A Countable Extension Basis Theorem and its applications

Absolute neighborhood extensor, absolute extensor, absolute neighborhood retract (ANR), absolute retract spaces (general properties) (54C55) Dimension theory in general topology (54F45) Dimension theory in algebraic topology (55M10)

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An extension problem on a space \(X\) with respect to space \(K\) is a homotopy class of maps \([\varphi: A\to K]\), where \(A\) is a closed subset of \(X\). A solution of the extension problem \([\varphi]\) is a map \(f:X\to K\) with \(f|_A= \varphi\). An extension problem is said to be solvable if there exists a solution. When a space \(X\) admits a solution of any extension problem with respect to a given space \(K\), the condition is denoted by e-dim \(X\leq K\) on \(X\tau K\). It is folklore that for a compact metric space \(X\) and a countable complex \(K\) the set \([X,K]\) of homotopy classes of maps is countable. Hence for such \(X\) and \(K\) there exists a countable family \(\{f_i: C_i\to K\}\) of maps of closed subsets \(C_i\subset X\) such that if all problems \(\{f_i: C_i\to K\}\) are solvable, then e-dim \(X\leq K\).NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEIn this paper the authors investigate a characterization for e-dim \(X\leq K\) of an arbitrary subset \(X\) of the Hilbert cube \(Q\) and a countable complex \(K\). Namely, let \({\mathcal C}\) be the set of all extension problems relative to \(X\) with respect to \(K\) defined on some countable additively closed basis \({\mathcal B}\) in \(Q\). Then e-dim \(X\leq K\) if and only if \({\mathcal C}\) admits a tower of solvable extension problems relative to \(X\). Using the characterization, they showed that for every countable complex \(K\) there is a \(K\)-soft map \(\xi_K: Y_k\to Q\) of a complete separable metric space with e-dim \(Y_K\leq K\) onto the Hilbert cube. As its application they obtain Olszewski's completion theorem [\textit{W. Olszewski}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 123, No. 7, 2261-2264 (1995; Zbl 0838.54021)]. They also give an alternative proof to the splitting theorem in extension theory for noncompact spaces by \textit{A. N. Dranishnikov} and \textit{J. Dydak} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 353, No. 1, 133-156 (2001; Zbl 0955.55002)].

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