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Main Author: Ruf, Thomas
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08346
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contents We introduce the property of countable separation for a locally convex Hausdorff space $X$ and relate it to the existence of a metrizable coarser topology. Building on this, we demonstrate how the separability of $X$ is equivalent to the existence of a locally convex topology on the dual $X'$ that is metrizable and coarser than the weak topology $σ(X', X)$. This result generalizes known conditions for separability and provides a precise duality between separability and metrizability. We also show how to derive new and known conditions for the separability of $X$ from this characterization.
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spellingShingle Separability and Submetrizability in Locally Convex Spaces
Ruf, Thomas
Functional Analysis
We introduce the property of countable separation for a locally convex Hausdorff space $X$ and relate it to the existence of a metrizable coarser topology. Building on this, we demonstrate how the separability of $X$ is equivalent to the existence of a locally convex topology on the dual $X'$ that is metrizable and coarser than the weak topology $σ(X', X)$. This result generalizes known conditions for separability and provides a precise duality between separability and metrizability. We also show how to derive new and known conditions for the separability of $X$ from this characterization.
title Separability and Submetrizability in Locally Convex Spaces
topic Functional Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08346