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n
2−(n−1) (−∞,(n−1)−2−(n−1)]×R
{n−1} ×[−2−n,∞)
[n−2−n,∞)× {0} 2−n
n−1
Fig. 2.7. The ambient invertible isotopyφ(n)
2.4 Negligibility and Deficiency 79 It should be remarked that 2−n+1γn(x) is the distance of (x(2), . . . , x(n))∈ Rn−1from the complement of [−2−n+1,2−n+1]n−1 (the 2−n+1-neighborhood of0∈Rn−1) with respect to the norm∥y∥∞= max{|y(1)|, . . . ,|y(n−1)|}.13 For each n ∈ N, we denote hn = ψ1(n)· · ·ψ1(1) : RN → RN. For the sake of convenience, let h0 = idRN. If there exists a homeomorphism h∞ : RN\ {0} → RN such that each x ∈ RN\ {0} has a neighborhood U in RN\ {0} such that h∞|U = ψ(n+1)t hn|U = hn|U for a sufficiently large n ∈ N and any t ∈ I, and each y ∈ RN has a neighborhood V such that h−1∞|V = h−1n (ψt(n+1))−1|V = h−1n |V for a sufficiently large n ∈ N and any t∈I, then the desired homeomorphismζ can be defined as follows:
ζ(x, t) =
{(ψ(n)2−2nthn−1(x), t) if 2−n 6t62−(n−1) (h∞(x),0) if t= 0.
To see the existence ofh∞, it suffices to prove the following two facts:
(1) Eachx∈RN\ {0}has a neighborhoodU inRN\ {0}andn∈Nsuch that ψt(j)|hn(U) = id forj > n;
(2) Eachy∈RNhas a neighborhoodV inRNandn∈Nsuch thath−1n (V)⊂ RN\ {0}and (ψ(j)t )−1|V = id forj > n.
(1): For each x ∈ RN\ {0}, let m = min{i ∈ N | x(i) ̸= 0}. In other words, x(m) is the first nonzero coordinate ofx. We write y=hm−1(x) and z=hm(x) =ψ1(m)(y).
Whenm= 1, y =h0(x) =x andz =ψ(1)1 (x). Sincex(1) ̸= 0, it follows that (z(1), z(2))̸∈[2−1,∞)× {0}, that is,z(1)<2−1 orz(2)̸= 0.
Whenm >1, observe that
hm−1(x) =y= (y(1),0, . . . ,0, y(m), x(m+ 1), x(m+ 2), . . .) and hm−1(x)̸=hm−1(0,0, . . . ,0, x(m+ 1), x(m+ 2), . . .)
= (m−1,0, . . . ,0, x(m+ 1), x(m+ 2), . . .).
Thus, we have y(1)̸=m−1 ory(m)̸= 0.
In the casey(1)̸=m−1, since (z(1), z(m+ 1))̸∈[m−2−m,∞)× {0}, it follows that z(1)< m−2−m orz(m+ 1)̸= 0.
Ify(m)̸= 0, then z(m) =y(m)̸= 0. Anyway, we have
z(1)< m−2−m or max{|z(2)|, . . . ,|z(m+ 1)|} ̸= 0.
Whenz(1)< m−2−m,V ={z′∈RN|z′(1)< m−2−m}is a neighborhood ofzinRNandψ(j)t |V = id for everyj > m. Then,U =h−1m(V) is the desired neighborhood ofxinRN.
13This norm of Rn−1 can be replaced with ∥y∥2 = ( ∑n−1
i=1 y(i)2)1/2
or ∥y∥1 =
∑n−1
i=1 |y(i)|. In this case,γnis defined byγn(x) = max{
0,1−2n−1( ∑n
2x(i)2)1/2} orγn(x) = max{
0,1−2n−1∑n 2|x(i)|}
.
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When max{|z(2)|, . . . ,|z(m+ 1)|} ̸= 0, choose n>m+ 1 so that 2−n <
max{|z(2)|, . . . ,|z(m+ 1)|}. Letz∗=hn(x). Sincez∗(2) =z(2), . . . , z∗(m+ 1) =z(m+ 1), we have
max{|z∗(2)|, . . . ,|z∗(n)|}>max{|z(2)|, . . . ,|z(m+ 1)|}>2−n. So,xhas a neighborhoodU in RNsuch that
z′∈hn(U)⇒max{|z′(2)|, . . . ,|z′(n)|}>2−n.
Then,γn(z′) = 0 for eachz′∈hn(U). Hence,ψt(j)|hn(U) = id for everyj > n.
(2): For each y ∈ RN, choose n ∈ N so that y(1) < n−2−n. Then, V ={z ∈ RN| z(1)< n−2−n} is a neighborhood of y in RN and hn(0) = (n,0,0, . . .) ̸∈ V, that is, h−1n (V) ⊂ RN \ {0}. For each j > n, we have ψ(j)t |V = id, that is, (ψ(j)t )−1|V = id. ⊓⊔
Using Proposition 2.4.1 above, we prove the following:
Proposition 2.4.2 LetX be anE-stable perfectly normal paracompact space andA be anE-deficient closed set in X. Then, for each open cover U of X, there exists an I-preserving homeomorphism
h:X×I→X×I\A× {0}
such that each ht is U-close to idX. In particular, h0 : X → X \A is a homeomorphism that is U-close toidX.
Proof. For simplicity, we denote F = RN or RNf depending on E ≈ EN or E ≈ EfN. Since E ≈ E ×F by Lemma 2.1.7, X is F-stable and A is F-deficient in X (Corollary 2.3.5). Let ζ : F ×I\ {(0,0)} → F ×I be the I-preserving homeomorphism obtained in Proposition 2.4.1. Then, we have anI-preserving homeomorphism
φ: (X×F×I)\(A× {0} × {0})→X×F×I
defined by φ(x, y, t) = (x, ζmax{t,α(x)}(y), t), where α : X → I is a map such thatα−1(0) =A. Let V be an open star-refinement of U. By Corollary 2.3.4(iv), we have a homeomorphismf :X×F →X such thatf(x,0) =xfor eachx∈Aandf isV-close to prX, so prXf−1 isV-close to idX. The desired I-preserving homeomorphismhcan be defined byh(x, t) = (f φ−1t f−1(x), t).
Indeed, each ht =f φ−1t f−1 is V-close to prXφ−1t f−1 = prXf−1 because φ preservesX-coordinates. Then, it follows thathtisU-close to idX. ⊓⊔
A set A in a space X is said to be negligible in X ifX \A ≈X. It is said thatAislocally closedinX if eachx∈Ahas a neighborhoodU in X such thatA∩U is closed inU. It is easy to see thatA is locally closed inX if and only if A=W ∩clXA for some open setW in X. Now, we have the following Negligibility Theorem:
2.4 Negligibility and Deficiency 81 Theorem 2.4.3 (Negligibility) LetX be anE-stable metrizable space. If A is an E-deficient locally closed set in X, then the inclusion X\A⊂X is a near-homeomorphism, hence Ais negligible in X.
Proof. LetU ∈cov(X) andd∈Metr(X). Choose an open setW inX so that A⊂W andAis closed inW. Due to Corollary 2.3.4(i), (ii),W isE-stable and AisE-deficient. By Proposition 2.1.16,W has an open coverV that is fitting inXand refinesU. By Proposition 2.4.2, we have a homeomorphismh:W → W \Athat is V-close to id. Then, hcan be extended to a homeomorphism
˜h:X →X\Aby ˜h|X\W = id. The inverse homeomorphism ˜h−1:X\A→X isU-close to the inclusionX\A⊂X. ⊓⊔
A locally closed set in a metrizable space X is Fσ in X, because it is the intersection of a closed set and an open set. Hence, anE-deficient locally closed set inX is a countable union of E-deficient closed sets inX, where it should remarked that a countable union of E-deficient locally closed sets in X can be written as a countable union ofE-deficient closed sets inX. In the case where X is completely metrizable, Theorem 2.4.3 can be strengthened slightly as follows:
Theorem 2.4.4 (Negligibility) Let X be an E-stable completely metriz-able space. IfA is a countable union ofE-deficient closed sets inX, then the inclusion X\A⊂X is a near-homeomorphism, henceA is negligible inX. Proof. LetA=∪
n∈NAn, where eachAnis anE-deficient closed set inX. For eachn∈N, letXn=X\∪n
i=1Ai. Note thatXn is open inX, and is hence completely metrizable. For eachU ∈ cov(X),X has an admissible complete metricd0 such that{Bd0(x,1)|x∈X} ≺ U (cf. 1.3.18(1)).
Since the inclusionX1⊂X is a near-homeomorphism by Theorem 2.4.3, we have a homeomorphism f1 : X → X1 with d0(f1,id) < 2−1 (hence d0(f1−1,id)<2−1). Choose an admissible complete metricd1 forX1 so that
d1(x, x′)>max{d0(x, x′), d0(f1−1(x), f1−1(x′))} for eachx, x′∈X1. Since A2 ∩X1 is an E-deficient closed set in X1 and X2 = X1\A2, the inclusionX2⊂X1is a near-homeomorphism by Theorem 2.4.3. Then, we have a homeomorphism f2 :X1→X2 with d1(f2,id) <2−2 (henced1(f2−1,id) <
2−2). By induction, we can obtain homeomorphisms fn : Xn−1 → Xn, and admissible complete metricsdn forXn, such that dn−1(fn,id)<2−n (hence dn−1(fn−1,id)<2−n) and
dn(x, x′)>max{dn−1(x, x′), dn−1(fn−1(x), fn−1(x′))} for eachx, x′∈Xn, where X0 = X. Then, (fnfn−1· · ·f1)n∈N is a Cauchy sequence in C(X, X) with respect to the sup-metric induced byd0, so it converges to a map
f = lim
n→∞fnfn−1· · ·f1:X →X.
82 2 Fundamental Results on Infinite-Dimensional Manifolds Since d0(f,id) 6∑
n∈N2−n = 1, it follows that f is U-close to id. For each x∈X andi∈N, lety =fi· · ·f1(x)∈Xi. Then, (fnfn−1· · ·fi+1(y))n>i is a Cauchy sequence inXi with respect todi, which implies
f(x) = lim
n>ifnfn−1· · ·fi+1(y)∈Xi. Therefore,f(X)⊂∩
i∈NXi=X\A. It remains to show that f :X →X\A is a homeomorphism.
To construct the inverse of f :X →X\A, observe that for eachn∈N andx∈X\A,
d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1(x), f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 (x))
6d1(f2−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1(x), f2−1· · ·fn−1−1 (x))6· · ·
6dn−2(fn−1−1 fn−1(x), fn−1−1 (x))6dn−1(fn−1(x), x)<2−n. Hence, (f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1|X\A)n∈Nis a Cauchy sequence in C(X\A, X) with respect to the sup-metric induced byd0, and this converges to a map
g= lim
n→∞f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1:X\A→X.
For each x∈X\Aandε >0, choosen∈Nso that
d0(f g(x), f f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1(x))< ε/2 and d0(f, fnfn−1· · ·f1)< ε/2, which implies thatd0(f g(x), x)< ε. Hence,f g(x) =xfor eachx∈X\A.
Now, we shall show that gf(x) = xfor each x∈ X.14 For each ε > 0, choose n∈Nso that
d0(g, f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1|X\A)< ε/3 and
d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1|Xm, f1−1· · ·fm−1−1 fm−1)< ε/3 for everym>n.
By the continuity off1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1 atf(x), we haveδ >0 such that y∈Xn, dn(f(x), y)< δ
⇒d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1f(x), f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1(y))< ε/3.
Choosem>nso that 2−m< δ. Then, dn(f(x), fmfm−1· · ·f1(x))6
∑∞ i=1
dm+i(fm+i,id)<2−m< δ, which implies that
14Note thatg is defined on∩
n∈NXn =X \A but the image fnfn−1· · ·f1(X) is not contained inX\A.
2.4 Negligibility and Deficiency 83 d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1f(x), f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1fmfm−1· · ·f1(x))< ε/3.
It should be remarked that
d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1fmfm−1· · ·f1,id)
=d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1|Xm, f1−1· · ·fm−1−1 fm−1)< ε/3.
Then, it follows that
d0(gf(x), x)6d0(gf(x), f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1f(x))
+d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1f(x), f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1fmfm−1· · ·f1(x)) +d0(f1−1· · ·fn−1−1 fn−1fmfm−1· · ·f1(x), x)
< ε/3 +ε/3 +ε/3 =ε.
Therefore,gf(x) =x. Thus,f is a homeomorphism withf−1=g. ⊓⊔ We considerC(X) = (I×X){0} and
Co(X) = ([0,1)×X){0}≈([0,∞)×X){0}, whereCo(X) is called theopen coneoverX.
Proposition 2.4.5 E≈Co(E).
Proof. LetSE be the unit sphere of E. Then, we have homeomorphisms:
E≈E\ {0}≈f SE×(0,∞)≈SE×R,
where the first homeomorphism is obtained by the Negligibility Theorem 2.4.3 above (or Proposition 2.4.2) and the second homeomorphismf is defined by f(x) = (∥x∥−1x,∥x∥). Note thatE×RisE-stable and{0} ×RisE-deficient in E×R. By the Negligibility Theorem 2.4.3, we have
E×R≈E×R\(
{0} ×(R\ {0}))
= (E\ {0})×R∪ {(0,0)}.
The desired homeomorphism is obtained by the following diagram:
E ≈ E×R ≈ (E\ {0})×R∪ {(0,0)}
≈
y
yg Co(E)≈Co(SE×R)≈(
[0,∞)×(SE×R))
{0}, whereg is defined as follows:
g(0,0) =0 and g(x, t) = (
∥x∥+|t|, x
∥x∥, ∥x∥+|t|
∥x∥ ·t )
.
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E R
SE
(x, t)
SE×R
∥x∥+|t|=r
( x
∥x∥, r
∥x∥·t )
rSE×R
= (z, s)
rSE 0
x
∥x∥ s
r
Fig. 2.8. (E\ {0})×R∪ {(0,0)} ≈(
[0,∞)×(SE×R))
{0}
It is easy to see thatg is continuous. The inverse ofg can be defined by g−1(0) = (0,0) and g−1(r, z, s) =
( r2
r+|s|·z, rs r+|s|
) . The continuity ofg−1 at0comes from the following:
r2
r+|s|·z
6r and rs
r+|s|
6r
for (r, z, s)∈(0,∞)×SE×R. The proof is complete. — Fig. 2.8. ⊓⊔
For a closed setX inE, the open coneCo(X) is closed inCo(E)≈Eand the coneC(X) = (I×X){0} is closed in ([0,∞)×E){0}≈Co(E)≈E. Thus, the following holds:
Corollary 2.4.6 For every X ∈ FE,Co(X)∈ FE andC(X)∈ FE. ⊓⊔ Moreover, we have the following:
Corollary 2.4.7 For every locally finite-dimensional simplicial complex K with cardK(0)6w(E), the polyhedron |K|m with the metric topology can be embedded inE as a closed set, i.e.,|K|m∈ FE.
Proof. First, suppose that dimK < ∞. Then, by induction on dimK, we shall show that |K|m ∈ FE. Since E contains a discrete set D with cardD=w(E) by Lemma 2.1.8, we have the case dimK = 0. Assuming the (n−1)-dimensional case, we prove the case dimK =n. For each v ∈K(0),
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|Lk(v, K)|m ∈ FE and |St(v, K)|m is homeomorphic to the metrizable cone C(|Lk(v, K)|m), hence |St(v, K)|m ∈ FE by Corollary 2.4.6 above. In the same way as Theorem 2.1.10, we can apply Michael’s Theorem on local prop-erties (Corollary 1.3.17) to obtain|K|m∈ FE.
When K is locally dimensional, it follows from the above finite-dimensional case that |St(v, K)|m ∈ FE for each v ∈ K(0). Again, we can apply Michael’s Theorem (Corollary 1.3.17) to obtain|K|m∈ FE. ⊓⊔ Corollary 2.4.8 E×[0,1)≈E.
Proof. First, note that E ×[0,1) is E-stable. Then, by Lemma 2.3.2 and Proposition 2.4.5, we have
E×[0,1)≈((E×[0,1))×E)E×{0}=E×([0,1)×E){0}
=E×Co(E)≈E×E≈E.
A subsetAin a space X is said to be collaredin X if there is an open embeddingk : A×[0,1)→ X such that k(x,0) = xfor all x∈A. Such an embeddingkis called acollarofAinX. The following can be easily observed:
Fact Every collared set in X is locally closed inX.
Using collars, we can characterize theE-deficiency as follows:
Theorem 2.4.9 Let X be an E-stable perfectly normal paracompact space with A ⊂X. Suppose that E is a normed linear space. Then, the following are equivalent:
(a) AisE-deficient in X;
(b) The closureclAis contained in some collared set in X;
(c) There is a homeomorphismh:X→X×[0,1) such thath(A)⊂X× {0}.
Proof. The implication (c)⇒(b) is trivial, because h(clA) = clh(A)⊂X× {0} in the condition (c).
(a)⇒(c): SinceE×[0,1)≈E(Corollary 2.4.8), we have a homeomorphism h:X →X×[0,1) such thath(A)⊂X× {0}by Corollary 2.3.5.
(b)⇒(a): LetCbe a collared set inX with clA⊂C. Then,C×[0,1) is homeomorphic to an open set inX, hence it isE-stable by Corollary 2.3.4(i).
It suffices to show thatC× {0}isE-deficient inC×[0,1). Indeed, this implies that clA×{0}isE-deficient inC×[0,1). Since every locallyE-deficient closed set in X is E-deficient (Proposition 2.3.8), clA is E-deficient in X, which implies (a). By Lemma 2.3.2, we have
(C×[0,1), C× {0})
≈(
((C×[0,1))×E)C×{0}, C× {0})
=(
C×([0,1)×E){0}, C× {0})
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On the other hand, ([0,1)×E){0} =Co(E)≈E≈[0,1)×E by Proposition 2.4.5 and Corollary 2.4.8. Then, it follows from the homogeneity ofE that
(C×[0,1), C× {0})
≈(
C×[0,1)×E, C× {0} × {0}) , which implies thatC× {0}isE-deficient inC×[0,1). ⊓⊔ Corollary 2.4.10 C(E)≈E andE×I≈E.
Proof. By Proposition 2.4.5 and Corollary 2.4.8,C(E) =Co(E)∪(0,1]×E is anE-manifold, hence it isE-stable (Theorem 2.3.7). Since a collared set in anE-stable space is negligible (Theorems 2.4.9 and 2.4.3), we have
C(E)≈C(E)\E× {1}=Co(E)≈E
by Proposition 2.4.5. On the other hand, E ×I is also an E-manifold by Corollary 2.4.8. Similarly, we haveE×I≈E×[0,1)≈E. ⊓⊔
We denoteQf = [−1,1]Nf ⊂[−1,1]N=Q.
Corollary 2.4.11 Depending on E≈EN orE≈EfN, E×Q≈E or E×Qf ≈E.
Remark 2.4 Since E×I ≈ E by Corollary 2.4.10, Theorem 2.4.9 is valid even if [0,1) in (c) can be replaced with I. Moreover, under the assumption of Theorem 2.4.9,Ais E-deficient inX if and only ifA isQ-deficient (resp.
Qf-deficient) inX in the case that EN ≈ E (resp. EfN ≈E) by Corollaries 2.3.5 and 2.4.11.
As with the model spaceE(Corollary 2.4.10), the Hilbert cubeQis home-omorphic to the coneC(Q). This will be proved in a different way in Section 2.7. Moreover, theQ-deficient closed set in aQ-manifold can be characterized in the same way as in Theorem 2.4.9, whereEand [0,1) are replaced withQ andI. This will be shown in Theorem 2.10.9.
In the rest of this section, we shall prove that every finite union of E-deficient sets is alsoE-deficient. The following is a key lemma:
Lemma 2.4.12 There exists a homeomorphism h:I×E→(I×E){0} such that h|(0,1]× {0}= id andh(0,0) = 0.
Proof. Since E ≈C(E) = (I×E){0} by Corollary 2.4.10 and E is homoge-neous, there is a homeomorphism f :E →(I×E){0} with f(0) = 0. Then, we have a homeomorphism
f′: (I×E){0}→(I×(I×E){0}){0}
such thatf′(0) = 0 andf′|(0,1]×E= id×f. As is easily observed,
2.4 Negligibility and Deficiency 87 I2≈{
x∈I2x(1)6x(2)}
≈(I×I){0}.
We can easily construct a homeomorphism g : I×I→(I×I){0} such that g(0,0) = 0 andg|(0,1]× {0}= id, which induces the homeomorphism
g′ : ((I×I)×E)I×{0}→((I×I){0}×E){0}∪(0,1]×{0}.
Then, g′|I× {0} =g|I× {0} (i.e., g′(0,0) = 0 andg′|(0,1]× {0}= id), and g′|(I×(0,1])×E= (g|I×(0,1])×idE. We define the desired homeomorphism has the composition of three homeomorphisms in the following diagram:
I×E
idI×f
h //(I×E){0}
I×(I×E){0} (I×(I×E){0}){0}
f′ −1
OO
((I×I)×E)I×{0}
g′ //((I×I){0}×E){0}∪(0,1]×{0}
For each t ∈ (0,1], since f′h(t,0) = g′(t, f(0)) = g′(t,0) = (t,0) and f′(t,0) = (t, f(0)) = (t,0), it follows that h(t,0) = (t,0). Moreover, f′h(0,0) =g′(0, f(0)) =g′(0,0) = 0. ⊓⊔
Proposition 2.4.13 Let X be an E-stable perfectly normal space. Every fi-nite union ofE-deficient sets inX is also E-deficient.
Proof. It suffices to show that the union of twoE-deficient sets A andB in X is also E-deficient, where we may assume that A and B are closed in X because their closures inX areE-deficient.
SinceI×E≈E by Corollary 2.4.10, we have a homeomorphismf :X→ X×Isuch thatf(A)⊂X× {0} (Corollary 2.3.5). LetC =f−1(X × {0}).
Then,A⊂C andf induces the homeomorphism
f′: (X×E)C→((X×I)×E)X×{0}=X×(I×E){0}.
Then, f′|C=f|C andf′|(X\C)×E= (f|X\C)×idE. By Lemma 2.4.12 above, we have a homeomorphismh:I×E→(I×E){0} such thath(t,0) = (t,0) for everyt∈(0,1] andh(0,0) = 0. Leth′:X×E→(X×E)C be the homeomorphism defined by the following diagram:
X×E
f×idE
h′
//(X×E)C
X×I×E id
X×h //X×(I×E){0}
f′ −1
OO
88 2 Fundamental Results on Infinite-Dimensional Manifolds
For eachx∈C, h′(x,0) =xbecausef(x) =f′(x)∈X × {0}. For each x∈ X\C, letf(x) = (x′, t). Then,t >0. Sincef′h′(x,0) = (x′, h(t,0)) = (x′, t,0) andf′(x,0) = (f(x),0) = (x′, t,0), we have h′(x,0) = (x,0).
Applying Lemma 2.3.2 (A = B, A0 = C, A1 = X), we have a homeo-morphism g: (X×E)C →X such thatg(x,0) =xfor each x∈B\C and g|C = id. Then, gh′ : X ×E → X is a homeomorphism. For each x ∈ C, gh′(x,0) = g(x) = x. For each x ∈ B \C, gh′(x,0) = g(x,0) = x. Thus, gh′(x,0) =xfor eachx∈A∪B. ⊓⊔