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Continuum theory, point-set topology, spaces with algebraic structure, foundations, dimension theory, local and global properties.

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Can topologies induce a metric?

Let {X,T} be a topology, T the set of open subsets of X. Definition: Three points x, y, z of X are in relation N (Nxyz, read "x is nearer to y than to z") iff there is a basis B of T and b in B …
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Can topologies induce a metric? (revised)

This is a revised version of a question I already posted, but which patently was ill posed. Please give me another try. For comparison's sake, the axioms of a metric: Axiom A1: $(\forall x)\ d(x,x …
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Probing a manifold with closed curves

Since fedja's excellent comment on Joseph's question on probing a manifold with geodesics remained uncommented (especially by topologists), I'd like to make a question out of it: Conjecture: Given …
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