Equivalence of two notions of continuity for stationary continuous-time information sources

The notion of continuity for continuous-time information sources which was introduced by Pinsker has found numerous applications in information theory. Continuity in probability is an important concept in the theory of continuous-time stochastic processes. It is shown that these two forms of continuity are equivalent for stationary processes whose state space is a separable metric space.     

On countable choice and sequential spaces

Under the axiom of choice, every first countable space is a Fréchet‐Urysohn space. Although, in its absence even ? may fail to be a sequential space. Our goal in this paper is to discuss under which set‐theoretic conditions some topological classes, such as the first countable spaces, the metric spaces, or the subspaces of ?, are classes of Fréchet‐Urysohn or sequential spaces. In this context, it is seen that there are metric spaces which are not sequential spaces. This fact raises the question of knowing if the completion of a metric space exists and it is unique. The answer depends on the definition of completion. Among other results it is shown that: every first countable space is a sequential space if and only if the axiom of countable choice holds, the sequential closure is idempotent in ? if and only if the axiom of countable choice holds for families of subsets of ?, and every metric space has a unique ‐completion. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Proximal and uniform convergence on apartness spaces

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate constructively the relationship between proximal convergence, uniform sequential convergence and uniform convergence for sequences of mappings between apartness spaces. It is also shown that if the second space satisfies the Efremovic axiom, then proximal convergence preserves strong continuity.     

On the uniform continuity of metric projections in Banach spaces

Let M be a convex Chebyshev subset of a uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach space. It is proved that the metric projection P_M of X onto M is uniformly continuous on every bounded subset of X. Moreover, a global and explicit estimate on the modulus of continuity of the metric projection is obtained.     

Extension of functions preserving the modulus of continuity

The problem of the extension of a real-valued function from a subset of a metric space to the entire space is treated. An extension operator preserving the modulus of continuity of a function is proposed and its properties are studied. An application to the problem of the trace of a locally Lipschitz function on a compact subset of a metric space is given. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 236–245, February, 1997. Translated by N. K. Kulman     

Quasihyperbolic boundary conditions and capacity: Uniform continuity of quasiconformal mappings

We prove that quasiconformal maps onto domains which satisfy a suitable growth condition on the quasihyperbolic metric are uniformly continuous when the source domain is equipped with the internal metric. The obtained modulus of continuity and the growth assumption on the quasihyperbolic metric are shown to be essentially sharp. As a tool, we prove a new capacity estimate.     

A continuity criterion for Steiner-type ratios in the Gromov-Hausdorff space

A criterion for the continuity of the Steiner ratio, the Steiner subratio, and the Steiner-Gromov ratio in the space of all compact metric spaces with the Gromov-Hausdorff metric is obtained. It is also proved that these functions are upper semicontinuous.     

Characterising Near Continuity Constructively

The relation between near continuity and sequential continuity for mappings between metric spaces is explored constructively. It is also shown that the classical implications “near continuity implies sequential continuity” and “near continuity implies apart continuity” are essentially nonconstructive.     

Convexities and approximative compactness and continuity of metric projection in Banach spaces

In this paper, we investigate the continuities of the metric projection in a nonreflexive Banach space X, which improve the results in [X.N. Fang, J.H. Wang, Convexity and continuity of metric projection, Math. Appl. 14 (1) (2001) 47–51; P.D. Liu, Y.L. Hou, A convergence theorem of martingales in the limit, Northeast. Math. J. 6 (2) (1990) 227–234; H.J. Wang, Some results on the continuity of metric projections, Math. Appl. 8 (1) (1995) 80–84]. Under the assumption that X has some convexities, we discuss the relationship between approximative compactness of a subset A of X and continuity of the metric projection P_A. We also give a representation theorem for the metric projection to a hyperplane in dual space X^∗ and discuss its continuity.     

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.     

The continuity of semiadditive functionals

In this paper we examine a general principle of continuity of semiadditive functionals on a metric linear space (MLS) that extends various results obtained previously in this respect. In particular, from our fundamental Theorem 1 it is easy to obtain Banach's closed graph theorem, the Banach-Steinhaus theorem, the weak base theorem, and others.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 541–548, April, 1976.The author expresses his gratitude to P. P. Zabreiko for his guidance.     

Common fixed point results for noncommuting mappings without continuity in cone metric spaces

The existence of coincidence points and common fixed points for mappings satisfying certain contractive conditions, without appealing to continuity, in a cone metric space is established. These results generalize several well-known comparable results in the literature.     

STRONGLY SEQUENTIALLY CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS

Abstract

Given a topological abelian group G, we study the class of strongly sequentially continuous functions on G. Strong sequential continuity is a property intermediate between sequential continuity and uniform sequential continuity, which appeared naturally in the study of smooth functions on Banach spaces. In this paper, we shall mainly concentrate on the gap between strong sequential continuity and uniform sequential continuity. It turns out that if G has some completeness property—for example, if it is completely metrizable—then all strongly sequentially continuous functions on G are uniformly sequentially continuous. On the other hand, we exhibit a large and natural class of groups for which the two notions differ. This class is defined by a property reminiscent of the classical Dirichlet theorem; it includes all dense sugroups of R generated by an increasing sequence of Dirichlet sets, and groups of the form (X, w), where X is a separable Banach space failing the Schur property. Finally, we show that the family of bounded, real-valued strongly sequentially continuous functions on G is a closed subalgebra of l∞(G).     

凸性与度量投影的连续性

本文研究近强凸、近非常凸Banach空间中度量投影的连续性。获得如下结果：若A是近强凸（近非常凸）空间中的逼近凸集,则度量投影PA是范-范上半连续的（范-弱上半连续的）。此外,我们还利用度量投影的连续性给出Banach空间为近强凸、近非常凸的一些充分必要条件。     

连通度量空间的映象

拓扑空间X称为s连通,若X不能表示为两个非空的不相交的序列开集之并.本文纠正了A.Fedeli 和A.Le Donne关于连通度量空间映象的错误论证,证明了s连通性可刻画为连通度量空间的连续的序列覆盖映象,从而导出连通的序列空间(或FrEchet空间)可刻画为连通度量空间的商映象(或伪开映象),回答了V.V.Tkachuk在Proc.Amer.Math Soc.上提出的问题.     

Operators that are points of spectral continuity

In this paper a characterization is obtained of those bounded operators on a Hilbert space at which the spectrum is continuous, where the spectrum is considered as a function whose domain is the set of all operators with the norm topology and whose range is the set of compact subsets of the plane with the Hausdorff metric. Similar characterizations of the points of continuity of the Weyl spectrum, the spectral radius, and the essential spectral radius are also obtained.The first author was supported by National Science Foundation Grant MCS 77-28396.     

非自反Banach空间中的度量投影

该文给出非自反Banach空间中一类超平面上度量投影的表达式．在近严格凸Banach空间中,研究了它们的连续性．对于对偶Banach空间X*,给出弱*闭子集上度量投影的一些连续性结果．     

Lipschitz continuity of Cheeger-harmonic functions in metric measure spaces

We use the heat equation to establish the Lipschitz continuity of Cheeger-harmonic functions in certain metric spaces. The metric spaces under consideration are those that are endowed with a doubling measure supporting a (1,2)-Poincaré inequality and in addition supporting a corresponding Sobolev-Poincaré-type inequality for the modification of the measure obtained via the heat kernel. Examples are given to illustrate the necessity of our assumptions on these spaces. We also provide an example to show that in the general setting the best possible regularity for the Cheeger-harmonic functions is Lipschitz continuity.     

Bounded and unbounded polynomials and multilinear forms: Characterizing continuity

In this paper we prove a characterization of continuity for polynomials on a normed space. Namely, we prove that a polynomial is continuous if and only if it maps compact sets into compact sets. We also provide a partial answer to the question as to whether a polynomial is continuous if and only if it transforms connected sets into connected sets. These results motivate the natural question as to how many non-continuous polynomials there are on an infinite dimensional normed space. A problem on the lineability of the sets of non-continuous polynomials and multilinear mappings on infinite dimensional normed spaces is answered.     

On the continuity of superposition operators in the space of functions of bounded variation

In the paper we present results on the continuity of nonlinear superposition operators acting in the space of functions of bounded variation in the sense of Jordan. It is shown that the continuity of an autonomous superposition operator is automatically guaranteed if the acting condition is met. We also give a simple proof of the fact that a nonautonomous superposition operator generated by a continuously differentiable function is uniformly continuous on bounded sets. Moreover, we present necessary and sufficient conditions for the continuity of a superposition operator (autonomous or nonautonomous) in a general setting. Thus, we give the answers to two basic open problems mentioned in the monograph (Appell et al. in Bounded variation and around, series in nonlinear analysis and application, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2014).