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Topologies for the Continuous Representability of All Continuous Total Preorders

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  • Gianni Bosi

    (Università di Trieste)

  • Magalì Zuanon

    (Università degli Studi di Brescia)

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In this paper, we present a new simple axiomatization of useful topologies, i.e., topologies on an arbitrary set, with respect to which every continuous total preorder admits a continuous utility representation. In particular, we show that, for completely regular spaces, a topology is useful, if and only if it is separable, and every isolated chain of open and closed sets is countable. As a specific application to optimization theory, we characterize the continuous representability of all continuous total preorders, which admit both a maximal and a minimal element.

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  • Gianni Bosi & Magalì Zuanon, 2021. "Topologies for the Continuous Representability of All Continuous Total Preorders," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 188(2), pages 420-431, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:188:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s10957-020-01790-y
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