Concerning extendable connectivity functions

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Authors Jerry D. Gibson

Publication date 1986

Published in Real Analysis Exchange (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

(weak) Cantor intermediate value propertyalmost continuous functionBaire class 1Darboux functionextendable connectivity functionsperipherally continuous functionsproperty (s) of Sierpinski and Marczewskisurvey

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification of real functions; Baire classification of sets and functions (26A21) Weak and generalized continuity (54C08)

Review text

This paper is a survey concerning extendable connectivity functions. \textit{J. Stallings} [Fundam. Math. 47, 249-263 (1959; Zbl 0114.391)] asked the question: If \(I=[0,1]\) is embedded in \(I^ 2\) as \(I\times 0,\) can a connectivity function \(I\to X\) be extended to a connectivity function \(I^ 2\to X?\) Negative answers to this question were given by \textit{J. L. Cornette} [Fundam. Math. 58, 183-192 (1966; Zbl 0139.406)] and \textit{J. H. Roberts} [Fundam. Math. 57, 173-179 (1965; Zbl 0139.406)]. Since almost continuous functions \(I\to I\) are connectivity functions, a natural question arises. Question 0. Can an almost continuous function \(I\to I\) be extended to a connectivity function \(I^ 2\to I?\) An example [the author and \textit{F. Roush}, Topology, Proc. Conf., Vol. 7, No.1, Annapolis/Md. 1982, 55-62 (1982; Zbl 0518.26001)] of an almost continuous function \(I\to I\) was constructed and shown to be not extendable [the author and \textit{F. Roush}, Topology, Proc. 10, No.1, 75-82 (1985; Zbl 0595.54001)]. An example [the author and \textit{F. Roush}, Real Anal. Exch., to appear] of a connectivity function \(g:I^ 2\to I\) that has the property that for some \(p\in I,\) \(g| (I\times p)\) does not have property (s) was announced. Some of the other questions are as follows. Question 2. Does there exist a Baire class 1 connectivity function \(I\to I\) that can not be extended to a connectivity function \(I^ 2\to I?\) Answered in the negative by \textit{J. Brown, P. Humke}, and \textit{M. Laczkovich} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc., to appear]. Question 3. If \(g:I^ 2\to I\) is a connectivity function and \(f:I\to I\) is a function such that \(f\circ g:I^ 2\to I\) is a connectivity function, is f continuous except perhaps at 0 or 1? Proved by H. Rosen for g a Darboux function and will be contained in a paper with R. G. Gibson. Question 5. Is it true that if \(f:I\to I\) can be extended to a connectivity function \(I^ 2\to I,\) then f can be extended to a connectivity function \(g:I^ 2\to I\) sucht that g is continuous on the complement of \(I\times 0?\) This is true and will be contained in a paper by R. G. Gibson and F. Roush.

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