Closed Sets in \mathbb{C}: Showing Unclosedness by Example

  • Thread starter Thread starter autre
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Closed Sets
autre
Messages
116
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



Show by example that an infinite union of closed sets in \mathbb{C} need not be closed.

The Attempt at a Solution



In \mathbb{R} I know that an infinite union of the closed sets A_{n}=[1/n,1-1/n] is open. Not sure if it works in \mathbb{C} as well.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
autre said:

Homework Statement



Show by example that an infinite union of closed sets in \mathbb{C} need not be closed.

The Attempt at a Solution



In \mathbb{R} I know that an infinite union of the closed sets A_{n}=[1/n,1-1/n] is open. Not sure if it works in \mathbb{C} as well.

Try closed balls, or closed rectangles.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
Back
Top