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A dual characterization of length spaces with application to Dirichlet metric spaces

Metric Geometry 2009-03-23 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

We show that under minimal assumptions, the intrinsic metric induced by a strongly local Dirichlet form induces a length space. A main input is a dual characterization of length spaces in terms of the property that the 1-Lipschitz functions form a sheaf.

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@article{arxiv.0903.3544,
  title  = {A dual characterization of length spaces with application to Dirichlet metric spaces},
  author = {Peter Stollmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.3544},
  year   = {2009}
}