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$\mathop{\rm PL}_+(I)$ is not a Polish group

Group Theory 2014-08-08 v2

Abstract

The group PL+(I)\mathop{\rm PL}_+(I) of increasing piecewise linear self-homeomorphisms of the interval I=[0,1]I=[0,1] may not be assigned a topology in such a way that it becomes a Polish group. The same statement holds for the groups Homeo+Lip(I)\mathop{\rm Homeo}_+^{Lip}(I) of bi-Lipschitz homeomorphisms of II, and Diff+1+ϵ(I)\mathop{\rm Diff}_+^{1+\epsilon}(I) of diffeomorphisms of II whose derivatives are H\"older continuous with exponent ϵ\epsilon.

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@article{arxiv.1407.7910,
  title  = {$\mathop{\rm PL}_+(I)$ is not a Polish group},
  author = {Michael P. Cohen and Robert R. Kallman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.7910},
  year   = {2014}
}

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19 pages, 2 figures

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