A simple proof that certain capacities decrease under contraction (Q917743)

This note contains short, elegant proofs that certain generalized capacities are reduced by suitable mappings. Let X, \(X'\) be locally compact Hausdorff spaces, let G, \(G'\) be non-negative, lower semicontinuous functions on \(X\times X\), \(X'\times X'\), respectively, and let \(\phi: X\to X'\) be a continuous map such that \(G'(\phi (x),\phi (y))\geq G(x,y)\) for all x,y\(\in X\). If, for a compact set \(E\subseteq X\), \[ e_ G(E)=\sup \{\mu (E)^ 2:\;\mu \in {\mathcal M}^+(E),\quad \int G\mu d\mu \leq 1\}, \] \[ c_ G(E)=\sup \{\mu (E):\;\mu \in {\mathcal M}^+(E),\quad G\mu \leq 1\text{ on } X\}, \] where \({\mathcal M}^+(E)\) is the class of non-negative Radon measures concentrated on E, and \(G\mu (x)=\int G(x,y)d\mu (y)\), then \(e_{G'}(\phi (E))\leq e_ G(E)\) and \(c_{G'}(\phi (E))\leq c_ G(E)\). The corresponding inequalities for inner and outer capacities are also established.