Abstract
Let X be a metric continuum and let C(X) denote the space of subcontinua of X with the Hausdorff metric. We settle a longstanding problem showing that if dim X = 2 then dimC(JV) = ∞. The special structure and properties of hereditarily indecomposable continua are applied in the proof.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2771-2775 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 2-dimensional continua
- Hereditarily indecomposable continua
- Hyperspaces
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics