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    Is the Product Topology on X' x Y' Finer Than the Product Topology on X x Y?

    I'm reading Topology by Munkres, and I'm having some trouble with exercise 5 on page 92 (screenshot attached). Homework Statement Let X and X' denote a single set in the topologies T and T', respectively; let Y and Y' denote a single set in the topologies U and U', respectively. Assume...
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    Topology Questions: Isham's Modern Differential Geometry for Physicists

    Ok, here are all the definitions that have been used: The power set P(X) of a set X is a lattice, with A \preceq B defined as A \subset B. Now a subset U of P(X) is an upper set if \forall a,b \in P(x) with a \subset b, a \in U implies b \in U . A filter F on X is a family of subsets of...
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    Topology Questions: Isham's Modern Differential Geometry for Physicists

    I'm a physics student and I'm trying to work my way through Isham's Modern differential geometry for physicists. I guess the first question would be what you guys think of this book, does it cover all the necessary stuff (it's my preparation for general relativity)? Sadly I'm already having...
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    Kepler's First Law: Exploring Its Derivation and Problems

    The textbook I'm using states Kepler's first law in the following form: all planets move in elliptical paths with the sun at one of the foci. If I'm understanding this claim correctly, I've got some problems with it.. This conclusion was reached using a potential that depends only on the...
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