The Debreu Gap Lemma and some generalizations

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 747-769

  Herden, Gerhard ^a   Mehta, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Countable chain condition; Debreu Gap Lemma; Lexicographically ordered chains; Souslin hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544321678     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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