Ernest Michael and theory of continuous selections
Du\v{s}an Repov\v{s}, Pavel V. Semenov
TL;DR
This paper introduces a special issue dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the theory of continuous selections, highlighting Ernest Michael's foundational contributions to the field of topology and multivalued mappings.
Contribution
It marks the 50th anniversary of the continuous selections theory and celebrates Ernest Michael's 80th birthday, providing an overview of its development and significance.
Findings
Historical overview of continuous selections theory
Recognition of Ernest Michael's foundational role
Compilation of recent research in the field
Abstract
This is the introductory paper to the special issue of Topology and Its Applications entirely dedicated to the theory of continuous selections of multivalued mappings. Since the pioneering work of Ernest Michael from 1956 can rightfully be considered as the year of birth of this theory, this issue of the journal is in fact dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the theory of continuous selections. At the same time the papers of this issue are all dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the founder of this theory - Ernest Michael.
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