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This may be related to solving f(f(x))=g(x). Let C(R) be the linear space of all continuous functions from R to R, and let S:={gC(R);fC(R) s.t. ff=g} . Is there some infinite dimensional (or, at least, bidimensional) linear subspace of C(R) contained in S ?

P.S. As a remark, there is a [maybe] interesting connection between How to solve f(f(x))=cos(x)? and Borsuk pairs of Banach spaces . Namely, let E be the closed subspace of C[1,1] consisting of all even functions, and let K be the closed unit ball of E. Then the continuous mapping Ψ: K E expressed by Ψ(f) := ff + (

is odd on \partial K, and has no zeros in K.

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    ad least there is a 2-dimensional cone (a space which is closed under linear combinations with positive coefficients) given by the space of all nondecreasing linear maps. – HenrikRüping Mar 20 '10 at 22:23
  • All increasing bijections are ok, so there is an infinite-dimensional cone. – Sergei Ivanov Mar 21 '10 at 14:28
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    Unfortunately, not even two vectors in that cone generate a subspace in {\mathcal S} since {\mathcal S} contains no decreasing functions (see http://mathoverflow.net/questions/17614.) Any solution to this problem is a linear space containing no injective functions. – Fabrizio Polo Mar 21 '10 at 17:23
  • In the previous comment, the full stop was taken as a part of the url - however, the intention was clearly to link to this post: solving f(f(x))=g(x). – Martin Sleziak Jan 16 '20 at 18:58

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