Katětov–Tong insertion theorem
- Katětov–Tong insertion theorem
The Katětov–Tong insertion theorem is a theorem of point-set topology proved independently by Miroslav Katětov [Miroslav Katětov, "On real-valued functions in topological spaces", Fundamenta Mathematicae 38 (1951), 85–91. [http://matwbn.icm.edu.pl/tresc.php?wyd=1&tom=38] ] and Hing Tong [Hing Tong, "Some characterizations of normal and perfectly normal spaces", Duke Mathematical Journal 19 (1952), 289–292. doi|10.1215/S0012-7094-52-01928-5] in the 1950s.
The theorem states the following:
Let be a normal topological space and let be functions with g upper semicontinuous, h lower semicontinuous and . There exists a continuous function with
This theorem has a number of applications and is the first of many classical insertion theorems. In particular it implies the Tietze extension theorem and consequently Urysohn's lemma, and so the conclusion of the theorem is equivalent to normality.
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