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 . 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.
Cite
@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}
}