Characterizing the coordinate functions of space filling curves (Q785259)

Consider a space filling curve \(F(t) = (f(t), g(t))\) that maps the interval \([0, 1]\) onto the unit square; its components \(f\) and \(g\) are continuous functions from \([0, 1]\) to \([0, 1]\). The authors prove several necessary conditions on a given \(f\) for the existence of a continuous \(g\) so that \(F\) maps \([0, 1]\) onto \([0, 1]^2\). Moreover, a new condition on \(f\) is introduced, that is both necessary and sufficient to assure that \(f\) has a matching coordinate function \(g\) such that \(F\) fills the unit square.