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Most sources give non-Borel set in Euclidean space. I wonder if there is a way to construct such sets in arbitrary metric space. In particular, is there a non-borel set in $C[0,1]$ all continuous functions on $[0,1]$ where metrics is supremum.






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    Most sources give non-Borel set in Euclidean space. I wonder if there is a way to construct such sets in arbitrary metric space. In particular, is there a non-borel set in $C[0,1]$ all continuous functions on $[0,1]$ where metrics is supremum.






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      Most sources give non-Borel set in Euclidean space. I wonder if there is a way to construct such sets in arbitrary metric space. In particular, is there a non-borel set in $C[0,1]$ all continuous functions on $[0,1]$ where metrics is supremum.






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      Most sources give non-Borel set in Euclidean space. I wonder if there is a way to construct such sets in arbitrary metric space. In particular, is there a non-borel set in $C[0,1]$ all continuous functions on $[0,1]$ where metrics is supremum.






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          Yes, there is indeed examples of non-Borel sets in $C[0,1]$ of all continuous functions from $[0,1]$ to $mathbb{R}$ equipped with the uniform norm. Namely, the subset of all continuous nowhere differentiable functions is not a Borel set.



          This result can be found in:
          Mauldin, R. Daniel. The set of continuous nowhere differentiable functions. Pacific J. Math. 83 (1979), no. 1, 199--205.



          In regards to the question on whether it is possible to construct non-Borel sets in arbitrary metric spaces, then the answer is no. Consider the metric space $({x,y},d)$ equipped with the discrete metric $d:{x,y}times {x,y} to {0,1}$ given by
          $$
          d(x,y)=1, quad d(x,x)=d(y,y)=0.
          $$
          The Borel sigma algebra on this metric space is given by
          $$
          {{x},{y},{x,y},emptyset} = mathcal{P}({x,y})
          $$
          where $mathcal{P}({x,y})$ is the powerset of ${x,y}$, so all subsets are Borel measurable sets.






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            +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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          Martin gave a specific example in $C[0,1]$ and showed that the general example is negative. Let me argue that a broad class of spaces has a positive answer:



          In any second-countable topological space, there are only continuum-many Borel sets. Since space with at least continuum many points has more than continuum many subsets, this means that every second-countable space with continuum many points has non-Borel subsets.






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            Yes, there is indeed examples of non-Borel sets in $C[0,1]$ of all continuous functions from $[0,1]$ to $mathbb{R}$ equipped with the uniform norm. Namely, the subset of all continuous nowhere differentiable functions is not a Borel set.



            This result can be found in:
            Mauldin, R. Daniel. The set of continuous nowhere differentiable functions. Pacific J. Math. 83 (1979), no. 1, 199--205.



            In regards to the question on whether it is possible to construct non-Borel sets in arbitrary metric spaces, then the answer is no. Consider the metric space $({x,y},d)$ equipped with the discrete metric $d:{x,y}times {x,y} to {0,1}$ given by
            $$
            d(x,y)=1, quad d(x,x)=d(y,y)=0.
            $$
            The Borel sigma algebra on this metric space is given by
            $$
            {{x},{y},{x,y},emptyset} = mathcal{P}({x,y})
            $$
            where $mathcal{P}({x,y})$ is the powerset of ${x,y}$, so all subsets are Borel measurable sets.






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              +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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            Yes, there is indeed examples of non-Borel sets in $C[0,1]$ of all continuous functions from $[0,1]$ to $mathbb{R}$ equipped with the uniform norm. Namely, the subset of all continuous nowhere differentiable functions is not a Borel set.



            This result can be found in:
            Mauldin, R. Daniel. The set of continuous nowhere differentiable functions. Pacific J. Math. 83 (1979), no. 1, 199--205.



            In regards to the question on whether it is possible to construct non-Borel sets in arbitrary metric spaces, then the answer is no. Consider the metric space $({x,y},d)$ equipped with the discrete metric $d:{x,y}times {x,y} to {0,1}$ given by
            $$
            d(x,y)=1, quad d(x,x)=d(y,y)=0.
            $$
            The Borel sigma algebra on this metric space is given by
            $$
            {{x},{y},{x,y},emptyset} = mathcal{P}({x,y})
            $$
            where $mathcal{P}({x,y})$ is the powerset of ${x,y}$, so all subsets are Borel measurable sets.






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              +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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            Yes, there is indeed examples of non-Borel sets in $C[0,1]$ of all continuous functions from $[0,1]$ to $mathbb{R}$ equipped with the uniform norm. Namely, the subset of all continuous nowhere differentiable functions is not a Borel set.



            This result can be found in:
            Mauldin, R. Daniel. The set of continuous nowhere differentiable functions. Pacific J. Math. 83 (1979), no. 1, 199--205.



            In regards to the question on whether it is possible to construct non-Borel sets in arbitrary metric spaces, then the answer is no. Consider the metric space $({x,y},d)$ equipped with the discrete metric $d:{x,y}times {x,y} to {0,1}$ given by
            $$
            d(x,y)=1, quad d(x,x)=d(y,y)=0.
            $$
            The Borel sigma algebra on this metric space is given by
            $$
            {{x},{y},{x,y},emptyset} = mathcal{P}({x,y})
            $$
            where $mathcal{P}({x,y})$ is the powerset of ${x,y}$, so all subsets are Borel measurable sets.






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            Yes, there is indeed examples of non-Borel sets in $C[0,1]$ of all continuous functions from $[0,1]$ to $mathbb{R}$ equipped with the uniform norm. Namely, the subset of all continuous nowhere differentiable functions is not a Borel set.



            This result can be found in:
            Mauldin, R. Daniel. The set of continuous nowhere differentiable functions. Pacific J. Math. 83 (1979), no. 1, 199--205.



            In regards to the question on whether it is possible to construct non-Borel sets in arbitrary metric spaces, then the answer is no. Consider the metric space $({x,y},d)$ equipped with the discrete metric $d:{x,y}times {x,y} to {0,1}$ given by
            $$
            d(x,y)=1, quad d(x,x)=d(y,y)=0.
            $$
            The Borel sigma algebra on this metric space is given by
            $$
            {{x},{y},{x,y},emptyset} = mathcal{P}({x,y})
            $$
            where $mathcal{P}({x,y})$ is the powerset of ${x,y}$, so all subsets are Borel measurable sets.







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              +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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              +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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            +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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            $begingroup$
            +1.... With the discrete metric on any set, all subsets are open, and a fortiori, are Borel. Another example would be any countable metric space $X,$ as any $Ysubset X$ is equal to $ cup {{y}:yin Y},$ which is a countable union of closed sets
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            Martin gave a specific example in $C[0,1]$ and showed that the general example is negative. Let me argue that a broad class of spaces has a positive answer:



            In any second-countable topological space, there are only continuum-many Borel sets. Since space with at least continuum many points has more than continuum many subsets, this means that every second-countable space with continuum many points has non-Borel subsets.






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              Martin gave a specific example in $C[0,1]$ and showed that the general example is negative. Let me argue that a broad class of spaces has a positive answer:



              In any second-countable topological space, there are only continuum-many Borel sets. Since space with at least continuum many points has more than continuum many subsets, this means that every second-countable space with continuum many points has non-Borel subsets.






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                Martin gave a specific example in $C[0,1]$ and showed that the general example is negative. Let me argue that a broad class of spaces has a positive answer:



                In any second-countable topological space, there are only continuum-many Borel sets. Since space with at least continuum many points has more than continuum many subsets, this means that every second-countable space with continuum many points has non-Borel subsets.






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                Martin gave a specific example in $C[0,1]$ and showed that the general example is negative. Let me argue that a broad class of spaces has a positive answer:



                In any second-countable topological space, there are only continuum-many Borel sets. Since space with at least continuum many points has more than continuum many subsets, this means that every second-countable space with continuum many points has non-Borel subsets.







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