Pointwise convergence of partial functions: the Gerlits-Nagy problem
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Pointwise convergence of partial functions: the Gerlits-Nagy problem
zbMATH Open document ID: 1271.54056
author: Tal Orenshtein
author: Boaz Tsaban
published in: Advances in Mathematics
publication date: 2013-01-07T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2373
review text: \textit{J. Gerlits} and \textit{Zs. Nagy} [Topology Appl. 14, 151--161 (1982; Zbl 0503.54020)] described several convergence properties of the ring of continuous functions \(C(X)\) defined on a topological space \(X\) (e.g. the Fréchet-Urysohn property) in terms of covering properties of \(X\). There, using another terminology, the following problem was proposed: Assume that, for \(A\subseteq C(X)\), each \(f\in \overline A\) belongs to the closure of \(A\) under partial limits of sequences. Does it follow that, for each \(A\subseteq C(X)\), each \(f\in \overline A\) is a limit of a sequence of elements of \(A\)? In a subsequent paper \textit{A. W. Miller} [Real Anal. Exch. 29 (2003-2004), No. 2, 601--606 (2004; Zbl 1069.03047)] posed a variant of the Gerlits-Nagy problem dealing with Borel functions. In order to show fresh light to the questions mentioned above, the authors develop, in this interesting paper, new local-to-global correspondences and use methods of infinite-combinatorial topology, including a new fusion result of \textit{F. Jordan} [Topology Appl. 155, No. 16, 1786--1791 (2008; Zbl 1160.54013)]. Their main result is a complete solution to Miller's problem for Borel functions. They also prove a variant of this result for Baire class 1 functions, answering thereby an oral question by the reviewer. Finally, they establish several results concerning the original Gerlits-Nagy question and pose some related open problems.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 54C35
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 54A20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 03E75
zbMATH DE Number: 6122440
zbMATH Keywords: Gerlits-Nagy problem
zbMATH Keywords: Fréchet-Urysohn spaces
zbMATH Keywords: sequential closure
zbMATH Keywords: pointwise convergence
zbMATH Keywords: covering properties
zbMATH Keywords: Borel covers
zbMATH Keywords: Baire class 1 functions
zbMATH Keywords: selection principles
reviewed by: Salvador Hernández
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
OpenAlex ID: W2083300227
arXiv ID: 1112.2373
DOI: 10.1016/J.AIM.2012.09.017
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