Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
Sequential Characterization of Closed Subsets of a Metric Space
lemmalem:sequentially-closed-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let , and let denote the natural numbers. Then is closed in the…A Subsequence of a Subsequence is a Subsequence
lemmalem:subsequence-of-subsequence-2026aAnalysisSet TheoryLet be the set of natural numbers with the order of that definition, let be a set, let be a sequence in , and let and be sequences in that are strictly increasing. Then…A Subsequence of a Convergent Sequence Has the Same Limit
lemmalem:subsequence-convergent-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be a sequence in , and let be such that converges to in . Let be a strictly increasing sequence in , so that…- Let be a natural number, let be the Euclidean distance on Euclidean space , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on , and let be the collection of subsets of that are…
Compactness and Sequential Compactness Agree for Subsets of a Metric Space
corollarycor:compact-iff-sequentially-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology, and let . Then is compact in if and only if is…A Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Compact
theoremthm:sequentially-compact-implies-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in . Then is compact in .A Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Totally Bounded
theoremthm:sequentially-compact-implies-totally-bounded-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be sequentially compact in . Then for every real number there exists a finite subset such that where is the…Lebesgue Number Lemma for a Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space
lemmalem:lebesgue-number-sequentially-compact-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in , let be a set, and let b…A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Totally Bounded
theoremthm:compact-implies-totally-bounded-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be compact in . Then is totally bounded in .Totally Bounded Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:totally-bounded-subset-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let . We say that is totally bounded in if for every real number there exists a finite subset such that where deno…A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Sequentially Compact
corollarycor:compact-implies-sequentially-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be compact in . Then is sequentially compact in .Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:sequentially-compact-subset-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let . We say that is sequentially compact in if for every sequence in with for every , there exist a point and a strictly increasing sequence…Existence of a Sequence of Positive Real Numbers with Limit Zero
lemmalem:positive-null-sequence-real-2026aAnalysisLet denote the real numbers, with the order of the ordered field and the additive identity of the underlying field; write to mean and . Then there exists a sequence in such that for every…A Cluster Point of a Sequence in a Metric Space is the Limit of a Subsequence
theoremthm:cluster-point-subsequence-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be a sequence in , and let be a cluster point of in . Let be a sequence in the real numbers with for every …Every Sequence in a Compact Subset of a Metric Space Has a Cluster Point There
theoremthm:compact-sequence-cluster-point-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be compact in , and let be a…Cluster Point of a Sequence in a Metric Space
definitiondef:cluster-point-sequence-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be a sequence in indexed by the natural numbers with the order , and let . We say that is a cluster point of in if for every real number and every…Strictly Increasing Sequences of Natural Numbers Dominate Their Index
lemmalem:subsequence-index-growth-2026aAnalysisSet TheoryLet denote the natural numbers with the addition of that definition and the order , and let be a sequence in that is strictly increasing in the sense of Subsequence of a Sequence in a Set. Then for every…- Let be a set, and let be a sequence in , indexed by the natural numbers carrying the addition of that definition and the order . A sequence in is strictly increasing if for every…
Approximation Property of the Supremum and the Infimum in
lemmalem:supremum-infimum-approximation-real-2026aAnalysisLet denote the real numbers, whose order is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order, and whose addition and additive inverses are those of the underlying field; write for , and write to mean that and . Let…Existence of the Infimum of a Nonempty Subset of Bounded Below
theoremthm:infimum-existence-real-2026aAnalysisLet denote the real numbers, whose order is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order. Let be nonempty and bounded below. Then has a greatest lower bound in . By…