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Existence of topology on the space of continuous functions
Let $C:=C([0,1],\mathbb{R})$ be the space of real-valued continuous functions defined on $[0,1]$. Could we find a topological vector space topology $\pi$ on $C$ such that the following two conditions ...
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Is a specific sequentially closed subset of $M([0,1])$ closed?
Let $M([0,1])$ be the set of finite signed measures on $[0,1]$
(with the topology generated by the sets $\left\{ \mu \in M([0,1]) : \left| \int f(x) \mu(dx)- a\right| \leq \delta\right\}$ for all $\...
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Is the space of signed finite measures on a compact set $M([0,1])$ a sequential space?
Let $M([0,1])$ be the set of finite signed measures on $[0,1]$
(with the topology generated by the sets $\left\{ \mu \in M([0,1]) : \left| \int f(x) \mu(dx)- a\right| \leq \delta\right\}$ for all $\...
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Normed space that is sigma-totally-bounded but is not sigma-compact
Q1: Is there a separable normed space that is not sigma-compact, but is a countable union of
totally bounded closed subsets?
A test case is the space $C^1(I)$ with the $C^0$ norm where $I=[0,1]$. ...
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Is the space of smooth maps $C^{\infty}(M,N)$ with the Whitney $C^{\infty}$ topology locally compact, if $M$ is compact
The title says it all:
Let $M$ be a compact manifold and $N$ a (possible non compact) manifold. Equip the space of smooth functions $C^{\infty}(M,N)$ with the Whitney $C^{\infty}$ topology. (The ...
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Examples of TVS with no non-trivial open convex subsets
I give here the classical example of the space $E = L^p([0,1])$ which has no open convex subsets apart from $\emptyset$ and $E$. Consequently, there is no non-trivial continuous linear form on $E$.
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Continuity of function mapping $\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{P}(X))$ to $\mathcal{P}(X)$ [closed]
Given a topological space $Y$, let $\mathcal{P}(Y)$ be the set of all probability measures on $Y$, endowed with the weak* topology.
Let $X$ be a topological space (for convenience, it might be Polish ...
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Equicontinuity of $\{f_{2n}\circ f_{2n-1}\}$
Let $(X,D)$ be a compact metric space and $\{f_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of homeomorphisms of $(X,d)$. It is easy to see that if $\{f_n\}$ is uniformly convergent then $\{g_n\}$ defined by $...
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Shrinking $\mathcal{C}_c^{\infty}(M)$ to obtain a first countable space
This is a follow-up to this question.
Let $M$ be manifold (Hausdorff, countable base, finite dimensional, if it simplifies anything embedded in $\mathbb{R}^n$).
I'm interested in the topological ...
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Does the countable $\sigma$-product of a separable Hilbert space have a first countable topology?
Let $\mathcal{l}^2$ be "the" separable real infinite dimensional hilbert space, e.g. the space of square-summable sequences of real numbers.
Let $\Box^{\mathbb{N}}\mathcal{l}^2$ be the countable ...
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Between Tietze's and Dugundji's extension theorems
The celebrated Tietze extension theorem asserts that any continuous real-valued function defined on a closed subset of a normal space, can be extended to a continuous function on the whole space. Seen ...
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Relating different topologies on $C^{\infty}_c(M)$
This is somehow connected to this question.
I can think of at least four topologies to put on $C_c(M)$:
Topologize $C^{\infty}_c(M)\subseteq C^{\infty}(M)$ as a subspace with the weak Whitney $C^\...
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Weak topology on subsets of a normed space
I have few questions about the subsets of a normed space $X$ endowed with the weak topology. Let $E$ be such subset.
When is the norm a continuous function on $E$?
When is the metric induced by the ...
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Bounded-open topology vs norm on $L\left(X,Y\right)$
In general topology there is two ways of introducing a topology on the space of (continuous) maps between, say, metric spaces: set-open topology and uniform topology (it is a uniformity of uniform ...
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Relatively compact sets in Ky Fan metric space
Let $(\Omega,P,\mathcal{F})$ be a probability space. $X$, $Y$ are two random variables. The Ky Fan metric defined as: $d_F(X,Y)=\inf\{\epsilon: P(|X-Y|> \epsilon)<\epsilon\}$ (or $d'_F(X,Y)=E \...
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Weak topology on a pre-Hilbert Space
Since there was essentially no answers on my previous question, I will ask a partial case of it, which is very easy to state.
Let $\left(X,\left<\cdot,\cdot\right>\right)$ be an inner product (...
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Sum-epimorphisms and prod-monomorphisms
Sum-epimorphisms
A longer time ago I have introduced the bi-onto maps for the topological category. Let me formulate here its general categorical definition:
DEFINITION 1 ...
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A question about open subsets of Hilbert space whose complements are compact sets
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert space. Let $C$ be the intersection of a denumerably infinite sequence of sets, each of which is the complement of a compact subset of $H$. In other ...
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Recontruction of the weak topolgy from the scalar product on a subset of a Hilbert Space
Let $M$ be a set a let $K:M\times M\to\mathbb{C}$ be a positive definite kernel. By a version of Moore-Aronszajn Theorem, there is a unique (up to the unitary euivalence) Hilbert Space $X$, and a map $...
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Non-separable Banach space
The vector space $C_b(\mathbb R)$ of bounded continuous functions on $\mathbb R$ is non-separable: it is possible to produce a direct proof of this fact, mimicking the standard proof for the non-...
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Are $L^\infty(\Bbb R)$ and $L^2(\Bbb R)$ homeomorphic?
It's easy to see that, for $1\le p,q< \infty$ the spaces $L^p(\Bbb R)$ and $L^q(\Bbb R)$ of $p$-th and $q$-th power integrable functions on the real line are homeomorphic as topological spaces. In ...
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Is $ {C_{c}}(G) $ a meager subset of $ {L^{2}}(G) $ for a second-countable locally compact Hausdorff group $ G $?
The following problem is a stumbling block in a research project that I am working on:
Problem. Let $ G $ be a second-countable locally compact Hausdorff group with a fixed Haar measure. Is it true ...
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Generating the sigma algebras on the set of probability measures
I was wondering if somebody could help me see/provide a reference to the following fact: Let $X$ be a metrizable set, $\mathcal{F}$ the corresponding Borel sigma-algebra on $X$, and $\triangle\left(X,\...
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The category of discontinuous Banach spaces
A banach space is discontinuous if it is isometric to $DC(X)$ for some Hausdorff topological space $X$. ($DC(X)$ is defined here. We denote by $DBan$, the category of all discontinuous ...
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Continuity of central point operation
Stanisław Mazur and Stanisław Ulam, in their joint paper, characterized the mid-point $\ \frac{a+b}2\ $ in a Banach space in pure metric terms (without algebra). This allowed them to show that any two ...
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Classify spaces that make extension theorems hold
Recall a Polish space is a completely metrizable separable space.
Say a Polish space $Y$ is a terminal space if for any Polish space $X$ and any closed $C \subseteq X$, one can extend a continuous ...
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A commutative Banach algebra with an abundance of discountinuous functions
Let $A$ be the algebra of all bounded functions from $[0,\;1]$ to $\mathbb{C}$.
For $f\in A,\;$ $\omega_{f}$ is the standard oscillation function.. Each of the following two (equivalent) norms on ...
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$Ax=b$ in a function space
Let
$X$ be compact Hausdorff topological space,
$C(X)$ denote the algebra of complex-valued continuous functions on $X$,
$b\in \mathbb{C}^m$,
$\mathbf{A}\in C(X)^{m\times n}$,
for all $x\in X$, $b\...
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Separability of the space $C(C[0, 1], \mathbb{R})$
Let $E=C([0, 1])$ be the space of all real-valued continuous functions on $[0, 1]$, equipped with the uniform norm. $C(E)$ stand for the continuous real-valued functions on $E$.
I am wondering that ...
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continuity with respect to weak-${\ast}$ topology
Let $V:=V([0,1],R)$ be the space of all cadlag functions defined on $[0,1]$ of bounded variation. Thus any element $v\in V$ determines a signed measure $\nu$ on $[0, 1]$ given by the formula $\nu([0, ...
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A question about Skorokhod metric
I have a question related to the Skorokhod distance.
Let $\Omega:=D([0,1],R)$ be the space of cadlag functions $x$ defined on $[0,1]$. Let $\Lambda$ be the collection of non-decreasing continuous ...
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Skorokhod distance between $\omega, \omega\circ f_{\varepsilon}$ and $\omega, \omega\circ b_{\varepsilon}$
Let $\Omega:=D([0,1],R)$ be the space of cadlag functions $x$ defined on $[0,1]$. Let $\rho$ be the Skorokhod metric on $\Omega$, see e.g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A0dl%C3%A0g
Now define ...
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Approximation of sets by sets with regular border
What kind of conditions on a (bounded) set $E \subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ ensure that it can be approximated from outside/inside by sets with regular border (say Lipshitz or $C^{k}$ conditions) in the ...
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Examples of topologies compatible with a given dual pair
Let $\langle X, Y \rangle$ be a pair of vector spaces put in duality by a non-degenerate bilinear form $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle: X \times Y \to \mathbb{R}$. A topology $\tau$ on $X$ is called ...
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Topological characterization of injective metric spaces
Let $\ (X\ d)\ \,(Y\ \delta)\ $ be arbitrary metric spaces. A function $\ f:X\rightarrow Y\ $ is called a metric map (with respect to the given metrics $\ d\ \delta$) $\ \Leftarrow:\Rightarrow\ \...
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Is every Montel locally convex vector space compactly generated?
Let $X$ be a Hausdorff locally convex vector space. Recall (my reference is the book of H. Jarchow, Locally Convex Spaces. B.G. Teubner, 1981) that we say that $X$ is a semi-Montel space if every ...
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Discrete subsets in the topology of pointwise convergence vs. metrisability
While reading Arkhangel'skii's Topological function spaces, I encountered an unexpected application of Martin's Axiom. This is Theorem II.5.20:
Assume $\mathsf{MA}+\neg \mathsf{CH}$. Let $X$ be a ...
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question about a genralized Skorokhod topology
Let $D:=D([0,1], R)$ be the space of all cadlag functions defined on $[0,1]$. Now we have the known Skorokhod topology defined by: $\forall f, g\in D$
$$\rho(f,g):=\inf_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\Big\{\max\...
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extension of function in an abstract metric space
my question is the following.(Maybe my title is not quite proper for this question):
Let $(E,d)$ be a Polish space (or a separable metric space), let $\xi: E\to R_+$ be a Lipschitz function. Now set $...
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Characterization of a subset of [0,1] $III$
I have a question related to the previous one.
Characterization of a subset of [0,1] $II$
Let $T\subseteq [0,1]$ be some subset closed under lower limit topology, i.e.
$t_n$ is said to converge to $...
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Is every continuous function measurable?
This question has already been asked on Math StackExchange here, but was too old to be migrated, and I think will be more appropriate to MathOverflow.
In non-Hausdorff topology it is standard to ...
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Counting norms on an infinite dimensional vector space
It is known that whenever E is a finite dimensional real vector space, there is only one norm on E up to equivalence (actually one non discrete vector space topology).
Is it known what happens when E ...
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A compactification of the non-negative rationals with the discrete topology
Let $S$ be the set of non-negative rational numbers. (If it makes any difference, feel free to take the non-negative dyadic rationals instead.) Let $B=\ell_\infty(S)$; as a ${\rm C}^*$-algebra this is ...
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Ultracoproducts and Cartesian products
Let $X$ be a metrizable compact topological space, let $\mathcal U$ be an ultrafilter, and denote by $X^{\mathcal U}$ the ultracopower of $X$ with respect to $\mathcal U$.
As a C$^*$-algebraist, I ...
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Closed Graph Theorem and Spaces Of Continuous Functions
Let $X$ be a (Tychonoff) topological space. Consider $C\left(X\right)$ being a topological vector space of all continuous scalar-valued functions with the compact-open topology.
Assume that $Y$ is a ...
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Is $\ell^\infty$ Polishable?
Consider $\ell^\infty$ as a subspace of the Polish space $\mathbb{R}^\omega$. It is easy to check that $\ell^\infty$ is not Polish in the subspace topology, as it is countable union of the compact ...
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Sequential closure of a set: standard terminology, notation, and properties
Let $X$ be a topological vector space (or, perhaps, more generally uniform space). Let $A\subset X$ be a subset. Let $A^s$ denote the set of limits of all convergent sequences (I guess $A^s$ is called ...
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C* algebras of Almost Periodic Functions
Suppose we take, for example, the $C^*$-algebra which is the sup norm closure of the exponentials $e^{2 \pi i ax}$ where $a \in \mathbb{Z} + \theta \mathbb{Z}$ for $\theta$ an irrational number. This ...
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Example: a locally convex TVS which is not compactly generated
Is there an example of a locally convex topological vector space which is not compactly generated?
(any such example must be non-Fréchet, since all Fréchet spaces are compactly generated)
(note: I ...
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Is the space of $C^r$ vector fields inducing locally uniformly bounded trajectories Baire?
Let $\mathcal{V}$ be the space $C^r$ vector fields on a non-compact (smooth) manifold $M$. Being a subspace of $C^r(M, T M)$, it inherits the natural $C^r$ topology (i.e. the strong topology) of that ...
