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L. Elliott

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arXiv2026

Maximal subgroups of homeomorphism groups

We show that the homeomorphism groups of the following spaces have precisely $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$ maximal subgroups: the rational numbers $\mathbb{Q}$, the Baire space $\mathbb{N}^{\mathbb{N}}$, the space $\mathbb{N}\times 2^{\mathbb{N}}$ where $2^{\mathbb{N}}$ is the Cantor set, the ordinal $\omega^2$ under its order topology, and the Sorgenfrey line $\mathbb{S}$. More generally, we find sufficient conditions on a group $G$ acting on a topological space which imply that $G$ has at least $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$ maximal subgroups. Moreover, if the groups $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{Q})$ and $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N})$ are equipped with the pointwise topology, then it is shown that $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N})$ has precisely $2^{\aleph_0}$ open maximal subgroups, and $\operatorname{Homeo}(\mathbb{Q})$ has precisely $\aleph_0$ open maximal subgroups and $2^{\aleph_0}$ closed maximal subgroups.

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arXiv2025

A note on intrinsic topologies of groups

We investigate topologies on groups which arise naturally from their algebraic structure, including the Frech\'et-Markov, Hausdorff-Markov, and various kinds of Zariski topologies. Answering a question by Dikranjan and Toller, we show that there exists a countable abelian group in which no bounded version of the Zariski topology coincides with the full Zariski topology. Complementing a recent result by Goffer and Greenfeld, we show that on any group with no algebraicity the semigroup Zariski topology is hyperconnected and hence, in many cases, is distinct from the group Zariski topology. Finally, we show that on the symmetric groups, the semigroup Hausdorff-Markov topology coincides with the topology of pointwise convergence.

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arXiv2023

Counting monogenic monoids and inverse monoids

In this short note, we show that the number of monogenic submonoids of the full transformation monoid of degree $n$ for $n > 0$, equals the sum of the number of cyclic subgroups of the symmetric groups on $1$ to $n$ points. We also prove an analogous statement for monogenic subsemigroups of the finite full transformation monoids, as well as monogenic inverse submonoids and subsemigroups of the finite symmetric inverse monoids.

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arXiv2023

Topological embeddings into transformation monoids

In this paper we consider the questions of which topological semigroups embed topologically into the full transformation monoid $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$ or the symmetric inverse monoid $I_{\mathbb{N}}$ with their respective canonical Polish semigroup topologies. We characterise those topological semigroups that embed topologically into $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$ and belong to any of the following classes: commutative semigroups; compact semigroups; groups; and certain Clifford semigroups. We prove analogous characterisations for topological inverse semigroups and $I_{\mathbb{N}}$. We construct several examples of countable Polish topological semigroups that do not embed into $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$, which answer, in the negative, a recent open problem of Elliott et al. Additionally, we obtain two sufficient conditions for a topological Clifford semigroup to be metrizable, and prove that inversion is automatically continuous in every Clifford subsemigroup of $\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N}$. The former complements recent works of Banakh et al.

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arXiv2022

Polish topologies on endomorphism monoids of relational structures

In this paper we present general techniques for characterising minimal and maximal semigroup topologies on the endomorphism monoid $\operatorname{End}(\mathbb{A})$ of a countable relational structure $\mathbb{A}$. As applications, we show that the endomorphism monoids of several well-known relational structures, including the random graph, the random directed graph, and the random partial order, possess a unique Polish semigroup topology. In every case this unique topology is the subspace topology induced by the usual topology on the Baire space $\mathbb{N} ^ \mathbb{N}$. We also show that many of these structures have the property that every homomorphism from their endomorphism monoid to a second countable topological semigroup is continuous; referred to as automatic continuity. Many of the results about endomorphism monoids are extended to clones of polymorphisms on the same structures.

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arXiv2019

Automatic continuity, unique Polish topologies, and Zariski topologies on monoids and clones

In this paper we explore the extent to which the algebraic structure of a monoid $M$ determines the topologies on $M$ that are compatible with its multiplication. Specifically we study the notions of automatic continuity; minimal Hausdorff or Polish semigroup topologies; and we formulate a notion of the Zariski topology for monoids. If $M$ is a topological monoid such that every homomorphism from $M$ to a second countable topological monoid $N$ is continuous, then we say that $M$ has \emph{automatic continuity}. We show that many well-known monoids have automatic continuity with respect to a natural semigroup topology, namely: the full transformation monoid $\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N}$; the full binary relation monoid $B_{\mathbb{N}}$; the partial transformation monoid $P_{\mathbb{N}}$; the symmetric inverse monoid $I_{\mathbb{N}}$; the monoid Inj$(\mathbb{N})$ consisting of the injective functions on $\mathbb{N}$; and the monoid $C(2^{\mathbb{N}})$ of continuous functions on the Cantor set. We show that the pointwise topology on $\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N}$, and its analogue on $P_{\mathbb{N}}$, are the unique Polish semigroup topologies on these monoids. The compact-open topology is the unique Polish semigroup topology on $C(2^\mathbb{N})$ and $C([0, 1]^\mathbb{N})$. There are at least 3 Polish semigroup topologies on $I_{\mathbb{N}}$, but a unique Polish inverse semigroup topology. There are no Polish semigroup topologies $B_{\mathbb{N}}$ nor on the partitions monoids. At the other extreme, Inj$(\mathbb{N})$ and the monoid Surj$(\mathbb{N})$ of all surjective functions on $\mathbb{N}$ each have infinitely many distinct Polish semigroup topologies. We prove that the Zariski topologies on $\mathbb{N}^\mathbb{N}$, $P_{\mathbb{N}}$, and Inj$(\mathbb{N})$ coincide with the pointwise topology; and we characterise the Zariski topology on $B_{\mathbb{N}}$. In Section 7: clones.

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