Hausdorff space


A topological spaceMathworldPlanetmath (X,τ) is said to be T2 (or said to satisfy the T2 axiom) if given distinct x,yX, there exist disjoint open sets U,Vτ (that is, UV=) such that xU and yV.

A T2 space is also known as a Hausdorff space. A Hausdorff topology for a set X is a topology τ such that (X,τ) is a Hausdorff space.

Properties

The following properties are equivalentMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath:

  1. 1.

    X is a Hausdorff space.

  2. 2.

    The set

    Δ={(x,y)X×X:x=y}

    is closed in the product topology of X×X.

  3. 3.

    For all xX, we have

    {x}={A:AXclosed, open setUsuch thatxUA}.

Important examples of Hausdorff spaces are metric spaces, manifolds, and topological vector spacesMathworldPlanetmath.

Title Hausdorff space
Canonical name HausdorffSpace
Date of creation 2013-03-22 12:18:18
Last modified on 2013-03-22 12:18:18
Owner yark (2760)
Last modified by yark (2760)
Numerical id 23
Author yark (2760)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 54D10
Synonym Hausdorff topological space
Synonym T2 space
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Defines Hausdorff
Defines Hausdorff topology
Defines T2
Defines T2 topology
Defines T2 axiom