The Blumberg problem
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Abstract:
A compact Hausdorff space and a real-valued function on this space are constructed such that the function is not continuous on any dense subspace. This solves the Blumberg problem. Some related results are established.References
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- © Copyright 1977 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 230 (1977), 71-85
- MSC: Primary 54C30
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1977-0438280-0
- MathSciNet review: 0438280