Homeomorphism groups of homogeneous compacta need not be minimal (Q429348)

From MaRDI portal
Revision as of 03:57, 30 January 2024 by Import240129110155 (talk | contribs) (Added link to MaRDI item.)
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Homeomorphism groups of homogeneous compacta need not be minimal
scientific article

    Statements

    Homeomorphism groups of homogeneous compacta need not be minimal (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    19 June 2012
    0 references
    A~topological group~\(G\) is called minimal if its topology cannot be properly weakened to another group topology. It was asked by Stojanov (about 1984) whether the homeomorphism group \(\mathcal H(X)\) of a~homogeneous compactum~\(X\) is minimal, where as usual, \(\mathcal H(X)\) is endowed with the compact-open topology. A~topological group is non-archimedean if it has a~local base at the identity consisting of open subgroups. The author proves the next theorem: Let \(X\) be an \(n\)-dimensional compact space with \(n\geq1\) such that every nonempty open set \(U\subseteq X\) has a~compact subset \(A\subseteq U\) that homotopically dominates the \(n\)-sphere. Then \(\mathcal H(X)\) admits a~weaker non-archimedean group topology whose weight does not exceed the weight of~\(X\). It follows that the \(n\)-dimensional Menger universal continuum is not minimal.
    0 references
    homogeneous compactum
    0 references
    homeomorphism group
    0 references
    minimal topology
    0 references

    Identifiers