Theorems
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A Totally Bounded Subset of a Nonempty Metric Space is Bounded
lemmalem:totally-bounded-implies-bounded-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space whose underlying set is nonempty, and let be totally bounded in . Then is bounded in .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 The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let , and let denote the natural numbers. Then…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-2026bTopologyEvery subsequence of a sequence converging to a point of a metric space converges to the same point.- The subsets W of a product X x Y of two topological spaces such that every point of W lies in a product of open sets contained in W form a topology on X x Y.
Continuous Image of a Compact Space is Compact
theoremthm:continuous-image-compact-is-compact-2026bTopologyLet and be topological spaces, and let be a continuous map. If is compact, then the image is compact in .Compactness in a Subspace Agrees with Compactness in the Ambient Space
lemmalem:compact-in-subspace-iff-ambient-2026aTopologyLet be a topological space, let , and let be the subspace topology on , so that is a topological space by The Subspace Topology is a Topology. Let . Then the fol…The Heine-Borel Theorem in , and Compactness of Closed Balls and the Unit Sphere
theoremthm:heine-borel-rn-2026cAnalysisTopologyMultivariable CalculusA subset of R^n is compact exactly when it is closed and bounded; in particular closed balls and the unit sphere are compact.Closed Subset of a Compact Space is Compact
theoremthm:closed-subset-compact-is-compact-2026bTopologyLet be a topological space that is compact, and let be closed in . Then is compact in .Compact Subset Criterion via Open Covers in the Ambient Space
theoremthm:compact-subset-open-cover-criterion-2026bTopologyLet be a topological space, and let . Then the following are equivalent. 1. The subset is compact in . 2. For every open cover of in there exists a finite subset such that the subfamily…- The traces on a subset A of the open sets of a topological space form a topology on A.
- Let be a set, let be a finite set, and let be a family of subsets of indexed by such that for every . Then there exists a function such that for every .
- A topological space is compact if every cover of it by a set of open sets has a finite subcover; a subset is compact if it is compact in the subspace topology.
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 The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let . Then is compact in if and only if…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 The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in . Then is…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 The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in , let be a set, and let…- Let be a nonempty set, let denote the natural numbers, and let be a binary relation on , that is, a subset of the Cartesian product . Assume that for every there exists with . Let . Then there exists a…
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 The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be compact in . Then is…Totally Bounded Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:totally-bounded-subset-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyA subset of a metric space is totally bounded if for every positive radius it is covered by the open balls of that radius about the points of some finite subset of the space.