Limit points of infinite subsets of closed sets
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Is the following statement true or false?
If $F$ is an infinite subset of a closed set $E$, then $F$ has a limit point in $E$?
The original one is: if $E$ is an infinite subset of a compact set $K$, then $E$ has a limit point in $K$. This statement is proved in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. However, I just use the closing property of $K$ in my proof, so I'm not sure of the statemet above.
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Is the following statement true or false?
If $F$ is an infinite subset of a closed set $E$, then $F$ has a limit point in $E$?
The original one is: if $E$ is an infinite subset of a compact set $K$, then $E$ has a limit point in $K$. This statement is proved in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. However, I just use the closing property of $K$ in my proof, so I'm not sure of the statemet above.
general-topology
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
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What about if you consider $mathbb N subset [0, infty)$, where all are considered as subspaces of $mathbb R$ with the usual topology?
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Aug 21 '14 at 5:17
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Is the following statement true or false?
If $F$ is an infinite subset of a closed set $E$, then $F$ has a limit point in $E$?
The original one is: if $E$ is an infinite subset of a compact set $K$, then $E$ has a limit point in $K$. This statement is proved in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. However, I just use the closing property of $K$ in my proof, so I'm not sure of the statemet above.
general-topology
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
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Is the following statement true or false?
If $F$ is an infinite subset of a closed set $E$, then $F$ has a limit point in $E$?
The original one is: if $E$ is an infinite subset of a compact set $K$, then $E$ has a limit point in $K$. This statement is proved in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. However, I just use the closing property of $K$ in my proof, so I'm not sure of the statemet above.
general-topology
general-topology
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
edited Aug 21 '14 at 10:12
Meta-мета-μετα-meta-мета-μετα
4,697927
4,697927
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
asked Aug 21 '14 at 5:15
Tien Kha PhamTien Kha Pham
1,707921
1,707921
2
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What about if you consider $mathbb N subset [0, infty)$, where all are considered as subspaces of $mathbb R$ with the usual topology?
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– vociferous_rutabaga
Aug 21 '14 at 5:17
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What about if you consider $mathbb N subset [0, infty)$, where all are considered as subspaces of $mathbb R$ with the usual topology?
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– vociferous_rutabaga
Aug 21 '14 at 5:17
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What about if you consider $mathbb N subset [0, infty)$, where all are considered as subspaces of $mathbb R$ with the usual topology?
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– vociferous_rutabaga
Aug 21 '14 at 5:17
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What about if you consider $mathbb N subset [0, infty)$, where all are considered as subspaces of $mathbb R$ with the usual topology?
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Compactness is key. For the real line, keep in mind the Heine-Borel theorem which says a set is compact iff it is closed and bounded. As a counterexample then, take an unbounded closed set $mathbb{R}$ (in the space $mathbb{R}$), and take $mathbb{Z}$.
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Compactness is key. For the real line, keep in mind the Heine-Borel theorem which says a set is compact iff it is closed and bounded. As a counterexample then, take an unbounded closed set $mathbb{R}$ (in the space $mathbb{R}$), and take $mathbb{Z}$.
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Compactness is key. For the real line, keep in mind the Heine-Borel theorem which says a set is compact iff it is closed and bounded. As a counterexample then, take an unbounded closed set $mathbb{R}$ (in the space $mathbb{R}$), and take $mathbb{Z}$.
answered Aug 21 '14 at 5:55
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Compactness is key. For the real line, keep in mind the Heine-Borel theorem which says a set is compact iff it is closed and bounded. As a counterexample then, take an unbounded closed set $mathbb{R}$ (in the space $mathbb{R}$), and take $mathbb{Z}$.
answered Aug 21 '14 at 5:55
Alex R.Alex R.
24.9k12452
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Compactness is key. For the real line, keep in mind the Heine-Borel theorem which says a set is compact iff it is closed and bounded. As a counterexample then, take an unbounded closed set $mathbb{R}$ (in the space $mathbb{R}$), and take $mathbb{Z}$.
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