Scott-continuous maps (Scott 1972, §2.5–2.7) #
A function preserves suprema of nonempty directed subsets.
Equations
- Domain.ContinuousLattice.PreservesDirectedSup f = ∀ ⦃S : Set D⦄, S.Nonempty → DirectedOn (fun (x1 x2 : D) => x1 ≤ x2) S → f (sSup S) = sSup (f '' S)
Instances For
Scott 1972, Proposition 2.5. Scott continuity ↔ preservation of directed suprema.
Proposition 2.6 #
Scott 1972, Proposition 2.6. A function of several variables between
complete lattices is
(Scott-)continuous jointly iff it is continuous in each variable separately.
Continuity is phrased
as preservation of directed suprema (Proposition 2.5); it suffices to treat two
variables, the
product D × D' carrying the componentwise complete-lattice structure (whose
induced topology is
the product topology).
Proposition 2.7 #
Scott 1972, Proposition 2.7 (join). Binary join is Scott-continuous on
every complete
lattice; this is the ⊔-part of Scott's 2.7.
Scott 1972, Proposition 2.7 (meet, separate). On a continuous lattice, x ↦ x ⊓ y
and y ↦ x ⊓ y are Scott-continuous; Scott's full 2.7 also covers joint
continuity on the
product via Proposition 2.6.