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A Characterization of Borel Measures which Induce Lipschitz-Free Space Elements

Functional Analysis 2025-11-25 v4

Abstract

We will solve a problem by Aliaga and Perneck\'a about Lipschitz free spaces (denoted by F(M)\mathcal F(M)): Does every Borel measure μ on a complete metric space M such that d(m,0)dμ(m)< induce a weak continuous functional LμF(M) by the mapping Lμ(f)=fdμ ? \text{Does every Borel measure $\mu$ on a complete metric space $M$ such that $\int d(m,0) d |\mu|(m)< \infty$ induce a weak$^*$ continuous functional $\mathcal L\mu \in \mathcal F(M)$ by the mapping $\mathcal L\mu(f)=\int f d \mu$ ? } In particular, we will show a characterization of the measures such that LμF(M)\mathcal L\mu \in \mathcal F(M), which indeed implies inner-regularity for complete metric spaces, and we will prove that every Borel measure on MM induces an element of F(M)\mathcal F(M) if and only if the weight of MM is strictly less than the least real-valued measurable cardinal, and thus the existence of a metric space on which there is a measure μ\mu such that LμF(M)F(M)\mathcal L\mu \in \mathcal F(M)^{**} \setminus \mathcal F(M) cannot be proven in ZFC.

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@article{arxiv.2412.13319,
  title  = {A Characterization of Borel Measures which Induce Lipschitz-Free Space Elements},
  author = {Lucas Maciel Raad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.13319},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

12 pages. For the original problem see Problem 4.2 on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344282833_Geometry_and_structure_of_Lipschitz-free_spaces_and_their_biduals or Question 2 on arXiv:2009.07663

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