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Open, Connected Functions

Louis M. Friedler

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Recall that a function f:X→ Yis called connected if f(C) is connected for each connected subset C of X. These functions have been extensively studied. (See Sanderson [6].) A function f:X → Y is monotone if for each y ∊ Y, f-1(y) is connected. We shall use the techniques of multivalued functions to prove that if f: X→ Y is open and monotone onto Y, then f-1(C) is connected for each connected subset C of Y. This result is used to prove that the product of semilocally connected spaces is semilocally connected and that the image of a maximally connected space under an open, connected, monotone function is maximally connected.

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Recall that a function f:X→ Yis called connected if f(C) is connected for each connected subset C of X. These functions have been extensively studied. (See Sanderson [6].) A function f:X → Y is monotone if for each y ∊ Y, f-1(y) is connected. We shall use the techniques of multivalued functions to prove that if f: X→ Y is open and monotone onto Y, then f-1(C) is connected for each connected subset C of Y. This result is used to prove that the product of semilocally connected spaces is semilocally connected and that the image of a maximally connected space under an open, connected, monotone function is maximally connected.

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Recall that a function f:X→ Yis called connected if f(C) is connected for each connected subset C of X. These functions have been extensively studied. (See Sanderson [6].) A function f:X → Y is monotone if for each y ∊ Y, f-1(y) is connected. We shall use the techniques of multivalued functions to prove that if f: X→ Y is open and monotone onto Y, then f-1(C) is connected for each connected subset C of Y. This result is used to prove that the product of semilocally connected spaces is semilocally connected and that the image of a maximally connected space under an open, connected, monotone function is maximally connected.

Key concepts: Mathematics, Simply connected space, Monotone polygon, Connected component, Strongly connected component, Function (biology), Combinatorics, Connected space

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