Fixpoint Tn n T : Type :=
  match n with
  | O => unit
  | S n => (T * Tn n T)%type
  end.Fixpoint bounded_n n : Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Prop :=
  match n return Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Prop with
  | O => fun a b x : Tn O R => True
  | S n => fun a b x : Tn (S n) R =>
    let '(a1,a2) := a in
    let '(b1,b2) := b in
    let '(x1,x2) := x in
    a1 <= x1 <= b1 /\ bounded_n n a2 b2 x2
  end.Fixpoint close_n n d : Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Prop :=
  match n return Tn n R -> Tn n R -> Prop with
  | O => fun x t : Tn O R => True
  | S n => fun x t : Tn (S n) R =>
    let '(x1,x2) := x in
    let '(t1,t2) := t in
    Rabs (x1 - t1) < d /\ close_n n d x2 t2
  end.

Lemma compactness_list : forall n a b (delta : Tn n R -> posreal), ~~ exists l, forall x, bounded_n n a b x -> exists t, In t l /\ bounded_n n a b t /\ close_n n (delta t) x t.