Separately polynomial functions

Abstract: It is known that if

f c o l o n {m a t h b b R}^{2} o m a t h b b R

is a polynomial in each variable, then

f

is a polynomial. We present generalizations of this fact, when

{m a t h b b R}^{2}

is replaced by

G i m e s H

, where

G

and

H

are topological Abelian groups. We show, e.g., that the conclusion holds (with generalized polynomials in place of polynomials) if

G

is a connected Baire space and

H

has a dense subgroup of finite rank or, for continuous functions, if

G

and

H

are connected Baire spaces. The condition of continuity can be omitted if

G

and

H

are locally compact or complete metric spaces. We present several examples showing that the results are not far from being optimal.

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