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Topology

Section 3.1 Motivation and Hausdorff

“Some things never change.”
―Bruce Hornsby

Definition 3.1.1.

A property \(P\) of topological spaces is a homeomorphism invariant if whenever \(X\) and \(Y\) are homeomorphic topological spaces and \(X\) has property \(P\text{,}\) then \(Y\) has property \(P\text{.}\)

Remark 3.1.2.

Use homeomorphism invariants to prove two spaces are NOT homeomorphic.

Definition 3.1.3.

A space \((X,\cT_X)\) is a finite topological space if the set \(X\) is finite.

Definition 3.1.4.

A topological space \(X\) is \(T_2\) (or Hausdorff) if for every pair of points \(a,b \in X\) with \(a \ne b\text{,}\) there exist open sets \(U,V \in X\) such that \(a \in U, b \in V\text{,}\) and \(U \cap V = \es\text{.}\)

Example 3.1.5.

Examples

Interactions with constructions and continuous functions:.

Remark 3.1.8.

\(T_2\) is not preserved by quotients, continuous images, or continuous preimages.