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Author Jayne, John E. (John Eben), 1943-

Title Selectors / John E. Jayne and C. Ambrose Rogers
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 167 pages)
Contents Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Classical results; Chapter 2. Functions that are constant on the sets of a disjoint discretely s-decomposable family of Fs -sets; Chapter 3. Selectors for upper semi-continuous functions with non-empty compact values; Chapter 4. Selectors for compact sets; Chapter 5. Applications; Chapter 6. Selectors for upper semi-continuous set-valued maps with nonempty values that are otherwise arbitrary; Chapter 7. Further applications; Bibliography; Index
Summary Though the search for good selectors dates back to the early twentieth century, selectors play an increasingly important role in current research. This book is the first to assemble the scattered literature into a coherent and elegant presentation of what is known and proven about selectors--and what remains to be found. The authors focus on selection theorems that are related to the axiom of choice, particularly selectors of small Borel or Baire classes. After examining some of the relevant work of Michael and Kuratowski & Ryll-Nardzewski and presenting background material, the text constructs
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index
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Subject Selection theorems.
MATHEMATICS -- Set Theory.
Selection theorems
Form Electronic book
Author Rogers, C. A. (Claude Ambrose), 1920-
ISBN 1400814405
9781400814404
9781400825127
1400825121