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Definable separability and second-countability in o-minimal structures

Logic 2025-06-16 v2 General Topology

Abstract

We show that separability and second-countability are first-order properties among topological spaces definable in o-minimal expansions of (R,<)(\mathbb{R},<). We do so by introducing first-order characterizations -- definable separability and definable second-countability -- which make sense in a wider model-theoretic context. We prove that, within o-minimality, these notions have the desired properties, including their equivalence among definable metric spaces, and conjecture a definable version of Urysohn's Metrization Theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2405.07114,
  title  = {Definable separability and second-countability in o-minimal structures},
  author = {Pablo Andújar Guerrero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.07114},
  year   = {2025}
}
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