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Compact-open Topology for Partial Maps?

I asked the same question on MathStackExchange a month ago and received no answer. I feel that this would be more suitable for MathOverflow. Compact open topology is one of the most common ways of ...
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Continuous selectors of a continuous multifunctin on a compact metric space

I am currently working on a continuous selector problem of multifunctions. I am trying to figure out if a continuous multifunction defined on a compact metric space always admit a continuous selector. ...
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Are “most” bounded derivatives not Riemann integrable?

Given $a,b\in\mathbb R$ with $a<b$. Let $$X=\{f\in C([a,b]): f \text{ is differentiable on } [a,b] \text{ with }f' \text{ bounded }\},$$ and $$A=\{f\in X: f' \text{ is Riemann integrable}\}. $$ It ...
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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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Is a simple closed curve always a free boundary arc?

Is it possible to extract a neighborhood around any point on a simple closed curve such that the boundary of this neighborhood intersects the curve at only two points? For a simple closed curve $\...
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Is a continuous functional on continuous functions the restriction of a continuous functional on the space of all functions?

As sets, we can consider the space $C(\mathbf{R}^n;\mathbf{R}^k)$ - of all continuous functions from $\mathbf{R}^n$ to $\mathbf{R}^k$ - to be a subset of the product space $(\mathbf{R}^k)^{\mathbf{R}^...
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A topological characterisation of a.e. continuity

We say a measurable function $f: \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$ is essentially continuous if the inverse image of any open set $O$ differs from an open set by a set of null measure, in the sense that ...
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Is the space $L^p_{\text{loc}} (\mathbb R^d)$ separable w.r.t. the norm $\|f\|_{\tilde L^p} := \sup_{x \in \mathbb R^d} \|1_{B(x, 1)} f\|_{L^p}$?

Fix $p \in [1, \infty)$. Let $(L^p (\mathbb R^d), \|\cdot\|_{L^p})$ be the Lesbesgue space of $p$-integrable real-valued functions on $\mathbb R^d$. Let ${\tilde L}^p (\mathbb R^d)$ be the space of ...
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Does there exist a continuous open map from the closed annulus to the closed disk?

(Originally from MSE, but crossposted here upon suggestion from the comments) In this MSE post, user Moishe Kohan provides an example of a non-continuous open and closed ("clopen") function $...
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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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Does global boundedness ruin Stone-Weierstrass denseness?

Let $X$ be any topological space and denote by $\tau_X$ the topology on $C_b(X;\mathbb{R})$ that is induced by the family of seminorms $(\|\cdot\|_\psi\mid\psi\in B_0(X))$ with $\|f\|_\psi:=\sup_{x\in ...
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Recovering a set from its projections in varying coordinate systems - a projection hull?

Let me describe the simplest non-trivial case of what I have in mind. Let $V$ be a 2-dimensional $\mathbb{R}$-vector space and fix an isomorphism $V \cong \mathbb{R}^2$, where $\mathbb{R}^2$ is ...
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Find at least one square-boxed subcontinuum

Recall that a plane continuum is a closed, bounded, connected subset of the plane. It is non-degenerate if it contains at least two points. (We may sometimes just say "continuum" even if we ...
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Are there hereditarily square-boxed plane continua?

A plane continuum is a bounded, closed and connected subset of the plane. A bounding box $B$ for a plane continuum $C$ is a rectangle $B=[a,b]\times[c,d]$ (including sides and interior) such that $C$ ...
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Is there a two-dimensional unimodal function with fractal level sets

Is there an open simply connected $U\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ and a continuous non-constant function $f: U\to \mathbb{R}$, such that for all $c\in \mathbb{R}$ both sets $$ f_{<c}~=~ f^{-1}\left( (-\...
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What exactly is the topology on $O_M$ that makes the convolution map $S \times S' \to O_M$ hypocontinuous?

Let $O_M(\mathbb{R}^n):= \mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^n) \cap C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the space of slowly increasing smooth functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Following p.294 proposition 9.10 of the "...
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What structure is preserved by pseudo-homeomorphisms of pseudo-Euclidean spaces?

Let us recall that for integer numbers $t,s\ge 0$ the pseudo-Euclidean space $\mathbb R^{t,s}$ is the vector space $\mathbb R^{t+s}$ endowed with the quadratic form $q_{t,s}:\mathbb R^{t+s}\to\mathbb ...
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Continuous functions on $[0,1]^\omega$ and a product lower bound

I have a concrete question about continuous functions on $X = [0,1]^\omega$ (with the product topology). The map $f:X\to [0, 1]$ given by $(x_i)\mapsto \prod x_i$ is well-defined and Borel but not ...
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Is there always a way up?

I am trying to find a simple criterion for a real continuous function $f$ on a connected, open subset $U$ of $\mathbb R^n$ that would imply the following property (P) For any $x, y \in U$ such that $f(...
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Existence of diffeomorphism interpolating affine map and identity

$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}$Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded, convex domain in $\R^{m}$. Fix $x_1, x_2\in\Omega$ and an invertible matrix $A\in\mathrm{GL}^{+}(m)$ with positive determinant. Let $U\...
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Closed subset of unit ball with peculiar connected components

Let $n\geq 2$ and denote by $B\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ the closed unit ball. Does there exist a closed subset $A\subset B$ containing $0\in \mathbb{R}^n$ with the following properties i,ii,iii? i) $\{0\}$...
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Can continuous correspondence be represented via continuous functions?

Let $\Theta \subset \mathbb{R}^n, \mathcal{X} \subset \mathbb{R^m}$, and suppose that $C: \Theta \rightrightarrows \mathcal{X}$ is a correspondence defined by $f: \Theta \times \mathcal{X}\to \mathbb{...
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Does "Invariance of domain" hold true for injective Darboux function (instead of continuous injection)?

Let $f \colon U\subset \mathbb{R^n}\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be an injective Darboux map. Does this imply that $f$ is an open map? If $f$ is continuous then the result follows from "Invariance of domain&...
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Cyclic group action and finite invariant set

Let $(X, d)$ be a compact metric space and $G$ a discrete group acting on $X$ such that, for each $g\in G$, the mapping $x\mapsto g\cdot x$ defines a homeomorphism on $X$ Is it true that the ...
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On the definition of a continuous function

I remember once reading that "a continuous function can be loosely described as a function whose graph can be drawn without lifting the pen from the paper". We all know that this is not true....
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Have we discovered constructions for natural fractional dimensional spheres?

I have been thinking about a couple different problems in fractal geometry (including I one deleted because it was ill posed) and realize they all depend in a fundamental way on the problem of: Can we ...
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Reference request: rates of weak convergence of Polish space-valued random variables

Let $(E,\mathscr{E})$ be a Polish space $E$ together with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathscr{E}$. Let $(\Omega, \mathscr{F},P)$ be a probability space and let $(X^{(n)})_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ be a ...
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Regularity of lipschitz and derivable function

Let be lipschitz $f$ on $[0,1]$ and everywhere derivable. Is it true that $f\in C^1([0,1])$ ?
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Does there exist $f:\Bbb{R}\to \Bbb{R}$ additive onto function such that $f(F) \subset \Bbb{R}$ has the property of Baire for every $F$?

Let $F\subset \Bbb{R}$ intersect every closed uncountable subsets of $\Bbb{R}$. Does there exist $f:\Bbb{R}\to \Bbb{R}$ additive onto function such that $f(F) \subset \Bbb{R}$ has the property of ...
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How should I understand the "$C^\infty$ functions" whose domain is the dual of $C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$?

I am reading Colombeau's book "New Generalized Functions and Multiplication of Distributions" and he uses the notation $C^\infty({C^\infty}'(\Omega))$ out of nowhere. Here $\Omega$ is any ...
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Tensor product is complete?

Let $(V,\|\cdot\|_V)$ and $(W,\|\cdot\|_W)$ be Banach spaces and let the norm $\|\cdot\|_{V\otimes W}$ on the tensor product space $V\otimes W$ be admissible in the following sense: for $v\in V, w\in ...
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Whether a functional which preserves maximum for comonotone functions is monotone?

Let $X$ be a compactum (compact Hausdorff space). By $C(X,[0,1])$ we denote the space of continuous functions endowed with the sup-norm We also consider the natural lattice operations $\vee$ and $\...
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Is there a bound on the number of connected components of a zero set of an integrable function?

If $f$ is a real-analytic function on $[0,1]^n$, and $f$ has finite differential transcendence degree, is there some way to bound the number of connected components of its zero set or the set where it ...
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Condition for set of the type $\{(a,b)|a \in A, \ b = f(a)\}$ to have empty interior if $A$ has empty interior [closed]

Let us consider $$\mathcal X = \{(a,b)|a \in A, \ b = f(a)\}, $$ where $A \subset L^1(\mathbb R)$ has empty interior and $f:L^1 \to L^1$ is a bijective map. Does $\mathcal X$ also have empty interior? ...
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Study of the class of functions satisfying null-IVP

$\mathcal{N}_u$ : Class of all uncountable Lebesgue-null set i.e all uncountable sets having Lebesgue outer measure $0$. Let $f:\Bbb{R}\to \Bbb{R}$ be a function with the following property : $\...
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Discreteness of the higher inductive-inductive Cauchy real numbers in real cohesive homotopy type theory

We work in cohesive homotopy type theory with propositional resizing, so that there is only one type of Dedekind real numbers $\mathbb{R}$ up to equivalence, and Mike Shulman's axiom $\mathbb{R}\flat$,...
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Borel $\sigma$-algebras on paths of bounded variation

Let $(C, \|\cdot\|)$ be the Banach space of continuous paths $x: [0,1]\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^d$ starting at zero with sup-norm $\|\cdot\|$. Let further $B\subset C$ be the subspace of $0$-started ...
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Topological analog of the Lusin-N property

$A\subset \Bbb{R}$ is meager if $A$ can be expressed as a countable union of nowhere dense sets. Let $f:[a, b]\to \Bbb{R}$ is absolutely continuous, i.e., for every $\epsilon>0$, there exists $\...
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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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Separately continuous functions of the first Baire class

Problem. Let $X,Y$ be (completely regular) topological spaces such that every separately continuous functions $f:X^2\to\mathbb R$ and $g:Y^2\to \mathbb R$ are of the first Baire class. Is every ...
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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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$\int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) \times g(\cos(1/x)) dx \leq \int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) dx \times \int_0^1 g(\cos(1/x))dx? $

I have noticed experimentally that the following question has a positive answer. Is it true that for all even and convex functions $f$, $g$: $$\int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) \times g(\cos(1/x)) dx \leq \int_0^...
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Positivity of real functions in two variables

Assume that $f_0,f_1,f_2$ are polynomial functions of degree two in two variables. This means that the $f_i$ are linear combinations with real coefficients of $x^2,xy,x,y^2,y,1$. Consider the function ...
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Is there a Cantor set $C$ in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ so the graph of every continuous function $[0,1]\rightarrow [0,1]$ intersects $C$?

Consider the Cantor ternary set on the real line with the usual topology and define a Cantor set to be any topological space $C$ homeomorphic to the Cantor ternary set. The idea is to construct a ...
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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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Conditions on a set implying properties on neighborhoods

Suppose $F$ is a closed set in a Euclidean space, and for $\epsilon>0$, let $V_\varepsilon$ be the $\varepsilon-$neighborhood of $F$ i.e. the set of points $x$ having a distance less than $\...
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Components of the complement of a compact set

Suppose $K$ is a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^m$ ($m>1$), and $0<r<R$ are fixed numbers. Let $A$ be the set of points having a distance $<R$ and $>r$ from $K$. My questions are If $K$ ...
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Zeroth homology of the complement of a closed set

Suppose $F$ is a closed set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $n>1$. Are there some known conditions that must be imposed on $F$ so that its complement in $\mathbb{R}^n$ has a finite number of components? ...
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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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Arzelà-Ascoli for $C_b(0,1)$? Or more generally, why is that continuous functions "live most naturally" on compact spaces?

I’m wondering if there is a version of Arzelà-Ascoli for continuous functions on not-necessarily compact metric/Hausdorff spaces $X$, i.e. a characterization of the compact subsets of $C_b(X)$ (under ...
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