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A NOTE ON THE OPEN MAPPINGS OF LOCALLY COMPACT GROUPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2025

ZOUHOUR JLALI*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences at Sfax, Sfax University , B.P. 1171. 3000 Sfax, Tunisia

Abstract

Let G be a locally compact topological group and $\mathcal {L}(G)$ the space of all its closed subgroups endowed with the Vietoris topology. Let $\mathcal {L}_c(G)$ be the subspace of all compact subgroups of G. Any continuous morphism $\varphi \colon G\to H$ between locally compact groups G and H functorially induces a continuous map $\varphi _*\colon \mathcal {L}_c(G)\to \mathcal {L}_c(H)$ given by $\varphi _*(L)=\varphi (L)$. The main problem addressed in this paper is that of determining the relationship between the openness of $\varphi $ and the openness of $\varphi _*$. For example, we show that if G is locally compact with compact identity component and H is locally compact and totally disconnected, then $\varphi $ is open if and only if $\varphi _*$ is open.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Mathematical Publishing Association Inc

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