Absolute Borel Complexity of Moduli Spaces of Ultrametrics

Abstract

Let $X$ be an ultrametrizable space. We study the space of bounded compatible ultrametrics on $X$, equipped with its natural non-Archimedean distance. For every positive integer level, we prove that additive absolute Borel complexity of this moduli space implies multiplicative absolute Borel complexity of $X$ at the same level, and conversely. We also prove that an ultrametrizable space is a countable union of locally compact subspaces if and only if it is a countable union of closed subsets in every completion induced by a bounded compatible ultrametric. As a consequence, this moduli space is completely metrizable exactly when $X$ is a countable union of compact subsets.

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