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Automatic continuity in homeomorphism groups of compact 2-manifolds

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

We show that any homomorphism from the homeomorphism group of a compact 2-manifold, with the compact-open topology, or equivalently, with the topology of uniform convergence, into a separable topological group is automatically continuous.

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@article{arxiv.math/0604257,
  title  = {Automatic continuity in homeomorphism groups of compact 2-manifolds},
  author = {Christian Rosendal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604257},
  year   = {2007}
}
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