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Does there exist a bijection of $\mathbb{R}^n$ to itself such that the forward map is connected but the inverse is not?
Let $(X,\tau), (Y,\sigma)$ be two topological spaces. We say that a map $f: \mathcal{P}(X)\to \mathcal{P}(Y)$ between their power sets is connected if for every $S\subset X$ connected, $f(S)\subset Y$ ...
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solving $f(f(x))=g(x)$
This question is of course inspired by the question How to solve f(f(x))=cosx
and Joel David Hamkins' answer, which somehow gives a formal trick for solving equations of the form $f(f(x))=g(x)$ on a ...
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Does Arzelà-Ascoli require choice?
Inspired by a recent Math.SE question entitled Where do we need the axiom of choice in Riemannian geometry?, I was thinking of the Arzelà--Ascoli theorem. Let's state a very simple version:
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Continuous functions taking uncountably many values countably often
Let $f$ be a continuous function defined on the closed interval $[0,1]$. Clearly $f$ is bounded and attains its bounds.
Then my question is how often can $f$ take a value in its range countably many ...
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Which partitions of $[0,1]$ are collection of level sets of a real continuous function?
Let $f:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ be given. The level sets of $f$ (ie the collection of all sets of the form $\{x\in[0,1]:f(x)=y\}$, for each fixed $y\in[0,1]$) partition the domain of $f$. I am curious for set ...
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Is the notion of fixed point property for topological spaces an absolute notion?
Recall that a topological space $X$ has the fixed point property (FPP) if any continuous function $f: X\to X$ has a fixed point.
Is the notion of FPP for topological spaces an absolute notion? More ...
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Intersection of compact sets in the unit interval
Let $\mathscr K$ be an uncountable set such that every $K\in\mathscr K$ is a compact subset of $[0,1]$ with positive Lebesgue measure. Does it then follow that there exists an uncountable $\mathscr A\...
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Can two-point sets be Borel?
Recall that a two-point set is a subset of the plane which meets every line in exactly two points. Such a set was first constructed by Mazurkiewicz in 1914.
I wonder if the following question of ...
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Is there a Borel subset of $ \mathbb{R}^{2} $, with finite vertical cross-sections, whose projection onto the first component is non-Borel?
This question is related to another one that I asked two days ago.
Question. Does there exist a Borel subset $ M $ of $ \mathbb{R}^{2} $ with
the following two properties?
The ...
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Structure theorems for compact sets of rationals
Everyone knows the Heine-Borel theorem characterizing compact subsets of Euclidean space. For any $n \in \mathbb N$ a set $A \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ is compact just in case it is closed and bounded (in ...
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Examples of Baire Class $\xi+1$ but not $\xi$ functions for each countable ordinal $\xi.$
We say that $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is of Baire Class $1$ if it is a pointwise limit of a sequence of continuous functions.
One can generalize the definition above by taking pointwise limit of ...
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Does any real function have a Lipschitzian restriction on $D$?
Does any real function have a Lipschitzian restriction on $D$, where $D$ is an infinite subset of $\Bbb R$ with an accumulation point?
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Small uncountable cardinals related to $\sigma$-continuity
A function $f:X\to Y$ is defined to be
$\sigma$-continuous (resp. $\bar \sigma$-continuous) if there exists a countable (closed) cover $\mathcal C$ of $X$ such that the restriction $f{\restriction}C$ ...
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Baire category theorem for uncountable unions
Any compact Hausdorff space $X$ is a Baire space:
if the set $X$ is a meager set (meaning a countable union of nowhere dense subsets,
also known as a set of first category),
then $X$ is empty.
I am ...
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Is each $G_\delta$-measurable map $\sigma$-continuous?
Definition. A function $f:X\to Y$ between topological spaces is called
$\bullet$ $G_\delta$-measurable if for each open set $U\subset Y$ the preimage $f^{-1}(U)$ is of type $G_\delta$ in $X$;
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Is there a set $S\subseteq [0,1]$ with $|S|=2^{\aleph_0}$ and distinct pairwise distances?
Short version of question. Is there a set $S\subseteq [0,1]$ with $|S|=2^{\aleph_0}$ such that all points of $S$ have distinct pairwise distances?
Formal version of question. If $X$ is a set, let $[X]...
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Arbitrary small positive lower semi continuous functions
This question is a generalization of the question posed in this page to lower semi continuous functions. so let me describe the Question in the following way.
Def: Let $(X,\tau)$ be a Tychonoff ...
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Partitioning $\mathbb{R}^n$ into closed sets
Let $n$ be a positive integer. It is well-known that $\mathbb{R}^n$ cannot be non-trivially partitioned into open sets, since it is connected.
Let $\frak P$ be a partition of $\mathbb{R}^n$ into ...
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continuous selection of a multivalued function?
The title is probably a bit too broad. I frequently encountered the following situation: suppose I need to select a solution to a linear equation from a compact set. Can I make this selection ...
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Bounded growth of functions vs bounded growth of functions on countable sets
I am wondering if the boundedness of growth can be characterized by sequences. I am not sure if I use the term "growth" correctly, or use the correct tags for this question. Here is what I mean.
Let $...
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Covering measure one sets by closed null sets
(The following question arose in a joint research with Adam Przeździecki and Boaz Tsaban.)
For a $\sigma$-ideal $\mathcal{I}$ of subsets of the unit interval
$[0,1]$, define
$$\newcommand{\card}[1]{\...
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Can every real function be approximated with a Riemann-integrable one with any precision required?
Is there some proof that Riemann-integrable functions are dense in the space of all real functions?
In a sense that for every real function $f$ and number $\varepsilon>0$, there is Riemann-...
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Example of a Baire Class $1$ function $f$ satisfying $\omega\cdot n<\beta(f)\leq \omega\cdot (n+1)$ for some natural number $n\geq 1.$
Definitions: Let $X$ be a Polish space (separable completely metrizable topological space).
A function $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$ is Baire Class $1$ if it is a pointwlise limit of a sequence of continuous ...
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Is the space of affine continuous functions a Baire space
Let $\Omega$ be a compact convex set in q linear normed space. Let $A(\Omega)$ be the space of affine continuous real-valued functions. My question is whether the space $A(\Omega)$ is a Baire space? ...
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