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... only if D intersects every nonempty open set. In the special case that X is a metric space with metric d, then this can be rephrased as: for all ε > 0 and all x ∈ X there is y ∈ D such that d(x, y) < ε. For example, both the rationals Q and the irrationals R \ Q are dense in the reals R. The least c ...
... only if D intersects every nonempty open set. In the special case that X is a metric space with metric d, then this can be rephrased as: for all ε > 0 and all x ∈ X there is y ∈ D such that d(x, y) < ε. For example, both the rationals Q and the irrationals R \ Q are dense in the reals R. The least c ...
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... In a discrete space X, singletons are open and closed. Therefore, the connected component of x ∈ X is {x}. Another way to see this is to observe that any non-trivial partition of a set is a separation, since all subsets are open and closed in the discrete topology. 2. Does the converse hold? No, con ...
... In a discrete space X, singletons are open and closed. Therefore, the connected component of x ∈ X is {x}. Another way to see this is to observe that any non-trivial partition of a set is a separation, since all subsets are open and closed in the discrete topology. 2. Does the converse hold? No, con ...
June 2012
... 1) Assume that (X, τ ) is a topological space with the property that for every open set G ⊆ X, the closure of G, G, is open. Such topological spaces are called extremally disconnected. Prove the following. a) If F ⊆ X is a closed set, then the interior of F , F ◦ , is closed. b) If G ⊆ X is an open ...
... 1) Assume that (X, τ ) is a topological space with the property that for every open set G ⊆ X, the closure of G, G, is open. Such topological spaces are called extremally disconnected. Prove the following. a) If F ⊆ X is a closed set, then the interior of F , F ◦ , is closed. b) If G ⊆ X is an open ...
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... define the product topology on X × Y as the topology with basis the sets U × V with U open in X and V open in Y . So a set is open in the product topology iff it is a union of such “open rectangles”. Remarks (1) If we give R and R2 the usual metrics, then the topology we get on R2 really is obtained ...
... define the product topology on X × Y as the topology with basis the sets U × V with U open in X and V open in Y . So a set is open in the product topology iff it is a union of such “open rectangles”. Remarks (1) If we give R and R2 the usual metrics, then the topology we get on R2 really is obtained ...
General topology
In mathematics, general topology is the branch of topology that deals with the basic set-theoretic definitions and constructions used in topology. It is the foundation of most other branches of topology, including differential topology, geometric topology, and algebraic topology. Another name for general topology is point-set topology.The fundamental concepts in point-set topology are continuity, compactness, and connectedness: Continuous functions, intuitively, take nearby points to nearby points. Compact sets are those that can be covered by finitely many sets of arbitrarily small size. Connected sets are sets that cannot be divided into two pieces that are far apart. The words 'nearby', 'arbitrarily small', and 'far apart' can all be made precise by using open sets, as described below. If we change the definition of 'open set', we change what continuous functions, compact sets, and connected sets are. Each choice of definition for 'open set' is called a topology. A set with a topology is called a topological space.Metric spaces are an important class of topological spaces where distances can be assigned a number called a metric. Having a metric simplifies many proofs, and many of the most common topological spaces are metric spaces.