Quasi-Homeomorphisms and Measures of Finite Energy Integrals of Generalized Dirichlet Forms

We introduce the quasi-homeomorphisms of generalized Dirichlet forms and prove that any quasi-regular generalized Dirichlet form is quasi-homeomorphic to a semi-regular generalized Dirichlet form. Moreover, we apply this quasi-homeomorphism method to study the measures of finite energy integrals of generalized Dirichlet forms. We show that any 1-coexcessive function which is dominated by a function in is associated with a measure of finite energy integral. Consequently, we prove that a Borel set B is ɛ-exceptional if and only if μ (B) = 0 for any measure μ of finite energy integral. Received May 28, 1999, Revised September 8, 1999, Accepted December 10, 1999