the set $C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ of smooth functions with compact support endowed with the following topology: The initial topology with respect to the family maps $(\...
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Equality of topologies in the spaces of section of a vector bundle

In this notes Geometric Wave Equations by Stefan Waldmann at page 7 he has Let $E \longrightarrow M$ be a vector bundle of rank $N$. For a chart $(U, \psi)$ we consider a compact subset $K \subseteq ...
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Quasi-completion of a locally convex space as a space of linear functionals on its dual

A locally convex topological vector space is said to be quasi-complete if its closed bounded subsets are complete. Given a locally convex space $E$, one can show the existence of a Hausdorff quasi-...
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Global control of locally approximating polynomial in Stone-Weierstrass?

Let $X=\mathbb{R}$, and $\mathcal{A}:=\mathbb{R}[x]$ be the subalgebra (of $C(X)$) of univariate polynomials. Given $\varphi\in C_b(X)$ and $K\subset X$ compact, we know from Stone-Weierstrass that $$\...
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Separate continuity implies (joint) continuity

I believe that the following fact is true and I am looking for a reference. Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff topological space (may be assumed to be metrizable). Let $V$, $W$ be Fréchet spaces. ...
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Extreme points in the space of ucp maps

Suppose $M$ and $N$ are $\mathrm{II}_1$ factors. Let $\tau\mathrm{UCP}(M,N)$ be the convex space of trace-preserving UCP maps from $M$ to $N$, equipped with the topology of pointwise weak* convergence....
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Test functions with "wrong" topology not locally convex?

I didn't find it in any book, although it seems that this should be standard: Endow the space $C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R})$ of compactly supported functions with the inductive topology coming from the ...
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Takesaki lemma: existence Gelfand-Pettis integral

Consider the following fragment from Takesaki's second volume of "Theory of operator algebras" (lemma 2.4, chapter VI "Left Hilbert algebras"). In another post, it was explained ...
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Large ideally convex sets

Let $E$ be a Banach space. A set $C \subseteq E$ is called ideally convex if for every bounded sequence $(x_n)$ in $C$ and for every sequence $(\lambda_n)$ in $[0,1]$ that sums up to $1$ the vector $\...
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Why Gateaux derivative is a distribution?

Thanks to Jan Bohr answer and comment I edited this question. Let $E$ be a vector bundle , $E^*$ the dual bundle and $D$ a density bundle. Denote by $\Gamma(E)$ the space of section of the bundle $E$....
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Is the strong topology the strongest?

Let $X$ be a topological vector space. We know that the weak topology $\sigma(X,X^*)$ is the weakest locally convex topology in $X$ that make every $f \in X^*$ continuous. Consequently, if $\tau$ is ...
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Seminorms ported by a compact

Let $X$ be a Banach space, and $U\subset X$ an open balanced set. A seminorm $\rho$ in $\mathcal{H}(U)$ is said to be ported by a compact $K\subset U$ if for all open set $V$ such as $K\subset V \...
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Weak* bounded and strong bounded are the same?

I have this problem at the moment which the strong topology $\beta (E;E^* )$ is defined, when $E$ is a locally convex space. This topology is generated by the basic open sets: $$U=\{x \in E : \sup_{f \...
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Pullbacks of LCS-valued distributions

Suppose $X$ is a locally convex space. Since the distributions $\mathcal{D}'\!(M)$ ($M$ a manifold) are a nuclear space, there is a canonical meaning to the topological tensor product $X\,\widehat{\...
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When is the metric on a Fréchet space homogeneous

Let $(F,d)$ be a Fréchet space over $\mathbb{F}\in \{\mathbb{C},\mathbb{R}\}$. Are there conditions under which, there exists some $C,d>0$ such that: for every $f\in F$ and every $k\in \mathbb{F}$ ...
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What's the problem with the evaluation map not being continuous?

When introducing differentiable functions between locally convex spaces, many authors (e.g. Bastiani, Keller, Kriegl-Michor) notice that the evaluation map $$ E\times E^*\to\mathbb R,\qquad (x,L)\...
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Extension of Valdivia-Vogt isomorphism from $\mathscr{D}(K)$ to $\mathscr{E}'(K)$

Let $M$ be a $d$-dimensional (say, Hausdorff, paracompact, connected and oriented) smooth manifold, and $K\subset M$ compact with $\mathring{K}\neq\varnothing$. M. Valdivia has shown (based on ...
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Weaker version of the Borel lemma for vector-valued functions

Borel's lemma for Frechét-spaces $V$ says: (i) For every $(v_j)_{j \in \mathbb{N}} \in V^\mathbb{N}$ there exists a smooth $f: \mathbb{R} \to V$ such that $$f^{(j)}(0) = v_j.$$ For general locally ...
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Some special sequence in $C(\mathbb{R})$

Let us consider $C(\mathbb{R})$, the space of continuous functions on the reals. Q. Does there exist a sequence $\{f_n\}$ in $C(\mathbb{R})$ such that for every $f\in C(\mathbb{R})$ one may find a ...
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An approximation property in a separable topological vector space

Let $X$ be a topological vector space. Let us say that $X$ enjoys sequential separablity if there exists a sequence $\{x_n\}$ in $X$ such that for every $x\in X$ there exists a subsequence of $\{...
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Borel sigma algebra coming from the weak topology on TVS

Let $(X,\tau)$ be a topological vector space. Suppose that, there is a sequence of subsets $X_n\subseteq X$ with, For every $n\in \mathbb{N}$, the topology $\tau$ on $X_n$ is second countable and ...
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$\varepsilon$-product in Bierstedt's paper

I am reading K.D.Bierstedt's paper Gewichtete Räume stetiger vektorwertiger Funktionen und das injektive Tensorprodukt. I. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik 259 (1973): 186-210. It is ...
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Bochner–Minlos Theorem for locally convex spaces and their duals

Let $(X,\tau)$ be a locally convex space and $(X^{*},\tau_{s})$ be its topological dual space equipped with the strong topology. Denote by $S(X,X^{*})$ the collection of operators from $X$ to $X^{*}$ ...
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Approximation of a linear functional by linear continuous functionals

Let $X$ be a locally convex space, $T$ a balanced convex compact set in $X$, and $f:X\to\mathbb{C}$ a linear functional which is (not necessarily continuous on $X$, but) continuous on $T$. It is not ...
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Reference for Choquet-like theorem

While reading a paper, I encountered the following statement: Let $K$ be a convex compact subset of a locally convex topological vector space. If $\mu \in P(K)$ is a Radon probability measure on $K$, ...
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Nested nets of closed bounded star-shaped sets in a semi-reflexive space

Among Hausdorff locally convex spaces, semi-reflexivity is characterized by the weak topology having the Heine-Borel property. It follows that, in a semi-reflexive space, every nested net of closed ...
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Smooth representations of a direct product of groups

Let $G_1, G_2$ be Lie groups, and let $E_i$, $i=1,2$ be a smooth representation of $G_i$ in a locally convex complete Hausdorff TVS. Then $E_1\hat\otimes E_2$ is a smooth representation of $G_1\times ...
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Bilinear maps on smooth vectors of unitary representations

Let $G$ be a connected semi-simple real Lie group with finite center. Let $R_i$ ($i=1,2,3$) be unitary irreducible representations of $G$. Let $R_i^\infty$ be the corresponding representations of $G$ ...
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Topologies on space of compactly supported continuous functions

Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff space. As far as I understand, the space $C_c(X) = C_c(X; \mathbb{C})$ of compactly supported continuous complex-valued functions on $X$ is (most?) often ...
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Dual of essentially compactly supported functions on a hemi-compact Radon space

Let $X$ be a hemicompact Radon space and fix a $\sigma$-finite Radon measure $\mu$ on $X$. Let $L(X_n)$ denote the subspace of $L_{\mu}^1(X)$ of "functions" which are $\mu$-essentially ...
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Effect of dualization of density

Let $D\subset X$ be a dense subset of a complete separable locally convex space $X$ over $\mathbb{R}$. Though the question seems simple enough, I can't seem to find the answer in the literature: If $...
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Semi-norms on LCS inductive limit of Banach Spaces

Let $(E_n,i_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ be an direct system of Banach spaces in the category of locally convex spaces (LCSs) with continuous linear maps and let $E_{\infty}$ by their inductive limit. What ...
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Compatibility of inductive and projective limits with dualization in functional analysis

Assume $(A_i)_{i \in I}$ is a family of locally convex topological vector spaces which are all moreover assumed to be Banach spaces. We assume moreover that $(A_i)_{i \in I}$ has additional structure ...
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Subspaces of quasi-complete locally convex spaces

Let $V$ be a quasi-complete Hausdorff locally convex space. (By quasi-complete, one means that every bounded closed subset of $V$ is complete.) For a bounded closed absolutely convex subset $B$, ...
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Are bounded sets in second duals of locally convex spaces weak* pre-compact?

Let $X$ be a locally convex Hausdorff space. Then $X$ injects into $X^{**}$ via the canonical map $\kappa: X\to X^{**}$. Now, $X^{**}$ carries the weak* topology. Let $B$ be a bounded set in $X$. Is $\...
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Good source for Jordan Fréchet algebras

Is there any good source for Jordan Fréchet (or more generally, Jordan locally convex) algebras? I'm looking for something on the level similar to the level of the book "Banach and Locally Convex ...
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Characterizing 'very homogeneous' finitely valued stochastic processes

Fix a positive integer $n$. Let $X = \{X_i\}_{i \in \mathbb{N}}$ be a discrete time stochastic process such that each $X_i$ is a $\{0,\dots,n-1\}$-valued random variable. Suppose that the joint ...
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Closed convex hull in infinite dimensions vs. continuous convex combinations

tl;dr: When is the closed convex hull of a set $K$ equal to the set of "continuous" convex combinations of $K$? I am essentially asking for the most general, infinite-dimensional analogue of ...
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Is the Vietoris topology on compact subsets of $\mathbb R^n$ locally convex?

The title question says it all really. If the question is negative for compact subsets of $\mathbb R^n$, is it affirmative for compact and convex subsets of $\mathbb R^n$? How about for all nonempty ...
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Known dense subset of Schwartz-like space and $C_c^{\infty}$?

After reading this question, which asked for some examples of commonly used (proper) dense subsets of $C_0^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ with the $L^p$-norm I wonder. What are some "well-known" ...
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Ultrabornological representation for the space of uniformly continuous functions?

Let $\{\omega_i\}_{i\in I}$ be a non-empty set of increasing (not necessarily strictly) continuous functions preserving $0$. Then, for each $i \in I$ define the space $$ C_{\omega_i}(\mathbb{R}^n,\...
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Metrizability of a topological vector space where every sequence can be made to converge to zero

This is a follow-up to this answer. If $E$ is a (real or complex) topological vector space, we say that a sequence $\{x_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ in $E$ can be made to converge to zero if there exists a ...
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Are linear continuous mappings open on totally bounded sets?

Let $X$ and $Y$ be locally convex spaces, and $\varphi: X\to Y$ a linear continuous mapping. Suppose first that $S$ is a compact set in $X$. Then $\varphi$, being considered as a mapping from $S$ to $\...