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On Metrizability, Completeness and Compactness in Modular Pseudometric Topologies

General Topology 2025-10-21 v1 Category Theory

Abstract

Building on the recent work of Mushaandja and Olela-Otafudu~\cite{MushaandjaOlela2025} on modular metric topologies, this paper investigates extended structural properties of modular (pseudo)metric spaces. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions under which the modular topology τ(w)\tau(w) coincides with the uniform topology τ(V)\tau(\mathcal{V}) induced by the corresponding pseudometric, and characterize this coincidence in terms of a generalized Δ\Delta-condition. Explicit examples are given where τ(w)τ(V)\tau(w)\subsetneq\tau(\mathcal{V}), demonstrating the strictness of inclusion. Completeness, compactness, separability, and countability properties of modular pseudometric spaces are analysed, with functional-analytic analogues identified in Orlicz-type modular settings. Finally, categorical and fuzzy perspectives are explored, revealing structural invariants distinguishing modular from fuzzy settings.

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@article{arxiv.2510.16787,
  title  = {On Metrizability, Completeness and Compactness in Modular Pseudometric Topologies},
  author = {Philani Rodney Majozi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16787},
  year   = {2025}
}

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16 pages

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