Absolute hyperspaces and hyperspaces that are absolute cones and absolute suspensions (Q2501489)

All spaces are metric. A compactum is a nonempty compact space, and a continuum is a connected compactum. The author determines the continua that are absolute hyperspaces of continua, absolute hyperspaces of compacta, and absolute \(n\)-fold hyperspaces, as below. Theorem (3.1): A nondegenerate continuum \(X\) is an absolute hyperspace of continua if and only if \(X\) is a 2-cell or a Hilbert cube. Theorem (3.2): A nondegenerate continuum \(X\) is an absolute hyperspace of compacta if and only if \(X\) is a Hilbert cube. Theorem (3.3): A nondegenerate continuum \(X\) is an absolute \(n\)-fold hyperspace for some \(n\geq 2\) if and only if \(X\) is a Hilbert cube. The author also determines hyperspaces that are absolute cones and hyperspaces that are absolute suspensions.