The Hausdorff dimension of metric spaces definable in o-minimal expansions of the real field

Abstract

Let $R$ be an o-minimal expansion of the real field. We show that the Hausdorff dimension of an $R$-definable metric space is an $R$-definable function of the parameters defining the metric space. We also show that the Hausdorff dimension of an $R$-definable metric space is an element of the field of powers of $R$. The proof uses a basic topological dichotomy for definable metric spaces due to the second author, and the work of the first author and Shiota on measure theory over nonarchimedean o-minimal structures.