On limits of shape maps

Abstract

The notions of accessible and strongly accessible approximative maps are defined and studied. Approximative maps obtained as limits of sequences of shape equivalences are strongly accessible. It is proved that strongly accessible approximative maps induce pseudo-isomorphisms in the sense of H. Kato. It is also seen that, under the assumption of calmness, shape morphisms induced by accessible approximative maps are left invertible. As an application some results of L. Boxer concerning approximately invertible maps are generalized.