Minimal Size of Basic Families

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2009-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4563v1

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A family $\bfam$ of continuous real-valued functions on a space $X$ is said to be {\sl basic} if every $f \in C(X)$ can be represented $f = \sum_{i=1}^n g_i \circ \phi_i$ for some $\phi_i \in \bfam$ and $g_i \in C(\R)$ ($i=1, ..., n$). Define $\basic (X) = \min \{|\bfam| : \bfam$ is a basic family for $X\}$. If $X$ is separable metrizable $X$ then either $X$ is locally compact and finite dimensional, and $\basic (X) < \aleph_0$, or $\basic (X) = \mathfrak{c}$. If $K$ is compact and either $w(K)$ (the minimal size of a basis for $K$) has uncountable cofinality or $K$ has a discrete subset $D$ with $|D|=w(K)$ then either $K$ is finite dimensional, and $\basic (K) = \cof ([w(K)]^{\aleph_0}, \subseteq)$, or $\basic (K) = |C(K)|=w(K)^{\aleph_0}$.

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