Abstract
Let be a compact manifold, possibly with boundary. We show that the group of homeomorphisms of has the automatic continuity property: any homomorphism from to any separable group is necessarily continuous. This answers a question of C Rosendal. If is a submanifold, the group of homeomorphisms of that preserve also has this property.
Various applications of automatic continuity are discussed, including applications to the topology and structure of groups of germs of homeomorphisms. In an appendix with Frédéric Le Roux we also show, using related techniques, that the group of germs at a point of homeomorphisms of is strongly uniformly simple.
Citation
Kathryn Mann. "Automatic continuity for homeomorphism groups and applications." Geom. Topol. 20 (5) 3033 - 3056, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2016.20.3033
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