The OnePoint Compactification #
We construct the OnePoint compactification (the one-point compactification) of an arbitrary
topological space X
and prove some properties inherited from X
.
Main definitions #
OnePoint
: the OnePoint compactification, we use coercion for the canonical embeddingX → OnePoint X
; whenX
is already compact, the compactification adds an isolated point to the space.OnePoint.infty
: the extra point
Main results #
- The topological structure of
OnePoint X
- The connectedness of
OnePoint X
for a noncompact, preconnectedX
OnePoint X
isT₀
for a T₀ spaceX
OnePoint X
isT₁
for a T₁ spaceX
OnePoint X
is normal ifX
is a locally compact Hausdorff space
Tags #
one-point compactification, Alexandroff compactification, compactness
Definition and basic properties #
In this section we define OnePoint X
to be the disjoint union of X
and ∞
, implemented as
Option X
. Then we restate some lemmas about Option X
for OnePoint X
.
The point at infinity
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Instances For
Alias of OnePoint.notMem_range_coe_iff
.
Alias of OnePoint.infty_notMem_range_coe
.
Alias of OnePoint.infty_notMem_image_coe
.
Topological space structure on OnePoint X
#
We define a topological space structure on OnePoint X
so that s
is open if and only if
(↑) ⁻¹' s
is open inX
;- if
∞ ∈ s
, then((↑) ⁻¹' s)ᶜ
is compact.
Then we reformulate this definition in a few different ways, and prove that
(↑) : X → OnePoint X
is an open embedding. If X
is not a compact space, then we also prove
that (↑)
has dense range, so it is a dense embedding.
Equations
Alias of OnePoint.isOpen_iff_of_notMem
.
An open set in OnePoint X
constructed from a closed compact set in X
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If x
is not an isolated point of X
, then x : OnePoint X
is not an isolated point
of OnePoint X
.
Alias of OnePoint.nhdsNE_coe_neBot
.
If x
is not an isolated point of X
, then x : OnePoint X
is not an isolated point
of OnePoint X
.
Alias of OnePoint.nhdsNE_infty_eq
.
If X
is a non-compact space, then ∞
is not an isolated point of OnePoint X
.
Alias of OnePoint.nhdsNE_infty_neBot
.
If X
is a non-compact space, then ∞
is not an isolated point of OnePoint X
.
Alias of OnePoint.nhdsNE_neBot
.
A constructor for continuous maps out of a one point compactification, given a continuous map from the underlying space and a limit value at infinity.
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A constructor for continuous maps out of a one point compactification of a discrete space, given a map from the underlying space and a limit value at infinity.
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Continuous maps out of the one point compactification of an infinite discrete space to a Hausdorff space correspond bijectively to "convergent" maps out of the discrete space.
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A constructor for continuous maps out of the one point compactification of ℕ
, given a
sequence and a limit value at infinity.
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Continuous maps out of the one point compactification of ℕ
to a Hausdorff space Y
correspond
bijectively to convergent sequences in Y
.
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If X
is not a compact space, then the natural embedding X → OnePoint X
has dense range.
Compactness and separation properties #
In this section we prove that OnePoint X
is a compact space; it is a T₀ (resp., T₁) space if
the original space satisfies the same separation axiom. If the original space is a locally compact
Hausdorff space, then OnePoint X
is a normal (hence, T₃ and Hausdorff) space.
Finally, if the original space X
is not compact and is a preconnected space, then
OnePoint X
is a connected space.
For any topological space X
, its one point compactification is a compact space.
The one point compactification of a weakly locally compact R₁ space is a normal topological space.
If X
is not a compact space, then OnePoint X
is a connected space.
If X
is an infinite type with discrete topology (e.g., ℕ
), then the identity map from
CofiniteTopology (OnePoint X)
to OnePoint X
is not continuous.
If f
embeds X
into a compact Hausdorff space Y
, and has exactly one point outside its
range, then (Y, f)
is the one-point compactification of X
.
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Extend a homeomorphism of topological spaces to the homeomorphism of their one point compactifications.
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A concrete counterexample shows that Continuous.homeoOfEquivCompactToT2
cannot be generalized from T2Space
to T1Space
.
Let α = OnePoint ℕ
be the one-point compactification of ℕ
, and let β
be the same space
OnePoint ℕ
with the cofinite topology. Then α
is compact, β
is T1, and the identity map
id : α → β
is a continuous equivalence that is not a homeomorphism.