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Vestn. Tomsk. Gos. Univ. Mat. Mekh., 2024 Number 88, Pages 37–52 (Mi vtgu1068)

MATHEMATICS

Some properties of topological hedgehogs

D. Yu. Lyakhovetsa, A. V. Osipovba

a N.N. Krasovskii Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
b Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Abstract: The topological spaces called Euclidean hedgehogs are considered. These are subspaces of the Euclidean spaces $\mathbf{R^n}$ with the following property: together with each of their points, they contain the entire segment connecting the given point with the point of origin.
It is proved that for all $n\geqslant 2$ there exist pairwise non-homeomorphic Euclidean hedgehogs in $\mathbf{R^n}$. It is also proved that for every countable Euclidean hedgehog there exists a flat hedgehog homeomorphic to it.
We also consider two topological spaces: the quasimetric hedgehog and the quotient hedgehog, which have the following cardinal and hereditary invariants: weight, character, density, spread, extent, cellularity, tightness, number of open sets, and Lindelof number. Finally, sequential hedgehogs are considered that are topologically embedded in function spaces. Criteria are given for the topological embedding of sequential hedgehogs in the space of continuous functions and in the space of Baire functions.

Keywords: Euclidean hedgehog, cardinal invariants, quasi-metric, factor topology, Sorgenfrey line, metric hedgehog, sequential hedgehog, space of continuous functions, space of Baire functions, topological embedding.

UDC: 515.122

MSC: 54C25, 54C30, 54D20, 54F65

Received: 20.03.2023
Accepted: April 10, 2024

DOI: 10.17223/19988621/88/4



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