Maximal elements of preorders from countable continuous multi-utilities

We present conditions on a topology, under which every closed preorder admits a countable continuous multi-utility representation. We compare such topological conditions with other existing conditions, which guarantee the existence of continuous utility representations of all continuous total preorders. We apply our results to the existence of maximal elements of preorders on compact metrizable topological spaces.

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Mathematical Social Sciences
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2026-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2026.102533
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Advanced Banach Space Theory
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Maximal elements of preorders from countable continuous multi-utilities

Gianni Bosi, Gabriele Sbaiz
Mathematical Social Sciences
Advanced Banach Space Theory
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Maximal elements of preorders from countable continuous multi-utilities

Gianni Bosi, Gabriele Sbaiz
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Abstract

We present conditions on a topology, under which every closed preorder admits a countable continuous multi-utility representation. We compare such topological conditions with other existing conditions, which guarantee the existence of continuous utility representations of all continuous total preorders. We apply our results to the existence of maximal elements of preorders on compact metrizable topological spaces.

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