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