Abstract
Finite subset spaces of a metric space X form a nested sequence under natural isometric embeddings X = X(1) ⊂ X(2) ⊂ · · ·. We prove that this sequence admits Lipschitz retractions X(n) → X(n-1) when X is a Hilbert space.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 146-151 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Finite subset space
- Hausdorff metric
- Lipschitz retraction
- metric space
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics