Homeomorphism Definition and 76 Threads

A sphere as topological manifold can be defined by gluing together the boundary of two disk. Basically one starts assigning each disk the subspace topology from ##\mathbb R^2## and then taking the quotient topology obtained by gluing their boundaries. Starting from the above definition of...

Questions I have two general questions about the topic of quotient topology.. Suppose I have a set ##X## and I defined an equivalence relation ##\sim## on ##X## and I want to know what quotient toplogical sapce is hoemeorphic to. I have included a list of definitions, lemmas, propositions and...

##SO(3)## is a Lie group of dimension 3. It is the set of 3x3 matrices ##R## with the following properties: $$RR^T = R^TR=I, \text{det}(R)=+1$$ There exists a parametrization of ##SO(3)## that maps it on the sphere in ##\mathbb R^3## of radius ##\pi## where the antipodal points are identified...

From my understanding, a topological manifold ##M## comes with, by definition, a locally euclidean topology and a (topological) atlas ##\mathcal A_1##. From this atlas one can construct the maximal atlas ##\mathcal A## throwing in all the chart maps ##(U,\varphi)## each from one of the open...

Can you provide an example of homeomorphism onto the image φ:U→φ(U) where the image φ(U)⊂M is not open in M w.r.t. its assigned topology ? Thanks.

Suppose there was a bijection ##\varphi## between the 2-sphere ##M## and the euclidean plane ##\mathbb R^2##. Then one could endow ##M## with the initial topology from ##\mathbb R^2## through ##\varphi## turning it into an homeomorphism (this topology on ##M## would be different from the subset...

Consider a non-injective map ##\pi## from a set ##M## to a set ##N##. ##N## is equipped with a topological manifold structure (Hausdorff, second-countable, locally euclidean). Take the initial topology on ##M## given from ##\pi## (i.e. a set in ##M## is open iff it is the preimage under ##\pi##...

Hi, I've a doubt about the following example in "Introduction to Manifold" by L. Tu. My understanding is that if one assumes the subspace topology from ##\mathbb R^2## for the "cross", then one can show that the topological space one gets is Hausdorff, second countable but non locally...

Hi, in the definition of fiber bundle there is a continuous onto map ##\pi## from the total space ##E## into the base space ##B##. Then there are local trivialization maps ##\varphi: \pi^{-1}(U) \rightarrow U \times F## where the open set ##U## in the base space is the trivializing neighborhood...

Hi, consider the Euclidean space ##\mathbb R^8## and the projection map ##\pi## over the first 4 coordinates, i.e. ##\pi : \mathbb R^8 \rightarrow \mathbb R^4##. I would show that the restriction of ##\pi## to the linear subspace ##A## (endowed with the subspace topology from ##\mathbb R^8##)...

Hi, ##SU(2)## group as topological space is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere ##\mathbb S^3##. Since ##SU(2)## matrices are unitary there is a natural bijection between them and points on ##\mathbb S^3##. In order to define an homeomorphism a topology is needed on both spaces involved. ##\mathbb...

Using the QR decomposition (the complex version) I want to prove that ##SL_2(C)## is homeomorphic to the product ##SU(2) × T## where ##T## is the set of upper-triangular 2×2-complex matrices with real positive entries at the diagonal. Deduce that ##SL(2, C)## is simply-connect. So, I can define...

Hi, a clarification about the following: consider a smooth curve ##γ:\mathbb R→\mathbb R^2##. It is a injective smooth map from ##\mathbb R## to ##\mathbb R^2##. The image of ##\gamma## (call it ##\Gamma##) is itself a smooth manifold with dimension 1 and a regular/embedded submanifold of...

Outline of proof: Part I: ##1.## ##f## is a homeomorphism, so there exists a continuous inverse ##g:Y\longrightarrow X##. ##2.## ##f## is a bijection, hence there is a unique ##f(x)## in ##Y## for every ##x## in ##X##. For every ##f(x)\in Y##, the preimage under ##f## is...

let ##X=\{0,p1,p_2,...,p_n,1\}## and ##Y=\{0,p1,p_2,...,p_n,1\}## be sets equipped with the discrete topology. for each ##q_i## in ##Y##, the inverse image ##h^{-1}(q_i)=p_i## is open in ##X## w.r.t. to the discrete topology, so h is continuous. every element y in Y has a preimage x in X, so h...

Hi, I know there is actually no way to set up a global coordinate chart on a 2-sphere (i.e. we cannot find a family of 2-parameter curves on a 2-sphere such that two nearby points on it have nearby coordinate values on ##\mathbb R^2## and the mapping is one-to-one). So, from a formal...

Hi, starting from this (old) thread I'm a bit confused about the following: the transition function ##ϕ_{12}(b)## is defined just on the intersection ##U_1\cap U_2## and as said in that thread it actually amounts to the 'instructions' to glue together the two charts to obtain the Möbius...

Hello, consider a full-cone (let me say a cone including bottom half, upper half and the vertex) embedded in ##E^3##. We can endow it with the topology induced by ##E^3## defining its open sets as the intersections between ##E^3## open sets (euclidean topology) and the full-cone thought itself...

Hi, I'm a bit confused about the locally euclidean request involved in the definition of manifold (e.g. manifold ): every point in ##X## has an open neighbourhood homeomorphic to the Euclidean space ##E^n##. As far as I know the definition of homeomorphism requires to specify a topology for...

Let ##d_1## and ##d_2## be two metrics on the same set ##X##. We say that ##d_1## and ##d_2## are equivalent if the identity map from ##(X,d_1)## to ##(X,d_2)## and its inverse are continuous. We say that they’re uniformly equivalent if the identity map and its inverse are uniformly...

Is every homeomorphism between a metric space X and a topological Y equivalent to an isometry? I think it is, but I need to confirm.

Hi, I'm aware of a typical example of injective immersion that is not a topological embedding: figure 8 ##\beta: (-\pi, \pi) \to \mathbb R^2##, with ##\beta(t)=(\sin 2t,\sin t)## As explained here an-injective-immersion-that-is-not-a-topological-embedding the image of ##\beta## is compact in...

Hi, consider an "half-cone" represented in Euclidean space ##R^3## in cartesian coordinates ##(x,y,z)## by: $$(x,y,\sqrt {x^2+y^2})$$ It does exist an homeomorphism with ##R^2## through, for instance, the projection ##p## of the half-cone on the ##R^2## plane. You can use ##p^{-1}## to get a...

Homework Statement show that the two topological spaces are homeomorphic. Homework Equations Two spaces are homeomorphic if there exists a continuous bijection with a continuous inverse between them The Attempt at a Solution I have tried proving that these two spaces are homeomorphic...

Hello! I just started reading something on differential geometry and I am not sure I understand the Difference between diffeomorphism and homeomorphism. I understand that the homeomorphism means deforming the topological spaces from one to another into a continuous and bijective way (like a...

Homework Statement Let p: E-->B be a covering map. Let E be path connected and B be simply connected. Prove that p is a homeomorphism. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I'm really struggling with this. Can anyone give me any insights? B is simply connected so any two paths with the...

I was trying to show that a closed interval ##[a,b]## and ##\mathbb{R}## cannot be homeomorphic. I would like to know whether this can actually be considered as a proof. It is the following: - The closed interval ##[a,b]## can be written as ##[a,p] \cup [p,b]##, where ##a \leq p \leq...

The 2-sphere ##\mathbb{S}^2## can be expressed as the product ##\mathbb{S}^1 \times \mathbb{S}^1## Now can we express ##\mathbb{S}^1## as ##\mathbb{S}^1 \subset (-a,a)##, where ##(-a,a)## is some open interval of ##\mathbb{R}##? If so, then (I think) ##\mathbb{S}^1## is homeomorphic to...

Hello, I want to prove that a graph represent a manifold, for this i take the opposites edges of a vertex (edge connected between vertex connected to the current vertex) and this subgraph need to be homeomorphic for example to the 1-sphere if i want a 2 manifold. This criterion ensure that my...

Hello, 1. Homework Statement Let be E a banach space, A a continuous automorphsim(by the banach theorem his invert is continus too.). and f a k lipshitzian fonction with $$k < \frac{1}{||A^{-1}||}$$. Homework Equations $$k < \frac{1}{||A^{-1}||}$$ The Attempt at a Solution I have to show...

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how the current density for a poloidal current in toroidal solenoid is written. I found you may define a torus by an upper conical ring ##(a<r<b,\theta=\theta_1,\phi)##, a lower conical ring ##(a<r<b,\theta=\theta_2,\phi)##, an inner spherical ring...

From a topological point of view a homeomphism is the best notion of equality between topological spaces. I.e. homeomorphisms preserve properties such as Euler characteristic, connectedness, compactness etc. I've understood it such that diffeomorphisms are the best notion of equality between...

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Is there atopological space X such that XxX (the product space) is homeomorphic to the unit circle in the plane

I am independently working through the topology book called, "Introduction to Topology: Pure and Applied." I am currently in a chapter regarding manifolds. They attempt to show that a connected sum of a Torus and the Projective plane (T#P) is homeomorphic to the connected sum of a Klein Bottle...

Find a homeomorphism between Q={(x,y,z):$x^2+y^6+z^{10}=1$} and the unit sphere in R^3

I have one other question and I'd appreciate any insight in to. What exactly is "homeomorphism type"? I understand well what a homeomorphism is, but not what a homeomorphism type is. For example, I read about lens spaces and read things like "some lens spaces have the same homotopy type but...

It is well known that there does NOT exist a homeomorphism between R^m and R^n if m>n. My question is whether it is possible to construct a homeomorphism between R^m (as a whole) and a subset of R^n (note that we also suppose that m>n)? Intuitively, it is impossible. Is my intuition right...

hi there I'd like to show that the sphere \mathbb{S}^n := \{ x \in \mathbb{R}^{n+1} : |x|=1 \} is the one-point-compactification of \mathbb{R}^n (*) After a lot of trying I got this function: f: \mathbb{S}^n \setminus \{(0,...,0,1)\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n (x_1,...,x_{n+1})...

I'm trying to prove the homeomorphism between the open intervals of the real line and the open sets of the circle with the induced topology of R^2. Notice that the open sets of the circle is the intersection between the open balls in R^2 and the circle itself. Anyone can help me...

Geometrically, what is the difference between saying 'X is homotopic equivalent to Y' and 'X is homeomorphic to Y'? I know that a homeomorphism is a homotopy equivalence, but I can't seem to visualise the difference between them. It seems to me that both of these terms are about deforming spaces...

Homework Statement Find an explicit homeomorphism from (0,1) to R. Homework Equations A homeomorphism from (-1,1) to R is f(x)=tan(pi*x/2). The Attempt at a Solution I'm horrible a modifying trig functions. Obviously, to shift by b you add b to (x) and you can change the...

Homework Statement NxNx[0,1) is homeomorphic to [0, 1). Find an explicit homeomorphism. (Note that N=naturals) Homework Equations A function f is a homeomorphism if: (1) f is bijective (2) f is continuous (3) f inverse is continuous The Attempt at a Solution Finding a map from...

Homework Statement (X,d1),(Y,d2) and (Z,d3) are metric spaces, Y is compact, g(y) is a continuous function that maps Y->Z with a continuous inverse If f(x) is a function that maps X->Y, and h(x) maps X->Z such that h(x)=g(f(x)) Show that if h is uniformly continuous, f is uniformly...

How would one go about proving ℝn is not homeomorphic to ℝm for m≠n. This isn't a homework question, I was told, but we weren't shown the proof.Is there somewhere with a proof I can see, or can someone outline it briefly?

Any ideas? I really can't think of any myself, as I'm quite the amatuer at topology.

I'm well aware and understand that homeomorphism do not need to preserve metric completeness, I'm just trying to work out a simple counterexample. I have tried searching around just for kicks, but only seem to find more complex ones. I'm wondering if the one I have works for it for sure? On...

Is this claim true? Assume that X,Y are topological spaces, and that all closed subsets of X are compact. Then all continuous bijections f:X\to Y are homeomorphisms. It looks true on my notebook, but I don't have a reference, and I don't trust my skills. Just checking.

Homework Statement let f(x) = x3 and g(x) = x - 2x3. Show there is no homeomorphism h such that h(g(x)) = f(h(x)) Homework Equations Def let J and K be intervals. the function f:J->K is a homeomorphism of J onto K if it is one to one, onto, and both f and its inverse are...

Hi, I need to know if the following statement is false or true. Given two topological spaces, X and Y, and an homeomorphism, F, between them, if bA is the boundary of the subset A of X, this implies that F(bA) is the boundary of the subset F(A) of Y?