Continuous homomorphisms of R onto a compact group

It is shown within Bishop's constructive mathematics that, under one extra, classically automatic, hypothesis, a continuous homomorphism from R onto a compact metric abelian group is periodic, but that the existence of the minimum value of the period is not derivable (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The Kripke schema in metric topology

A form of Kripke's schema turns out to be equivalent to each of the following two statements from metric topology: every open subspace of a separable metric space is separable; every open subset of a separable metric space is a countable union of open balls. Thus Kripke's schema serves as a point of reference for classifying theorems of classical mathematics within Bishop‐style constructive reverse mathematics.     

Generalising compactness

Working within the framework of Bishop's constructive mathematics, we will show that it is possible to define compactness in a more general setting than that of uniform spaces. It is also shown that it is not possible to do this in a topological space. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The constructive completion of the space 𝒟(ℝ)

We prove in the framework of Bishop's constructive mathematics that the sequential completion $ \tilde {\cal D} $(?) of the space ??(?) is filter‐complete. Then it follows as a corollary that the filter‐completeness of ??(?) is equivalent to the principle BD‐?, which can be proved in classical mathematics, Brouwer's intuitionistic mathematics and constructive recursive mathematics of Markov's school, but does not in Bishop's constructive mathematics. We also show that $ \tilde {\cal D} $(?) is identical with the filter‐completion which was provided by Bishop. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The swap of integral and limit in constructive mathematics

Integration within constructive, especially intuitionistic mathematics in the sense of L. E. J. Brouwer, slightly differs from formal integration theories: Some classical results, especially Lebesgue's dominated convergence theorem, have tobe substituted by appropriate alternatives. Although there exist sophisticated, but rather laborious proposals, e.g. by E. Bishop and D. S. Bridges (cf. [2]), the reference to partitions and the Riemann‐integral, also with regard to the results obtained by R. Henstock and J. Kurzweil (cf. [9], [12]), seems to give a better direction. Especially, convergence theorems can be proved by introducing the concept of “equi‐integrability”. The paper is strongly motivated by Brouwer's result that each function fully defined on a compact interval has necessarily to be uniformly continuous. Nevertheless, there are, with only one exception (a corollary of Theorem 4.2), no references to the fan‐theorem or to bar‐induction. Therefore, the whole paper can be read within the setting of Bishop's access to constructive mathematics. Nothing of genuine full‐fledged Brouwerian intuitionism is used for the main results in this note (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Resolution of the uniform lower bound problem in constructive analysis

In a previous paper we constructed a full and faithful functor ?? from the category of locally compact metric spaces to the category of formal topologies (representations of locales). Here we show that for a real‐valued continuous function f, ??(f) factors through the localic positive reals if, and only if, f has a uniform positive lower bound on each ball in the locally compact space. We work within the framework of Bishop constructive mathematics, where the latter notion is strictly stronger than point‐wise positivity. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Constructive notions of equicontinuity

In the informal setting of Bishop-style constructive reverse mathematics we discuss the connection between the antithesis of Specker’s theorem, Ishihara’s principle BD-N, and various types of equicontinuity. In particular, we prove that the implication from pointwise equicontinuity to uniform sequential equicontinuity is equivalent to the antithesis of Specker’s theorem; and that, for a family of functions on a separable metric space, the implication from uniform sequential equicontinuity to uniform equicontinuity is equivalent to BD-N.      

The Banach‐Steinhaus theorem for the space 𝒟(ℝ) in constructive analysis

We prove the Banach‐Steinhaus theorem for distributions on the space ??(?) within Bishop's constructive mathematics. To this end, we investigate the constructive sequential completion (?) of ??(?).     

Compactness under constructive scrutiny

How are the various classically equivalent definitions of compactness for metric spaces constructively interrelated? This question is addressed with Bishop‐style constructive mathematics as the basic system – that is, the underlying logic is the intuitionistic one enriched with the principle of dependent choices. Besides surveying today's knowledge, the consequences and equivalents of several sequential notions of compactness are investigated. For instance, we establish the perhaps unexpected constructive implication that every sequentially compact separable metric space is totally bounded. As a by‐product, the fan theorem for detachable bars of the complete binary fan proves to be necessary for the unit interval possessing the Heine‐Borel property for coverings by countably many possibly empty open balls. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The anti‐Specker property,positivity, and total boundedness

Working within Bishop‐style constructive mathematics, we examine some of the consequences of the anti‐Specker property, known to be equivalent to a version of Brouwer's fan theorem. The work is a contribution to constructive reverse mathematics (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A Definitive Constructive Open Mapping Theorem?

It is proved, within Bishop's constructive mathematics (BISH), that, in the context of a Hilbert space, the Open Mapping Theorem is equivalent to a principle that holds in intuitionistic mathematics and recursive constructive mathematics but is unlikely to be provable within BISH.     

On local non‐compactness in recursive mathematics

A metric space is said to be locally non‐compact if every neighborhood contains a sequence that is eventually bounded away from every element of the space, hence contains no accumulation point. We show within recursive mathematics that a nonvoid complete metric space is locally non‐compact iff it is without isolated points. The result has an interesting consequence in computable analysis: If a complete metric space has a computable witness that it is without isolated points, then every neighborhood contains a computable sequence that is eventually computably bounded away from every computable element of the space. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Specker sequences revisited

Specker sequences are constructive, increasing, bounded sequences of rationals that do not converge to any constructive real. A sequence is said to be a strong Specker sequence if it is Specker and eventually bounded away from every constructive real. Within Bishop's constructive mathematics we investigate non‐decreasing, bounded sequences of rationals that eventually avoid sets that are unions of (countable) sequences of intervals with rational endpoints. This yields surprisingly straightforward proofs of certain basic results fromconstructive mathematics. Within Russian constructivism, we show how to use this general method to generate Specker sequences. Furthermore, we show that any nonvoid subset of the constructive reals that has no isolated points contains a strictly increasing sequence that is eventually bounded away from every constructive real. If every neighborhood of every point in the subset contains a rational number different from that point, the subset contains a strong Specker sequence. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Constructive complements of unions of two closed sets

It is well known that in Bishop‐style constructive mathematics, the closure of the union of two subsets of ? is ‘not’ the union of their closures. The dual situation, involving the complement of the closure of the union, is investigated constructively, using completeness of the ambient space in order to avoid any application of Markov's Principle. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Formal continuity implies uniform continuity near compact images on metric spaces

The localic completion of a metric space induces a canonical notion of continuous map between metric spaces. It is shown that these maps are continuous in the sense of Bishop constructive mathematics, i.e., uniformly continuous near every compact image.     

On proximal convergence in uniform spaces

The paper deals with proximal convergence and Leader's theorem, in the constructive theory of uniform apartness spaces. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Sequential Continuity of Functions in Constructive Analysis

It is shown that in any model of constructive mathematics in which a certain omniscience principle is false, for strongly extensional functions on an interval the distinction between sequentially continuous and regulated disappears. It follows, without the use of Markov's Principle, that any recursive function of bounded variation on a bounded closed interval is recursively sequentially continuous.     

Kawaguchi space,Zermelo's condition and seismic ray path

Based on Kawaguchi space, a seismic ray path through an anisotropic medium corresponds to an arclength under Zermelo's condition. From a special function in Kawaguchi space, we obtain some Finslerian metrics (mth root metric or 1-form metric). Considering a variational problem of the seismic ray, Snell's law is derived from Euler's vector, and envelopes of seismic wavefront are classified by m-values in seismic Finsler metric. Moreover, we discuss the relation between Kawaguchi space and another ray theory.     

Decidability and Specker sequences in intuitionistic mathematics

A bounded monotone sequence of reals without a limit is called a Specker sequence. In Russian constructive analysis, Church's Thesis permits the existence of a Specker sequence. In intuitionistic mathematics, Brouwer's Continuity Principle implies it is false that every bounded monotone sequence of real numbers has a limit. We claim that the existence of Specker sequences crucially depends on the properties of intuitionistic decidable sets. We propose a schema (which we call ED ) about intuitionistic decidability that asserts “there exists an intuitionistic enumerable set that is not intuitionistic decidable” and show that the existence of a Specker sequence is equivalent to ED . We show that ED is consistent with some certain well known axioms of intuitionistic analysis as Weak Continuity Principle, bar induction, and Kripke Schema. Thus, the assumption of the existence of a Specker sequence is conceivable in intuitionistic analysis. We will also introduce the notion of double Specker sequence and study the existence of them (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Complements of Intersections in Constructive Mathematics

We examine, from a constructive perspective, the relation between the complements of S, T, and S ∩ T in X, where X is either a metric space or a normed linear space. The fundamental question addressed is: If x is distinct from each element of S ∩ T, if s ? S, and if t ? T, is x distinct from s or from t? Although the classical answer to this question is trivially affirmative, constructive answers involve Markov's principle and the completeness of metric spaces. Mathematics Subject Classification: 03F65, 46S30.