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Lipschitz-free spaces over properly metrisable spaces and approximation properties

Functional Analysis 2023-11-17 v3

Abstract

Let TT be a topological space admitting a compatible proper metric, that is, a locally compact, separable and metrisable space. Let MT\mathcal{M}^T be the non-empty set of all proper metrics dd on TT compatible with its topology, and equip MT\mathcal{M}^T with the topology of uniform convergence, where the metrics are regarded as functions on T2T^2. We prove that the set AT,1\mathcal{A}^{T,1} of metrics dMTd\in\mathcal{M}^T for which the Lipschitz-free space F(T,d)\mathcal{F}(T,d) has the metric approximation property is a dense set in MT\mathcal{M}^T, and is furthermore residual in MT\mathcal{M}^T when TT is zero-dimensional. We also prove that if TT is uncountable then the set AfT\mathcal{A}^T_f of metrics dMTd\in\mathcal{M}^T for which F(T,d)\mathcal{F}(T,d) fails the approximation property is dense in MT\mathcal{M}^T. Combining the last statement with a result of Dalet, we conclude that for any `properly metrisable' space TT, AfT\mathcal{A}^T_f is either empty or dense in MT\mathcal{M}^T.

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@article{arxiv.2308.14121,
  title  = {Lipschitz-free spaces over properly metrisable spaces and approximation properties},
  author = {Richard J. Smith and Filip Talimdjioski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.14121},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages, new results added

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