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Definable versions of theorems by Kirszbraun and Helly

Logic 2014-02-26 v2 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Kirszbraun's Theorem states that every Lipschitz map SRnS\to\mathbb R^n, where SRmS\subseteq \mathbb R^m, has an extension to a Lipschitz map RmRn\mathbb R^m \to \mathbb R^n with the same Lipschitz constant. Its proof relies on Helly's Theorem: every family of compact subsets of Rn\mathbb R^n, having the property that each of its subfamilies consisting of at most n+1n+1 sets share a common point, has a non-empty intersection. We prove versions of these theorems valid for definable maps and sets in arbitrary definably complete expansions of ordered fields.

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@article{arxiv.0906.1168,
  title  = {Definable versions of theorems by Kirszbraun and Helly},
  author = {Matthias Aschenbrenner and Andreas Fischer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.1168},
  year   = {2014}
}

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to appear in Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society