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Topology: Munkres - Urysohn lemma
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[QUOTE="Fisicks, post: 3593565, member: 185541"] Hi, the problem I am referencing is section 33 problem 4. Let X be normal. There exists a continuous function f: X -> [0,1] such that fx=0 for x in A and fx >0 for x not in A, if and only if A is a closed G(delta) set in X. My question is about the <= direction. So let B be the collection of open sets whose intersection is A and index them with the natural numbers. Let U_n be an element of B. For each U_n, define a function f_n. To define f_n follow the proof of Urysohn lemma using A=A, B=X-U_n. Define fx= sup{f_n(x)} for all n. Clearly fx=0 iff x is in A. My problem is with showing continuity. Part of me thinks that if x is an element of X and (a,b) is a basic open set of fx, then there exists an open set U such fU is contained in (a,b) since each f_n is continuous. [/QUOTE]
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