A rich hierarchy of functionals of finite types

We are considering typed hierarchies of total, continuous functionals using complete, separable metric spaces at the base types. We pay special attention to the so called Urysohn space constructed by P. Urysohn. One of the properties of the Urysohn space is that every other separable metric space can be isometrically embedded into it. We discuss why the Urysohn space may be considered as the universal model of possibly infinitary outputs of algorithms. The main result is that all our typed hierarchies may be topologically embedded, type by type, into the corresponding hierarchy over the Urysohn space. As a preparation for this, we prove an effective density theorem that is also of independent interest.Comment: 21 page

A Note on Closed Subsets in Quasi-zero-dimensional Qcb-spaces (Extended Abstract)

We introduce the notion of quasi-zero-dimensionality as a substitute for the notion of zero-dimensionality, motivated by the fact that the latter behaves badly in the realm of qcb-spaces. We prove that the category $QZ$ of quasi-zero-dimensional qcb$_0$-spaces is cartesian closed. Prominent examples of spaces in $QZ$ are the spaces in the sequential hierarchy of the Kleene-Kreisel continuous functionals. Moreover, we characterise some types of closed subsets of $QZ$-spaces in terms of their ability to allow extendability of continuous functions. These results are related to an open problem in Computable Analysis

The fixed-point property for represented spaces

We investigate which represented spaces enjoy the fixed-point property, which is the property that every continuous multi-valued function has a fixed-point. We study the basic theory of this notion and of its uniform version. We provide a complete characterization of countable-based spaces with the fixed-point property, showing that they are exactly the pointed ω-continuous dcpos. We prove that the spaces whose lattice of open sets enjoys the fixed-point property are exactly the countably-based spaces. While the role played by fixed-point free functions in the diagonal argument is well-known, we show how it can be adapted to fixed-point free multi-valued functions, and apply the technique to identify the base-complexity of the Kleene-Kreisel spaces, which was an open problem

Aspects Topologiques des Représentations en Analyse Calculable

Computable analysis provides a formalization of algorithmic computations over infinite mathematical objects. The central notion of this theory is the symbolic representation of objects, which determines the computation power of the machine, and has a direct impact on the difficulty to solve any given problem. The friction between the discrete nature of computations and the continuous nature of mathematical objects is captured by topology, which expresses the idea of finite approximations of infinite objects.We thoroughly study the multiple interactions between computations and topology, analysing the information that can be algorithmically extracted from a representation. In particular, we focus on the comparison between two representations of a single family of objects, on the precise relationship between algorithmic and topological complexity of problems, and on the relationship between finite and infinite representations.L’analyse calculable permet de formaliser le traitement algorithmique d’objets mathématiques infinis. La théorie repose sur une représentation symbolique des objets, dont le choix détermine les capacités de calcul de la machine, notamment sa difficulté à résoudre chaque problème donné. La friction entre le caractère discret du calcul et la nature continue des objets est capturée par la topologie, qui exprime l’idée d’approximation finie d’objets infinis.Nous étudions en profondeur les multiples interactions entre calcul et topologie, cherchant à analyser l’information qui peut être extraite algorithmiquement d’une représentation. Je me penche plus particulièrement sur la comparaison entre deux représentations d’une même famille d’objets, sur les liens détaillés entre complexité algorithmique et topologique des problèmes, ainsi que sur les relations entre représentations finies et infinies

An Effective Tietze-Urysohn Theorem for QCB-Spaces

Abstract: The Tietze-Urysohn Theorem states that every continuous real-valued function defined on a closed subspace of a normal space can be extended to a continuous function on the whole space. We prove an effective version of this theorem in the Type Two Model of Effectivity (TTE). Moreover, we introduce for qcb-spaces a slightly weaker notion of normality than the classical one and show that this property suffices to establish an Extension Theorem for continuous functions defined on functionally closed subspaces. Qcb-spaces are known to form an important subcategory of the category Top of topological spaces. QCB is cartesian closed in contrast to Top