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A metric space is a pair $(X,d)$, where $X$ is a set and $d:X \times X \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies the following conditions for all $x,y,z \in X$. (Symmetry) $d(x,y)=d(y,x)$. (Identity of Indiscernibles) $d(x,y)=0$ if and only if $x=y$. (Triangle Inequality) $d(x,y)+d(y,z) \geq d(x,z)$.

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Covering number estimates for Hölder balls

Let $\alpha \in (0,1]$, $r>0$ and $L>0$, and positive intwgers $n$ and $m$. The Arzela-Ascoli Theorem guarantees that the set $X(\alpha,L,r)$ of $f:[-1,1]^n\rightarrow [-r,r]^m$ with $\alpha$-...
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Is every Baire metric space a complete metric space in disguise?

I am currently giving lectures in real analysis and a student asked an interesting question I couldn't answer, so I'm posting it here: Let's say that a metric space $X$ is Baire if every countable ...
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Two questions around the $abc$-conjecture

Let $d(a,b) = 1-\frac{2 \gcd(a,b)}{a+b}$, $d_{ABC}(a,b) = 1-\frac{2\gcd(a,b)^3}{ab(a+b)}$ be two metrics on natural numbers. The abc-conjecture can be formulated using these two metrics as: For ...
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Category of metric spaces

Is there a standard/good reference text that does category of metric spaces? Say, it seems that by looking at this category one can recover everything about particular metric space up to scaling --- ...
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Universally meager spaces and large cardinals

Definition: (Todorcevic) A subset $A$ of a topological space $X$ is called universally meager if for every Baire space $Y$ and every continuous $f : Y \to X$ which is nowhere constant (not constant on ...
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Construct a topologically $\infty$-dimensional separable metric space.

But don't assume knowledge of any topological dimension theory. Here is a specific approach (an open problem): Does there exist a separable metric space $X$ such that the following two conditions ...
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The space of analytic associative operations

This question is a follow-up to this old one of mine. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be the set of functions $\star:\mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ which are associative and $C^\omega$ (real analytic entire) in ...
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A locally compact, complete metric space in which the closure of open balls coincide with the closed ball is Heine-Borel

I saw the following result stated without a proof in a paper about the isometry group of metric measure spaces: Let $X$ be a locally compact, complete metric space such that for all $x \in X$ and $R &...
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Composition of couplings as a pullback construction

A metric measure space $(X,d,\mu)$ consists of a metric space $(X,d)$ together with a Borel measure $\mu$. A coupling between metric measure spaces $(X_1,d_1,\mu_1)$ and $(X_2,d_2,\mu_2)$ consists of ...
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Rough classification of Peano Curves

By Peano curve I mean a continuous map from the unit interval that fills the unit square in $\mathbb R^2$. In the paper: Shchepin, E. V.; Bauman, K. E., Minimal Peano curve, Proc. Steklov Inst. Math....
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Results that are easier in a metric space

Are there any significant results in the theory of metric spaces that (are considerably more difficult to reproduce/have not been reproduced) in the theory of uniform spaces? In particular, I'm ...
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Choice and the Baire property in non-separable complete metric spaces

It's known to be consistent with ZF+DC that every subset of $\mathbb{R}$ has the Baire property (BP). (E.g. Shelah's model). If so, then every subset of every complete separable metric space has ...
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When is a distance space dominated by a metric space?

A distance space is a pair $(X,d)$ where $X$ is a set and $d:X \times X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a symmetric, non-negative map such that $d(x,x)=0$ for all $x \in X$. These are sometimes called semi-...
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Metric spaces containing a topological disc

It is well-known that every connected, locally connected compact metrizable space $X$ contains an arc, that is, a subspace homeomorphic to $[0,1]$. Are there topological properties we can add to these ...
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A generalized Hausdorff dimension in form of a Lower semi continuous function

Let $(X,d)$ be a compact metric space. Assume that $f:X\to \mathbb{R}$ is a positive continuous function. We say that the $f$-dimension of $(X,d)$ is equal to $0$ if for every $\epsilon>0$ ...
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Factorization of metric space-valued maps through vector-valued Sobolev spaces

Let $(X,d,m)$ and $(Y,\rho,n)$ be metric measure spaces and let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a Borel-measurable function for which there is some $y_0$ and some $p\geq 0$ such that $$ \int_{x\in X}\,d(y_0,f(x)...
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Limit of metric spaces

Let $\{X_n\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$ be a collection of T2 topological spaces, with maps $f_n\colon X_n \to X_{n+1}$. These maps are continuous and open. Let $X$ be the direct limit of this system. Assume ...
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A generalization of SOCA

Roughly speaking, SOCA (Semi Open Coloring Axiom) says that for an open coloring of the unordered pairs over an uncountable separable metric space you can always find an uncountable homogeneous subset ...
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What relates to measure spaces as topological spaces relate to metric spaces ?

Has there been study of a generalization of measure spaces along the following or similar lines ? Given a measure space $(X, \Sigma, \mu)$, define for $U\in\Sigma$ a $\mu$-ball of radius $r$ of $U$ ...
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Does "achieving more GH-distances than some compact space" imply compactness?

Previously asked and bountied at MSE: For complete metric spaces $X,Y$, write $X\trianglelefteq Y$ iff for every complete metric space $Z$ such that the Gromov-Hausdorff distance between $X$ and $Z$ ...
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Points of differentiability of squared distance from a point in metric spaces

I posted this same question on MSE with no answer. Let $I:=(0, + \infty)$ and let $(X,d)$ be a complete and separable metric space. In this setting we say that $u : I \to X$ is absolutely continuous ...
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For which classes of metric spaces can we prove that quasi-isometry is an equivalence relation in ZF?

Given two metric spaces $(M_1, d_1)$ and $(M_2, d_2)$, a map $\phi \colon (M_1, d_1) \to (M_2, d_2)$ is a large-scale Lipschitz essentially surjective map if there exist constants $A \geq 1, B \geq 0$,...
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Compactness of the unit ball in the space of Radon measures w.r.t. the Kantorovich-Rubinstein norm

This question was posted previously but has not attracted any responses so I am repharising it in a slightly different language hoping to reach a wider community Let $(X,d)$ be a pointed metric space ...
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Disintegration of measures: a confusion about an existence proof from a lecture note

I'm reading a proof of Theorem 2.25 below from this note. First, we recall a definition and a theorem, i.e., Theorem 2.25 (Disintegration). Let $\left(Z, d_Z\right)$ and $\left(X, d_X\right)$ be ...
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Sufficient conditions for the Besicovitch covering theorem to hold on groups of polynomial growth

Let $G$ be a finitely generated group with symmetric generating set $S$. Then $S$ induces a distance $d$ on $G$ by letting $d(a,b) = $ the minimum $n$ such that there are generators $s_1,...,s_n$ with ...
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Are there any major differences in metric topologies and "non-symmetric" metric topologies

Let $X$ be a set and let $d:X\times X\rightarrow [0,\infty)$ satisfy all the axioms of a metric besides symmetry (i.e.: $d$ is a quasi-metric). Define a topology $\tau_{d:+}$ on $X$ induced by $d$ as ...
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"Snowflaked" Hausdorff metric

Let $(X,d_X)$ be a compact metric space and let $Comp(X)$ be the set of closed subsets of $X$ with the Hausdorff metric: $$ D(A,B)\overset{\text{def}}{=} \, \max\left\{\sup_{b\in B}\,d_{A}(b),\sup_{a\...
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Relationship between Hausdorff convergence of sets and indicator functions

Let $\{K_n\}_n$ be a sequence of compact subsets of a metric space $X$, and $K\subset X$ be compact. If $K_n$ Hausdorff converges to $K$, i.e.: $$ \lim\limits_{n\to\infty} d_{\mathrm H}(K_n,K) = \max\...
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Continuous extension preserving modulus of continuity

Let $X$ be a (non-empty) compact subset of $D(0,M):=\left\{x\in \mathbb{R}^n:\, \|x\|\leq M\right\}$, and let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be uniformly continuous; for some metric space $Y$. Are there any ...
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Is there a name for this geometric property of metric spaces?

My research has lead me to metric spaces $(M, \rho)$ which have the following geometric property: Suppose $x, y \in M$ and $r, s > 0$ such that $(x, r) \neq (y, s)$, $B[y; s] \subseteq B[x; r]$, $...
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An inequality about metric spaces

I started studying this article(《$L^2$ CURVATURE BOUNDS ON MANIFOLDS WITH BOUNDED RICCI CURVATURE》) about 3 months ago: arxiv.org/abs/1605.05583 In this article, there is a seemingly simple assertion ...
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universal 0-dimensional separable metric subspaces

Let $\ \mathscr U:=(U\ \delta)\ $ be a separable metric space which is universal for all finite metric spaces, i.e. for every finite metric space $ \mathscr X:=(X\ d)\ $ there exists an isometric ...
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Fractional Hajłasz-Besov-like similar to the Korevaar-Schoen-Sobolev spaces?

Suppose that $(X,\mu,d)$ and $(Y,\nu,\rho)$ are doubling metric measure spaces. Fix $\alpha>0$ and define the space, analogously to this paper, as the collection of all measurable functions $f:X\...
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Does rate of convergence in probability come from a metric?

In general, when we talk about convergence of a sequence, we need a topological space. If we want to talk about a rate of convergence, we need to quantify how far away one element of the sequence is ...
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Graph contained in a metric space

I have a metric space $X$ and a graph $G=(V,E)$ whose set of vertices is a subset $V\subset X$ (and $E$ is the set of edges, which is a symmetric subset of $V\times V$). For each $v\in V$, the set of ...
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"monotone" homotopy?

This is a question about a concept that I call "monotone homotopy" which arises in a natural way in some topological situations. Let $X$ be a (bounded) metric space, $Y$ be a topological space and $A\...
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Metrizing pointwise convergence of *sequences* of functionals in a dual space

This question was asked by myself on the math stackexchange a few days ago. I thought I'd repeat it here: Let $X$ be a normed, real vector space of uncountable dimension. Let $X^*$ denote the set of ...
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Isometric embedding of 4-element metric spaces into Riemannian manifolds and the curvature

I came across this question Preferred embedding of finite metric spaces in riemaniann manifolds of given dimension. In one of the answers it was stated that it is always possible to isometrically ...
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Is every weakly $1$-dimensional space embeddable in the plane?

A $1$-dimensional (separable metric) space $X$ is weakly $1$-dimensional if $$\Lambda(X)=\{x\in X:X\text{ is 1-dimensional at }x\}$$ is zero-dimensional (i.e. the space $\Lambda(X)$ has a basis of ...
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Constant in Naor and Neiman's Assouad Theorem

In Naor and Neiman's Assouad embedding theorem - "Assouad’s theorem with dimension independent of the snowflaking" Revisita Mathematica, the authors derive quantitative estimates on the ...
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Isometric embeddings of $c_0$ into metric spaces

Are there any nice and useful criteria or theorems which assert when a given metric space $M$ contains an isometric (not necessarily linear) copy of the Banach space $c_0$ or its unit ball $B_{c_0}$? (...
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Covering number $C^k$-balls in $C(\mathbb{R}^n)$

Fix a positive integer $n$ and and an non-negative integer $k$. The Arzela-Ascoli theorem guarantees that for a given positive integer $k$ and a given $L>0$ the set $$ Ball_{C^{k,1}([0,1]^n)}(0,L) ...
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Topologically characterizing metrizable spaces

There are some well-known theorems that imply that some metrizable spaces, when satisfying other topological properties, are unique up to homeomorphism. Here are a few examples, where "perfect&...
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String metric properties when extending strings

I am studying some aspects concerning string distance functions, and I am sure there are generic results available in the field of metric spaces, but I have not been able to find appropriate ...
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When do Polish spaces admit complete metric making them $\mathrm{CAT}(\kappa)$?

Question $\DeclareMathOperator\CAT{CAT}$Let $X$ be a Polish space. When are there known conditions under which $X$'s topology can be metrized by a metric $d$ such that $(X,d)$ is a: $\CAT(\kappa)$ ...
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Condition for: A simple quotient metric induced by surjective map + equivalence relation

Let $X$ be a metric space and let $f:X\rightarrow Z$ be a surjective map onto some set $Z$. Define the pseudo-metric $d_f$ on $Z$ by: $$ d_f(z_1,z_2)\triangleq \inf_{\underset{f(x_i)=z_i}{x_i\in X}} \...
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Every partial isometry extends

I am interested in metric spaces $X$ where every isometry between two subsets of the space extends to a full isometry $X \to X$. Is there a name for this kind of space? Is there some paper which ...
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Which metric spaces embed isometrically in $\ell_p$?

It is known that each metric space $X$ embeds isometrically in the Banach space $\ell_\infty(X)$ of bounded (not necessarily continuous) functions $X \to \mathbb R$. Since $\ell_\infty(X)$ does not ...
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A complete metric space with some convex-type property

Let $(X,d)$ be a complete metric space with this property: for each $x∈X$, $r>0$ and $y∈X$ with $d(x,y)<r$, there exists $z∈X$ such that $d(x,y)+d(y,z)=d(x,z)=r$. I want to know if the family ...
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Reference request: Projection operators in metric spaces

Given a metric space $(X,d)$ and a subset $S\subset X$, the projection $P_S$ onto $S$ is well-defined as a set valued function. I am interested in learning more about properties of these projections ...
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