let E be subset of R which has no isloated points(or C does not have any isolated point of E) and C be countable subset of R does there exist a monotonic function on E which is continuous only at points in E-C?
The problem is from Royden 4th edition page 109.
I know the proof in case E is an open bounded interval only.
Answer
Let
$$L=\left\{x\in C:\exists y_x\in\Bbb R\big(y_x
this is the set of points in C that are not limits from the left of points in E. Another way to say it is that x∈L if and only if x∈C and $x>\sup_{\Bbb R}\{y\in E:y
C∪Y={xn:n∈N}.
(I’m assuming that C is countably infinite; if C is finite, the problem is fairly trivial.) Let
f:E∪Y→R:x↦∑xn≤x12n.
Finally, let
g:E→R:x↦{f(yxn),if x=xn∈Yf(x),otherwise.
The definition of f ensures that g is discontinuous from the left at every point of C∖L and continuous everywhere else, and the modification to get g ensures that g is discontinuous from the right at every point of L without affecting continuity at any other point of E. Thus, g is discontinuous precisely at the points of C.
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