Topological Spaces and Continuous Functions

Topological Spaces

Topology

Definition

A topology is a collection of subsets of a set (subset of the power set of the set) satisfying the following conditions:

An element of a topology is called an Open Set.

Examples

  • Trivial (smallest) topology:
  • Discrete (largest) topology:
  • Standard Topology on

Examples on Real Number

  • Trivial topology:
  • Discrete topology:
  • Standard topology: generated by
  • Lower limit topology: generated by
  • K-topology: generated by where
  • Finite complement topology:
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Open Set

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The elements of the Topology are called the open sets of

Definition in Metric Topology

Consider a Metric Space

Facts

Every point of is an interior point of .

Consider a Topological Space and a subset . Then, is open in if and only if for an arbitrary point in , there exists an open subset containing .

is an open set if and only if it’s equal to its Interior .

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Topological Space

Definition

Topological Space

A topological space is a set along with an additional structure called a Topology .

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Comparison of Topologies

Definition

Comparison of Topologies

Consider a set with two topologies and . If , then is weaker (smaller or coarser) than and is stronger (larger or finer) than .

Comparison of Topologies with Basis

Consider two topological spaces with bases and . Then,

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Basis for a Topology

Basis (Topology)

Definition

A basis is a collection of subsets of such that

Or, equivalently, a basis for the Topology of a Topological Space is a family of open subsets of such that every Open Set can be expressed as a union of subfamily of the family .

Examples

A Standard Topology on real numbers has a countable basis A lower limit topology generated by does not have a countable basis.

Facts

A basis can be constructed for a given Topology, where the basis is not unique.

Suppose that a Topological Space has a countable basis . Then,

Consider a metrizable space . Then, has a countable basis if and only if is Lindelof Space if and only if is Separable Space

Every Compact metrizable space has a countable basis.

Consider a Topological Space has a countable basis , and a Subspace Topology where . Then, The subspace topology also has a countable basis.

If a Topological Space has a countable basis , then any Subspace Topology where , has a countable basis.

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Topology Generated by Basis

Definition

A Topology can be uniquely generated by a basis

Facts

Every Open Set of the generated Topology can be expressed as a union of base elements .

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Weak Topology Generated by Family of Functions

Definition

Consider a set and a family of functions from to each Topological Space . The weak topology generated by the family of functions is the Topology determined by the Subbasis of open sets .

Examples

Consider a metric space , a point , and a function . Then the weak topology generated by the function is a Metric Topology determined by a Subbasis . It is an open ball with center and radius .

Consider a set , and a family of projection functions . The weak topology generated by the family of functions is a Product Topology determined by a Subbasis where .

Facts

Consider a Topological Space and a family of continuous functions with domain . Then, the weak topology generated by the family of functions is weaker than .

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Subbasis

Definition

A subbasis for a topology on is a collection of subsets of whose union equals .

Or, Equivalently, a subset of is a subbasis for if the family of all finite intersections of members of the collection is a basis for .

Basis Generated By a Subbasis

A basis can be defined as a set of all finite intersections of a subbasis.

Examples

A Standard Topology on can be generated by a subbasis . Every basis element can be generated by the subbasis .

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Local Basis

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . A subcollection of is a local basis at if

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First-Countable Space

Definition

A first-countable space is a Topological Space whose Topology has a countable Local Basis.

Facts

Every Metric Space is a first-countable space.

The Product Space of two first-countable spaces is a first-countable space.

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Second-Countable Space

Definition

A second-countable space is a Topological Space whose Topology has a countable basis.

Facts

Every second-countable space is a Separable Space.

-dimension Euclidean Space where , is a second-countable space.

Hilbert Space is a second-countable space.

The Product Space of two second-countable spaces is a second-countable space.

Every Second-Countable Space is a Lindelof space.

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Order Topology

Order Topology

Definition

An order topology is a specific topology that can be defined on any Totally Ordered Set.

A basis of the topology is defined as: where and are the smallest and the largest element (if any) respectively.

Examples

with dictionary order:

Facts

A Topological Space defined by a Well-Ordered Set and an Order Topology on it is a normal space.

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Product Topology

Product Topology

Definition

A product topology is the Cartesian product of a family of topological spaces

Let be an index set, and be a Topological Space. The product topology is defined as where is the -th coordinate (component) of the function .

Facts

Consider bases for the topologies on . Then, is a basis for the topology on .

The countably infinite product space of real numbers with the Product Topology is metrizable.

Consider a function between a Topological Space and a product space. Then, the function is continuous if and only if each Composite Function of the function and the Projection Map is continuous.

The Product Space of any collection of Hausdorff spaces is a Hausdorff space.

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The Product Space of any collection of connected spaces is a connected space.

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The Product Space of two separable spaces is a separable space.

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The Product Space of two first-countable spaces is a first-countable space.

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The Product Space of two second-countable spaces is a second-countable space.

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Tychonoff's Theorem

Definition

The Product Topology of any collection of compact topological spaces is compact.

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Projection Map

Definition

Consider a Product Topology . The -th projection map return -th value of the topology.

Facts

A projection map is a Quotient Map.

A projection map is a Continuous Function

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Subspace Topology

Subspace Topology

Definition

Given a topological space with a basis , and a subset of the set . The subspace topology on and its basis is defined as

Facts

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space and a subset . Then,

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Consider a Topological Space and a subset . Then, where is the set of all limit points of

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Consider a subspace topology of a Topological Space . Then,

Consider two subspaces of the sets . The Product Topology on is the subspace topology of .

Product Topology Subspace topology: Subspace topologies Product Topology: where .

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Hereditary Property

Definition

A Topological Property has hereditary property if has the property , then every Subspace Topology of has the property .

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Closed Sets and Limit Points

Closed Set

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . A set is closed if

The complement of an Open Set is called a closed set.

Facts

  • and are closed

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space and a subset . Then,

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space and a subset . Then,

Consider a Topological Space and a subset . Then, where is the set of all limit points of

Consider a Topological Space and a subset . If the subset is equal to its Closure, it is closed.

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Interior

Definition

Consider a subset of a Topological Space . The interior of is defined as

\mathring{A} = \operatorname{int}A &:= \{ x \in X | \exists U \in \mathcal{T}\ \text{s.t.}\ x\in U \subset A \} \\ &= \bigcup \{ U | U \in \mathcal{T}\ \text{and}\ U \subset A \} \\ \end{aligned}$$ The interior of the $A$ can be defined in any of the following equivalent ways: - $\operatorname{int}A$ is the set of all interior points of $A$ - $\operatorname{int}A$ is the largest open subset of $X$ contained in $A$ - $\operatorname{int}A$ is the union of all open sets of $X$ contained in $A$ ## Definition for Metric Space $$\mathring{A} = \operatorname{int}A = \{x | \exists\epsilon>0, B(x, \epsilon) \subset A\}$$ where $B(x, \epsilon)$ is an open ball with a center $x$ and radius $\epsilon$. # Facts > For subsets $A, B$ of a [[Topological Space]] $(X, \mathcal{T})$, > $$A \subset B \Longrightarrow \operatorname{int} A \subset \operatorname{int} B$$ > For subsets $A, B$ of a [[Topological Space]] $(X, \mathcal{T})$, > $$\operatorname{int}(A \cap B) = \operatorname{int} A \cap \operatorname{int} B$$Link to original

Closure

Definition

Consider a subset of a Topological Space . The closure of is defined as

\bar{A} = \operatorname{cl}A :=& \{x \in X | \forall \mathcal{N}_{x},\ \mathcal{N}_{x} \cap A \neq \emptyset\}\\ =& \bigcap \{ C | (X \setminus C) \in \mathcal{T}\ \text{and}\ A \subset C\}\\ =& A \cup A'\\ =& A \cup \partial A \end{aligned}$$ where $\mathcal{N}_{x}$ is a [[Neighborhood]] of $x$. The closure of the $A$ can be defined in any of the following equivalent ways: - $\operatorname{cl}A$ is the set of all points of closure of $A$. - $\operatorname{cl}A$ is the intersection of all [[Closed Set|closed sets]] containing $A$. - $\operatorname{cl}A$ is the union of $A$ and the set of all its [[Limit Point|limit points]] $A'$. - $\operatorname{cl}A$ is the union of $A$ and its [[Boundary]] $\partial A$ # Facts > ![[Pasted image 20241115121613.png|300]] > > Consider a subspace topology $(Y, \mathcal{T}_{Y})$ of a [[Topological Space]] $(X, \mathcal{T})$ and a subset $A \subset Y$. Then, > $$\operatorname{cl}_{Y} A = \operatorname{cl}_{X} A \cap Y$$ > For subsets $A, B$ of a [[Topological Space]] $(X, \mathcal{T})$, > $$A \subset B \Longrightarrow \bar{A} \subset \bar{B}$$ > For subsets $A, B$ of a [[Topological Space]] $(X, \mathcal{T})$, > $$\overline{A \cup B} = \bar{A} \cup \bar{B}$$Link to original

Boundary

Definition

Consider a subset of a Topological Space . The boundary of is defined as

\partial A = \operatorname{bd}A &:= \bar{A} \setminus \operatorname{int}A \\ &= \bar{A} \cap \overline{(X \setminus A)} \\ &= X \setminus [\operatorname{int} A \cup \operatorname{int}(X\setminus A)] \end{aligned}$$ The boundary of the $A$ can be defined in any of the following equivalent ways: - $\partial A$ is the [[Closure]] of $A$ minus the [[Interior]] of $A$ in $X$. - $\partial A$ is the intersection of the [[Closure]] of $A$ with the [[Closure]] of its complement.Link to original

Neighborhood

Definition

Consider a subset of a Topological Space . A neighborhood of a point is a subset of including an open set containing .

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Limit Point

Definition

Consider a subset of a Topological Space . A point is a limit point of if every Neighborhood of contains a point of different from itself.

And the set of all limit points of is notated as

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Separation Axiom

Definition

The separation axioms are properties of topological spaces that characterize how distinct points and closed sets can be separated by open sets. These axioms form a hierarchy of increasingly stronger conditions:

T0 Space (Kolmogorov Space)

T1 Space

T2 Space (Hausdorff Space)

T3 Space (Regular Space)

T3.5 Space (Completely Regular Space)

T4 Space (Normal Space)

T5 Space (Completely Normal Space)

T6 Space (Perfectly Normal Space)

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T0 Space

Definition

A Topological Space is space if

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T1 Space

Definition

A Topological Space is space if

Examples

Finite complement topology on Real Number satisfies axiom but not .

Facts

Consider a Topological Space satisfying axiom, and a subset .

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Hausdorff Space

Definition

A Topological Space is Hausdorff space if where and are the neighbourhoods of and respectively.

Facts

Every finite point set in Hausdorff space is closed ( T1 Axiom).

Consider a Topological Space satisfying axiom. Then, where

Consider a Topological Space . Then, a Sequence of points of converges to at most one point of .

Every totally ordered set is a Hausdorff space in the Order Topology.

A Subspace Topology of a Hausdorff space is a Hausdorff space (Hereditary Property).

The Product Space of any collection of Hausdorff spaces is a Hausdorff space.

A Compact Hausdorff Space is a normal space.

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Continuous Functions

Topological Definition of Continuity

Consider two topological spaces and . A function is continuous if

\forall V \in \mathcal{T}_{Y},\ f^{-1}(V) \in \mathcal{T}_{X}\ &\Longleftrightarrow\ \forall B \in \mathcal{B}_{Y},\ f^{-1}(B) \in \mathcal{T}_{X}\\ &\Longleftrightarrow\ \forall A \subset X,\ f(\bar{A}) \subset \overline{f(A)}\\ &\Longleftrightarrow\ \forall (X\setminus B) \in \mathcal{T}_{Y},\ (X\setminus f^{-1}(B)) \in \mathcal{T}_{X}\\ &\Longleftrightarrow\ \forall x \in X,\ \exists \mathcal{N}_{x}\ \text{s.t.}\ f(\mathcal{N}_{x}) \subset \mathcal{N}_{f(x)} \end{aligned}$$ where $\mathcal{N}_{x}$ is a [[Neighborhood]] of $x$. A function is continuous if and only if the inverse image of any arbitrary open set in [[Codomain]] is an open set. ## Continuity of Real-Valued Function ### Continuous at a Point Suppose $f: \mathcal{D} \subset \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}^{m}$, and $\mathbf{x}_{0} \in \mathcal{D}$ $$\begin{aligned} \lim\limits_{\mathbf{x} \to \mathbf{x}_{0}} f(\mathbf{x}) = f(\mathbf{x}_{0}) &\Leftrightarrow \forall \epsilon > 0, \exists \delta > 0, \forall x \in \mathcal{D}, (|\mathbf{x}-\mathbf{x}_{0}| < \delta \Rightarrow |f(\mathbf{x})-f(\mathbf{x}_{0})| < \epsilon)\\ &\Leftrightarrow \forall\epsilon>0, \exists\delta>0\ \text{s.t}\ f(B_{\delta}(\mathbf{x})) \subset B_{\epsilon}(f(\mathbf{x}))\\ &\Leftrightarrow \forall\epsilon>0, \exists\delta>0\ \text{s.t}\ B_{\delta}(\mathbf{x}) \subset f^{-1}(B_{\epsilon}(f(\mathbf{x}))) \end{aligned}$$ $f$ is continuous at a point $\mathbf{x}_{0}$ if the [[Limit of a Function|limit]] of $f(\mathbf{x})$, as $\mathbf{x}$ approaches $\mathbf{x}_{0}$, exists and is equal to $f(\mathbf{x}_{0})$ ### Continuous on an Open Interval Suppose $f: \mathcal{D} \subset \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}^{m}$, and $X \subset \mathcal{D}$ $$\forall \mathbf{x}_{0} \in X, \lim\limits_{\mathbf{x} \to \mathbf{x}_{0}} f(\mathbf{x}) = f(\mathbf{x}_{0})$$ A function is continuous at every point in an open interval $X$ ### Continuous Function Suppose $f: \mathcal{D} \subset \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}^{m}$ $$\forall \mathbf{x}_{0} \in \mathcal{D},\ \lim\limits_{\mathbf{x} \to \mathbf{x}_{0}} f(\mathbf{x}) = f(\mathbf{x}_{0})$$ A function is continuous at every point in its domain ### Right-Continuous Suppose $f: \mathcal{D} \to \mathbb{R}$, and $a \in \mathcal{D}$ $$\forall \epsilon > 0, \exists \delta > 0, \forall x \in \mathcal{D}, (0 \leq x-a < \delta \Rightarrow |f(x)-f(a)| < \epsilon) \Leftrightarrow \lim\limits_{x \to a^{+}} f(x) = f(a)$$ $f$ is right-continuous at $a$ The [[Limit of a Function#right-sided-limit|right-sided limit]] of $f(x)$, as $x$ approaches $a$ from the right side, exists and is equal to $f(a)$ ### Left-Continuous Suppose $f: \mathcal{D} \to \mathbb{R}$, and $a \in \mathcal{D}$ $$\forall \epsilon > 0, \exists \delta > 0, \forall x \in \mathcal{D}, (0 \leq a-x < \delta \Rightarrow |f(x)-f(a)| < \epsilon) \Leftrightarrow \lim\limits_{x \to a^{-}} f(x) = f(a)$$ $f$ is left-continuous at $a$ The [[Limit of a Function#left-sided-limit|left-sided limit]] of $f(x)$, as $x$ approaches $a$ from the left side, exists and is equal to $f(a)$ # Properties ## Construction of Continuous Functions Suppose $a \in \mathcal{D}$, and $f, g: \mathcal{D} \to \mathbb{R}$ is continuous at $a$ Then, the following are satisfied - $f + g$ is continuous at $a$ - $f - g$ is continuous at $a$ - $f \cdot g$ is continuous at $a$ - $g(a) \neq 0 \Rightarrow \cfrac{f}{g}$ is continuous at $a$ # Facts ![[Lipschitz Continuity#^e0a56a|^e0a56a]] > Every continuous function $f: [a, b] \to \mathbb{R}$ is [[Darboux Integral|integrable]] ^c92817 ![[Heine-Cantor Theorem]] > Given two continuous functions $f: D_{f} \subset \mathbb{R}^{n} \to R_{f} \subset D_{g}$ and $g: D_{g} \subset \mathbb{R}^{m} \to R_{g} \subset \mathbb{R}^{l}$, then their composition $h := g \circ f: D_{f} \subset \mathbb{R}^{n} \to R_{g} \subset \mathbb{R}^{l}$ is continuous. > A [[Constant Function]] $f: X \to Y,\quad f(x)=y_{0}$ is continuous. > [[Inclusion Function|Inclusion Map]] $j: A \hookrightarrow X,\quad j(x) = x$ where $A \subset X$, is continuous > $(f: X \to Y)\in C^{0}, (g: Y \to Z)\in C^{0}\ \Rightarrow\ (g\circ f: X \to Z) \in C^{0}$ > A [[Function Composition|composite function]] of continuous functions is continuous > $(f: X \to Y) \in C^{0}, A \subset X\ \Rightarrow\ (f|_{A}: A \to Y) \in C^{0}$ > A continuous function with restricted [[Domain]] is continuous > $(f: X \to Y) \in C^{0}, f(x) \subset Z \subset Y\ \Rightarrow\ (g: X \to Z,\quad g(x)=f(x)) \in C^{0}$ > $(f: X \to Y) \in C^{0}, Y \subset Z\ \Rightarrow\ (h: X \to Z,\quad h(x)=f(x)) \in C^{0}$ > A continuous function with expanded and restricted [[Codomain]] is continuous. > $(f|_{U_\alpha}: U_{\alpha}\to Y\ \text{s.t.}\ \bigcup_{\alpha} U_{\alpha} = X) \in C^{0} \Rightarrow (f: X \to Y) \in C^{0}$ > Consider a collection $(U_\alpha)$ of [[Open Set|open sets]] in $X$. 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Gluing Lemma

Definition

Consider topological Spaces , subsets , and functions . Then, Two continuous functions whose domains are closed, and with overlapping areas having the same values can be glued together to form a Continuous Function.

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Continuous Invariant

Definition

A continuous invariant is a property of a Topological Space that is preserved by Continuous Function.

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Homeomorphism

Definition

A function between two topological spaces is a homeomorphism if it satisfies the following conditions:

  • is Bijective
  • and its inverse function are continuous ()
    • Equivalent:

Homeomorphic

Consider the two topological spaces . If there exists a homeomorphism between and , then is homeomorphic to

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Topological Invariant

Definition

A topological property or topological invariant is a property of a Topological Space that is invariant under Homeomorphism.

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Embedding

Definition

Embedding is a function between two topological spaces has the following properties:

Embedding preserves the structure of a topological structure.

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Uniform Limit Theorem

Definition

Consider metric spaces and , and a sequence of Continuous Function between them . If the sequence uniformly converges to , then the function is a Continuous Function.

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Metric Topology

Metric

Definition

Metric defined on is a function satisfying conditions:

  • Positivity:
  • Symmetry:
  • Triangle inequality:

Given a metric on , is called the distance between and .

Distance Between Point and Set

Consider a Metric Space , a point and a non-empty subset . The distance from to is defined by Infimum

Distance Between Sets

Consider a Metric Space , and non-empty subsets . The distance from to is defined by Infimum

Examples

Examples on Real Plane

Consider a set , and points and y = (y_{1}, y_{2})

  • Discrete metric:
  • Euclidean metric:
  • Square metric:
  • Standard bounded metric:

The metric topologies generated by the metrics have the following relation:

Facts

a metric can be induced by a Norm

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Metric Topology

Definition

Metric Topology

A metric topology is a Topology generated by a basis defined by a Metric . where is an -ball centered at .

Metrizable Topology

A Topological Space is metrizable If there exist a Metric on that induces the topology .

Facts

Consider two metric topologies .

A metrizable Topological Space is Normal Space

Every Metric Space is a first-countable space.

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A metric space is Compact if and only if the space has Bolzano–Weierstrass Property

A metric space is Compact if and only if the space is complete and totally bounded.

A Metric Space is a completely normal space

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Metrizable Topology

Definition

A Topological Space is metrizable If there exist a Metric on that induces the topology .

Facts

Consider a Compact Metric Space and a Hausdorff Space . If a function is continuous, then is a metrizable space.

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Uniform Convergence

Definition

Suppose , is a function, and is a Sequence of Functions whose term has the same domain as the function If , then converges uniformly to on

Facts

Uniformly convergent Sequence of Functions implies Pointwise Convergence

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Quotient Topology

Quotient Map

Definition

A function between two topological spaces is a quotient map if it satisfies the following conditions:

Facts

Consider two quotient maps and . The composite map of the quotient maps is a quotient map

Consider a quotient map between two topological spaces, a subset , and a function with restricted domain. Then,

  • If is either open or closed in , then the function is a quotient map
  • If is either an Open Map or a Closed Map, then the function is a quotient map.

Consider a quotient map , and a function satisfying where is a constant, between topological spaces. Then,

  • There exists a function such that the composite function is equal to
  • is continuous if and only if is continuous
  • is a quotient map is a quotient map

Consider a Surjective continuous map between topological spaces, and a Partition . We can generate a Quotient Topology with the map that maps each point to its Equivalence Class in . Then,

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Open Map

Definition

A function between two topological spaces is an open map if the function value of an open set is an open set.

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Closed Map

Definition

A function between two topological spaces is a closed map if the function value of a closed set is a closed set.

Facts

Consider a Continuous Function between two topological spaces. If is aCompact space, and is a Hausdorff Space , then is a closed map.

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Quotient Topology

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a Surjective map . The quotient topology on consists of all sets whose pre-image is Open Set in .

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Quotient Space

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a Partition on it, and a Surjective map maps each point to its Equivalence Class in (element of containing it). Then, the set equipped with the Quotient Topology generated by is the quotient space of , and the map become a Quotient Map.

Examples

Consider a Standard Topology on Real Number and a quotient map . The quotient topology on the set induced by is generated as

Consider a Standard Topology on real plane and a unit disk on it. The Quotient Topology constructed by a partition where , forms a sphere.

Consider a Standard Topology on real plane and a rectangle on it. Consider a partition The Quotient Topology constructed by the partition forms a torus.

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Orientability

Definition

A surface is orientable if a normal vector can be consistently defined at every point of the surface. In other words, a coherent notation of up and down or inside and outside can be assigned across the entire surface. If a surface is not orientable, it is a non-orientable surface.

Examples

Genera
Orientable
Sphere

Torus

Double torus

genus-n torus
Non-orientable
Cross surface (Projective plane)

Klein bottle

n-times connected projective plane
where is a Connected Sum operator.

Orientable Surfaces

Non-Orientable Surfaces

Facts

Non-orientable surfaces contain Mobius bands.

A surface can be classified by its number of genera and orientability.

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Connected Sum

Definition

A connected sum is a geometric modification on manifolds. It joins two given manifolds together near a chosen point on each.

A connected sum of two manifolds is a manifold formed by deleting a ball inside each manifold and gluing together the resulting boundary spheres.

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Connectedness and Compactness

Connected Spaces

Connected Space

Definition

A Topological Space is connected if it can not be represented as the union of two disjoint, non-empty, open or closed subsets. where is a disjoint union.

Or, equivalently, if are the only open and closed subsets.

Examples

Topologist’s sine curve

Consider a Subspace Topology , where , of a Standard Topology on real plane. The Topological Space is connected, but not path connected.

Consider a set .

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Standard Topology on real number. The Topological Space is not connected by a separation

Consider a Subspace Topology , where , of a Standard Topology on real plane. The Topological Space is not connected by a separation .

Facts

Every path connected space is a Connected Space.

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Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space . Then, is a separation of if and only if . where is a disjoint union, is the set of all limit points of .

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space and a separation of . If is a connected subspace, then .

Consider a collection of connected subspaces of a Topological Space . If the subspaces have a point in common , then the union of the collection is connected.

Consider a collection of connected subspaces of a Topological Space , and a connected subspace . If , then is connected.

Consider a connected Subspace Topology of a Topological Space . For some Subspace Topology , if , then is connected.

Consider two topological spaces . If is connected and there exists a Continuous Function , then is a connected space.

Consider a continuous function between two topological spaces. If is connected, then is a connected subspace in .

Consider a Topological Space and a subspace . If is connected, then its Closure is also connected.

The Product Space of any collection of connected spaces is a connected space.

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Connected Component

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The connected component of a point is the union of all connected subsets of that contain . It is the unique largest (with respect to ) connected subset of that contains .

Facts

Each point is contained in exactly one component.

Given points , their components are the same or disjoint.

Every connected subset in is contained in some component.

Components of are closed sets in .

is a Connected Space if and only if consists of a single component.

If is a component of and are separable sets, then is a subset of or .

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Totally Disconnected Space

Definition

A Topological Space is totally disconnected if the connected components in are the one point sets.

Examples

The Topological Space of rational numbers is totally disconnected.

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Separated Sets

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and its non-empty subsets . If and , then and are separated sets.

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Path Connected Space

Definition

A Topological Space is path connected if every pair of points of can be joined by a path in where a path is a continuous map such that and .

Facts

Every path connected space is a Connected Space.

Every Convex Set in is path connected.

Every open connected subset in is path connected.

Consider a collection of path connected subspaces of a Topological Space . If , then is path connected.

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Path Component

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The path component of a point is the union of all path connected subsets of that contains . It is the unique largest (with respect to ) path connected subset of that contains .

Facts

Each point is contained in exactly one path component.

Given points , their path components are the same or disjoint.

Every path connected subset in is contained in some path component.

is a Path Connected Space if and only if consists of a single component.

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Fixed-Point Property

Definition

A topological space has fixed-point property if any continuous function has at least one fixed point.

Facts

Every closed and bounded interval has the fixed-point property.

Every closed ball on has the fixed-point property. (Brouwer fixed point theorem)

Fixed-point property is a Topological Invariant.

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Path Product

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and paths on it such that . The path product of and is a path defined as

Facts

Path product is a Continuous Function.

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Locally Connected Space

Definition

Locally Connected At a Point

Consider a Topological Space and a point . The Topological Space is locally connected at a point if every Open Set containing contains a connected Open Set which contains .

Or, equivalently, the Topological Space is locally connected at a point if has a Local Basis consisting of open connected sets.

Locally Connected Space

Consider a Topological Space The Topological Space is locally connected If every point in is locally connected.

Or, equivalently, the Topological Space is locally connected if it has a basis consisting of open connected sets.

Examples

Topologist’s comb

The subspace in is Connected Space but is not locally connected at where .

The set of rational numbers in is neither connected nor locally connected.

Facts

A Topological Space is locally connected if and only if for each open subset of the space , each component of the subset is an Open Set.

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Locally Path Connected Space

Definition

Locally Path Connected At a Point

Consider a Topological Space and a point . The Topological Space is locally path connected at a point if every Open Set containing contains a path connected Open Set which contains .

Or, equivalently, the Topological Space is locally path connected at a point if has a Local Basis consisting of path connected open sets.

Locally Path Connected Space

Consider a Topological Space The Topological Space is locally path connected If every point in is locally path connected.

Or, equivalently, the Topological Space is locally path connected if it has a basis consisting of path connected open sets.

Facts

A Topological Space is locally connected if and only if for each open subset of the space , each Path Component of the subset is an Open Set.

If a Topological Space is connected and locally path connected, then it is path connected

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Compact Spaces

Upper Bound

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The set is bounded-above if where is the upper bound of the set .

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Lower Bound

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The set is bounded-below if where is the lower bound of the set .

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Bounded Set

Definition

A set is bounded if all of its points are within a certain distance of each other. The notion of boundedness is makes sense with some metric.

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The set is bounded if it has both upper and lower bounds where is the upper and lower bound of the set respectively.

Definition of Bounded Set on a Metric Space

Consider a Metric Space and a subset . The set is bounded if

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Heine-Cantor Theorem

Definition

Definition in Real Numbers

A Continuous Function on a closed and bounded interval is uniformly continuous on the domain .

Definition in Metric Space

Consider a Continuous Function between two metric spaces. If is compact, then is uniformly continuous.

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Compactness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The space is compact if every open covering (a collection of open subsets of whose union is ) of has a finite subcovering.

Examples

Consider a Standard Topology on real numbers . Then, the subspace Topologies

  • is not compact

  • is compact

  • is not compact

  • is not compact

  • is compact (closed and bounded)

Facts

Consider a Subspace Topology of a Topological Space . Then, is compact if and only if every covering of by open sets in has a finite subcollection covering .

A closed subspace of a compact space is compact.

A compact subspace of a Hausdorff Space is closed.

The image of a compact space under a continuous map is compact.

Consider a Bijective continuous function between two topological spaces. If is a compact space and is a Hausdorff Space, then is a Homeomorphism

Tychonoff's Theorem

Definition

The Product Topology of any collection of compact topological spaces is compact.

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Consider a Topological Space . is compact if and only if for every collection of closed sets in that have the Finite Intersection Property, its entire intersection is a non-empty set .

Every closed interval in Real Number is compact.

Heine-Borel Theorem

Definition

Consider a Standard Topology on a Euclidean Space and a subset Then, is closed and bounded if and only if is compact

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Consider a Topological Space . If is compact then is Limit Point Compact

Consider a metrizable space . Then, is compact if and only if is Limit Point Compact if and only if is Sequentially Compact

Every Compact metrizable space has a countable basis.

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A Compact Hausdorff Space is a normal space.

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Consider a Hausdorff Space and disjoint Compact subsets . Then, there exists disjoint open sets satisfying and .

Every compact space is Countably Compact.

Every Compact space has Bolzano–Weierstrass property.

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Every Compact space is locally compact.

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A Topological Space is Compact if has a basis such that every open covering of by elements of has a finite subcover.

Alexander Subbasis Theorem

Definition

A Topological Space is Compact if and only if has a Subbasis such that every open covering of by elements of has a finite subcover.

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Cantor's Intersection Theorem

Definition

Cantor’s Intersection Theorem

Consider a Topological Space and a nested sequence of non-empty Compact closed subsets of . Then,

Nested Intervals Theorem

Consider a Sequence , where , of closed intervals. The sequence of intervals is called a sequence of nested intervals if

If is a sequence of nested intervals in real numbers, then

It is the special case of the Cantor’s intersection theorem.

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Finite Intersection Property

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a collection of subsets . The collection has the finite intersection property if for every finite subcollection of , the intersection is nonempty

Examples

Consider a Standard Topology on real numbers and a collection of subsets and a collection of subsets . Then, the collection have finite intersection property.

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Compact Spaces of

Extremum

Definition

Maximum

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The largest element (maximum) of is defined as

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Minimum

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The smallest element (minimum) of is defined as

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Local Maximum

Definition

Suppose . The function has local maximum at if

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Local Minimum

Definition

Suppose . The function has local minimum at if

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Infimum

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The infimum (largest Lower Bound) of is defined as the largest element of the set of lower bounds

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Supremum

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set and a subset . The Supremum (least upper bound) of is defined as the smallest element of the set of upper bounds

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Least Upper Bound Property

Definition

Consider an Partially Ordered Set . The set has the least upper bound property if every bounded-above non-empty subset of has the least Upper Bound.

Examples

real number with usual order has the least upper bound property. rational numbers with usual order does not have the least upper bound property ( has no Supremum in ).

Facts

Consider a Totally Ordered Set having the least upper bound property. Then, in the Order Topology defined on , any closed interval (closed and bounded) in is compact. (It’s a generalization of Heine-Borel Theorem)

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Heine-Borel Theorem

Definition

Consider a Standard Topology on a Euclidean Space and a subset Then, is closed and bounded if and only if is compact

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Extreme Value Theorem

Definition

Definition in Order Topology

Consider a Continuous Function between topological spaces where is an ordered set in the Order Topology . Then, if is compact, then

Definition in Real Numbers

If is continuous on a , then

If a real-valued function is continuous on the closed interval , then must attain a Extremum, each at least once.

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Diameter

Definition

Consider a Metric Space and a non-empty subset . The diameter of is defined by Supremum

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Lebesgue's Number Lemma

Definition

Consider a Metric Space , and an open covering . If is compact, then where is called a Lebesgue number for the covering .

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Isolated Point

Definition

Consider a subspace topology of a Topological Space , and a point . is an isolated point if the singleton set is open in the Subspace Topology ().

Or, equivalently, is an isolated point if where is the Neighborhood of .

Facts

Consider a nonempty Compact Hausdorff Space . If has no isolated point, then is uncountable.

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Limit Point Compactness

Limit Point Compactness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The set is limit point compact if every infinite subset has a Limit Point.

Examples

Consider a Product Topology of the two topological spaces and where and . It is not Compact but limit point compact Each element is a Limit Point of and vice versa by the construction of topology

Facts

Consider a Topological Space . If is compact then is Limit Point Compact

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Consider a metrizable space . Then, is compact if and only if is Limit Point Compact if and only if is Sequentially Compact

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Sequential Compactness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The set is sequentially compact if every subsequence of points of has a converged subsequence.

Facts

Consider a metrizable space . Then, is compact if and only if is Limit Point Compact if and only if is Sequentially Compact

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Contraction Map

Definition

Consider Metric Space and a function on it . The function is contraction map if

Facts

Contraction mapping is a Continuous Function

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Contraction Lemma

Definition

Consider a complete Metric Space and a Contraction Map on it . Then there exists a unique point such that . where the point is called the fixed point of .

For a Metric Space there exists complete Metric Space and an isometry such that is a dense subset of .

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Isometry

Definition

Let two Riemannian manifolds and , and a Diffeomorphism . Then is called an isometry if the following condition holds:

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Local Compactness

Local Compactness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The set is locally compact if where is a Neighborhood of .

Examples

Consider a Standard Topology on real numbers .

  • is not Compact but locally compact ().
  • is not locally compact.

Every Simply Ordered Set having the Least Upper Bound Property is locally compact All closed interval is Compact by the theorem

Facts

Consider a Hausdorff Space . is locally compact if and only if given and Neighborhood of , there exists another Neighborhood of such that its Closure is Compact and is included in

Consider a locally compact Hausdorff Space and a subset .

A space locally compact Hausdorff Space if and only if is homeomorphic to an open subspace of a Compact Hausdorff Space.

Every Compact space is locally compact.

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One-Point Compactification

Definition

A Topological Space is Locally Compact Hausdorff Space if and only if there exists a Compact Hausdorff Space where is a point. The is called the one-point compactification of .

Examples

One-point compactification of

One-point compactification of

Consider a Topological Space and its one-point compactification . is a Subspace Topology of .

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Countability and Separation Axioms

Countability Axioms

Dense Set

Definition

a subset of a Topological Space is dense in if the Closure of in is equal to

Or, equivalently, for every element of , every Neighborhood of intersects .

Denseness of the Rational Numbers

Denseness of the Irrational Numbers

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Countable Compactness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The space is countably compact if every countable open covering (a collection of countable open subsets of whose union is ) of has a finite subcovering.

Facts

Every compact space is Countably Compact.

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Lindelof Space

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The space is a Lindelof space if every open covering (a collection of open subsets of whose union is ) of has a countable subcovering.

Facts

Consider a Lindelof space . Then, is Countably Compact if and only if is Compact

Every Second-Countable Space is a Lindelof space.

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Bolzano–Weierstrass Property

Definition

Consider a Topological Space . The space has Bolzano–Weierstrass property If every infinite subset of the space has a Limit Point.

Facts

Every Compact space has Bolzano–Weierstrass property.

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Separable Space

Definition

A Topological Space having a countable dense subset is called a separable space.

Facts

The Product Space of two separable spaces is a separable space.

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Separation Axioms

Regular Space

Definition

A Topological Space is regular () space if it satisfies T1 Axiom and for all disjoint and Closed Set in , there exists disjoint open sets containing and respectively.

Or equivalently,

Facts

A Subspace Topology of a regular space is a regular space.

The Product Topology of any collection of regular spaces is a regular space.

A regular Lindelof Space is a Normal Space.

A Locally Compact Hausdorff Space is a regular space.

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Completely Regular Space

Definition

A Topological Space is completely regular (, or Tychnoff) space if it satisfies T1 Axiom and for all disjoint and Closed Set in , there exists a continuous real-valued function which separates and .

Facts

Consider a completely regular space . Then the weak topology for generated by the set of all bounded continuous functions is given topology .

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Normal Spaces

Normal Space

Definition

A Topological Space is normal () space if it satisfies T1 Axiom and for all disjoint closed sets in , there exists disjoint open sets containing and respectively.

Or equivalently,

Examples

A lower limit topology generated by on real numbers is normal space.

Facts

A regular Lindelof Space is a Normal Space.

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A metrizable Topological Space is Normal Space

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A Compact Hausdorff Space is a normal space.

A Topological Space defined by a Well-Ordered Set and an Order Topology on it is a normal space.

A closed Subspace Topology of a normal space is a normal space.

Consider a separable normal space . If a subset of satisfies , then has a Limit Point in .

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Completely Normal Space

Definition

A Topological Space is completely normal () space if it satisfies T1 Axiom and for all Separated Sets , there exists disjoint open sets containing and respectively.

Facts

A Metric Space is a completely normal space

A topological space is a completely normal space if and only if its all subsets are normal spaces.

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Urysohn Lemma

Uryshon Lemma

Definition

Consider a Normal Space and disjoint closed subsets of . Then, there exists a continuous map .

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G-delta Set

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a subset . The subset is a set if there exists a countable collection of open sets whose intersection is .

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Perfectly Normal Space

Definition

A Topological Space is perfectly normal () space if it satisfies T4 Axiom and every Closed Set is a G-delta Set.

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Urysohn Metrization Theorem

Uryshon Metrization Theorem

Definition

A second-countable Regular Space is metrizable.

Facts

Consider a Topological Space . Then, the followings are equivalent:

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The Tietze Extension Theorem

Tietze Extension Theorem

Definition

Consider a Normal Space , a closed subset , and a Continuous Function . Then, there exists a continuous extension .

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Imbeddings of Manifolds

Topological Manifold

Definition

A Locally Euclidean second-countable Hausdorff Space Topological Space is a topological manifold.

A one-dimensional manifold is called a curve, and a two-dimensional manifold is called a surface.

Facts

The Product Space of an -dimensional manifold and an -dimensional manifold is an -dimensional manifold.

Consider an -dimensional manifold without boundary and an -dimensional manifold with boundary . Then,

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Closed Manifold

Definition

A Compact connected manifold with empty Boundary is called a closed manifold.

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Interior of Manifold

Definition

Interior Point of Manifold

Consider a Topological Manifold . The point is a interior point if a Neighborhood of the point is homeomorphic to .

Interior of Manifold

The set of interior points of the manifold is called an interior of .

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Boundary of Manifold

Definition

Boundary Point of Manifold

Consider a Topological Manifold . The point is a boundary point if a Neighborhood of the point is homeomorphic to the upper half space .

Boundary of Manifold

The set of boundary points of the manifold is called an interior of .

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Diffeomorphism

Definition

Given two differentiable manifolds and , a differentiable map is a diffeomorphism if it is a Bijective and its inverse is differentiable as well.

If these functions are times continuously differentiable, is called -diffeomorphism

If there is a diffeomorphism between two manifolds and , we call these two manifolds are diffeomorphic and denote as

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Smooth Manifold

Definition

A smooth manifold is an infinitely Differentiable Manifold ().

Facts

The Product Space of an -dimensional smooth manifold and an -dimensional smooth manifold is an -dimensional smooth manifold.

Consider an -dimensional smooth manifold without boundary and an -dimensional smooth manifold with boundary . Then,

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Tychonoff Theorem

The Tychonoff Theorem

Alexander Subbasis Theorem

Definition

A Topological Space is Compact if and only if has a Subbasis such that every open covering of by elements of has a finite subcover.

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Tychonoff's Theorem

Definition

The Product Topology of any collection of compact topological spaces is compact.

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The Stone-Cech Compactification

Compactification

Definition

Consider a Hausdorff Space and a Compact Hausdorff Space . The is a compactification of if is contained in as a subspace such that (Dense Set). Or equivalently is a compactification of if there exists an embedding whose image is a dense subspace of .

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Supremum Metric

Definition

Consider a set , a metric space , and the set of all bounded continuous functions on to . Then, the supremum metric on is defined as

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Stone-Cech Compactification

Definition

Consider a Completely Regular Space . Let denote the set of all bounded continuous functions on to . Then there exists a Compactification of such that every element of can be uniquely extended to an element of . Where the compactification is called the Stone-Cech compactification of .

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Metrization Theorems and Paracompactness

Local Finiteness

Local Finiteness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a collection of subsets of . The collection is locally finite in if every point of has a Neighborhood that intersects only finitely many elements of . where is a Neighborhood of .

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Sigma-local Finiteness

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a collection of subsets of . The collection is -locally finite if in the union of countable collection of Locally Finite families .

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The Nagata-Smirnov Metrization Theorem

Nagata-Smirnov Metrization Theorem

Definition

A topological space is metrizable if and only if is a Regular Space and has Sigma-Locally Finite basis.

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Complete Metric Spaces and Function Spaces

Complete Metric Spaces

l2 Space

Definition

space consists of all infinite real sequences such that .

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Cauchy Sequence

Definition

A Cauchy sequence is a Sequence whose elements become arbitrarily close to each other as the sequence progresses.

Facts

Every convergent sequence is a Cauchy sequence

In space, Cauchy sequence converges.

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Completeness

Definition

A Metric Space is complete If and only if every Cauchy Sequence on converges to an element of .

Facts

Consider a complete Metric Space and a subspace . The subspace is complete if and only if is a closed set.

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Completion Theorem

Definition

For a Metric Space there exists complete Metric Space and an isometric embedding for which is a dense subset of . The space is unique up to metric equivalence. The space is called the completion of .

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Compactness In Metric Spaces

Epsilon-Nets

Definition

Consider a Metric Space and a positive Real Number . A finite subset is called an -net of if for every point , there exists an element such that the distance between and is less than .

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Totally Bounded Space

Definition

Consider a metric space . The space is totally bounded If the space has Epsilon-Nets for every .

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Baire Spaces and Dimension Theory

Baire Spaces

Nowhere Dense Set

Definition

A Topological Space is nowhere dense if its Closure has empty Interior.

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First Category Set

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a subspace . The subset is the first category in if it is a countable union of nowhere dense subsets of .

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Second Category Set

Definition

Consider a Topological Space and a subspace . The subset is the second category in if it is not a countable union of nowhere dense subsets of (not the First Category Set).

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Baire Category Theorem

Definition

Every complete Metric Space is the Second Category Set.

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