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Continuous Function
Let X,Y be topological spaces, a function f:XY is said to be continuous iff for each open subset V of Y, f1(V) is an open set of X
Continuous iff Every Basis Element is Open
Suppose that f:XY is a function and 𝒯Y is generated by a basis , then f is continuous if every basis element f1(B) is open in Y

Let U be open in Y, we want to prove that f1(U) is an open set. Since U is open then we know that U=𝒞 where 𝒞.

By noting that f1(U)=f1(𝒞) = {f1(C):C𝒞}, since 𝒞, then every element C is a basis element, and thus f1(C) is an open set by our assumption, therefore as it is an arbitrary union of open sets, we can see that f1(U) is an open set, as needed

The Set of Points Where a Function Is Larger Than the Other Is Open
Let Y be a set with the order topology, and f,g:XY then the set A={x:f(x)>g(x)} is open in X
Let pA now let's an open set around x contained in A. Since pA then we know that f(p)>g(p) therefore since Y is hausdorff then we know that there are disjoint neiborhoods U,V of g(p),f(p) respectively such that u,vU,V we have u<v. Since f,g are continuous we also knot that S=g1(U)f1(V) is open in X, if sS then we know that g(s)U and that f(s)V and so g(s)<f(s) therefore sA so that SA and therefore it is open.

Note that as a corollary to this we know that the set {xX:f(x)g(x)} is closed.

The Min Function of Two Functions Is Continuous
Suppose Y is the order topology and that f,g:XY are continuous, then the function h:XY defined as h(x)=min{f(x),g(x)} is continuous

Let A={xX:f(x)g(x)} and B={xX:g(x)f(x)} which we know are closed, and thus AB is also closed, moreover we know that AB={xX:f(x)=g(x)} but also that AB=X in order to use the pasting lemma we need to restrict our functions f,g to f,g so that f:AY and f:BY (which we know are continuous as a restriction of a continuous function).

With these functions we can notice that h(x)=min{f(x),g(x)}={f(x)amp; if xAg(x)amp; if xB thus by invoking the pasting lemma we conclude that h(x) is a continuous function which is what we wanted to show.

Finite to One
Given a function f:XY we say that it is finite to one diff for every yY |f1({y})|<
Continuous Identity Implies One Topology Is Finer Than the Other
Suppose that 𝒯1,𝒯2 are both topologies on X then if the identity id:(X,𝒯1)(X,𝒯2) is continuous, then 𝒯1𝒯2
Suppose that U𝒯2, then since id1=id then we know that id1(U)=U is open in 𝒯1 since id is continuous, therefore we are done
Two Topologies Are Equal If the Identity Is a Homeomorphism
Suppose that 𝒯1,𝒯2 are both topologies on X if the identity id:(X,𝒯1)(X,𝒯2) is a homeomorphism then 𝒯1=𝒯2
We already know that 𝒯1𝒯2, now since id1:(X,𝒯2)(X,𝒯1) was assumed continuous then we know that 𝒯2𝒯1
A Function Is Continuous When Taken With the Finite Complement Topology Iff It Is Constant or Finite One to One
Suppose that f:XY where X,Y are taken with the finite complement topology. Then f is continuous iff it is constant or finite to one.

Suppose that f is continuous, then it's either true or false that f is constant, if f is constant then the proof is done, so let's suppose that it is not constant, so we must prove it is finite one to one, let yY, since Y(Y{y})={y} this shows that Y{y} is open in Y therefore f1(Y{y}) which equals f1(Y)f1({y}) but also equals Xf1({y}) is an open set. Since it is, this implies that f1({y}) is either finite or all of X, but since f is not constant, then it cannot be all of X therefore we know that f1({y}) is finite, showing that f is finite to one.

Now if f is constant, then suppose f(x)=c for any xX therefore if we're given an open V in Y then if cV then f1(V)=X and if not then f1(V)=, in either case the inverse image is open. On the other hand if f is not constant, we shall prove f is finite to one, then still supposing that V was open in Y then that means that YV is finite or V= (But in that case f1()= which is open in X), so supposing that that difference was finite, then we know that f1(YV)=pYVf1(p) which is a finite union of finite sets and thus finite, but we also know that f1(YV)=Xf1(V) therefore f1(V) is open in X which is exactly what we wanted to prove.

Continuous iff Every Subbasis Element is Open
Suppose that f:XY is a function and 𝒯Y is generated by a subbasis 𝒮, then f is continuous if every subbasis element f1(S) is open in X

Since 𝒯Y is generated by S, this means that 𝒯Y=𝒯S where S is the basis generated by S therefore to verify that this function is continuous all we have to do is check that every basis element BS has the property that f1(B) is open with respect to X

We know B=S1S2Sk for some k1, therefore we want to know if f1(S1S2Sk) is open, since we know that the intersection factors through the inverse image then we can re-write this as i=1kf1(Si).

Our initial assumption was that given any S𝒮 that f1(S) was open, thus specifically for our S1,,Sk their inverse images should also be open, therefore i=1kf1(Si) is a finite intersection of open sets of X thus it is open, which shows that f is continuous.

Continuous Implies Image Closure Expansion
Suppose that f is continuous, then given any subset A of X, we have that f(A)f(A)

Suppose that f is continuous, and suppose that AX, we want to show that f(A)f(A), we start by assuming that pf(A), which means that p=f(a) where aA, we now want to prove that pf(A), one way of going about this would be to show that every neighborhood of p intersects f(A), which we will do.

So let V be a neighborhood of p, by definition we know VY, then we know that f1(V) is an open set since f is continuous, since p=f(a), then V is also a neighborhood of f(a), therefore clearly f(a)V, that is af1(V).

We assumed that aA, which is equivalent to every neighborhood of a intersecting A, we know that f1(V) is an open set containing a, which makes it a neighborhood of a, and thus it must intersect with A at some point b, then f(b)V, at the same time we know that bA as well, so that f(b)f(A), thus f(b)Vf(A) showing that the neighborhood intersects f(A), therefore this shows that pf(A), as needed.

Closure Expansion Implies Closed Inverse Image
Suppose that for every subset AX, we have f(A)f(A), then for every closed set B of Y, f1(B) is closed in X

Let BY be a closed set of Y, we want to prove that A=f1(B) is a closed set of X, which is equivalent to A=A, therefore we will prove this instead.

We already know AA, so all we need to show is that AA, so let xA, and we want to prove that xA=f1(B), in other words we want to show that f(x)B.

Before we continue, we should realize that A is a subset of X, therefore our assumption applies, which tells us f(A)=f(A), since A=f1(B), we can conclude that f(A)B.

Since xA, then f(x)f(A), but then by our previous paragraph, we know that f(x)B, as needed.

Closed Inverse Image Implies Continuous
Suppose that for every closed B in Y, f1(B) is closed in X, then f is continuous

Let V be an open set of Y, we want to show that f1(V) is an open set of X, set B=YV.

Since V was open, then B is closed, and thus f1(B) is a closed set. But note this: f1(B)amp;=f1(YV)amp;=f1(Y)f1(V)(\alpha)amp;=Xf1(V)(\beta)

Where we've used the facts:

The conclusion from the above was that f1(B)=Xf1(V), from our assumption we knew that f1(V) was a closed, set, which makes f1(B) an open set, which is what we set out to prove.

Continuous iff Every Neighborhood Contains the Image of another Neighborhood
f is continuous iff for every xX and neighborhood V of f(x), there is a neighborhood U of x such that f(U)V

Let xX and suppose V is a neighborhood of f(x), then f1(V) is an open set since f was assumed continuous, it also must contain x, this is because f(x)V, making f1(V) a neighborhood of x, we also know f(f1(V))V, as needed.

Suppose V is open in Y, if f1(V)=, we are done, thus we can find some element xf1(V), making V a neighborhood of f(x), thus by assumption, we get some neighborhood Ux such that f(Ux)V, this by definition means that for any pUx, we know f(p)V, or that pf1(V), which shows that Uxf1(V).

Since this is true for every point xf1(V), since xf1(V)Ux=f1(V), then f1(V) can be written as an arbitrary union of open sets, and thus it is open, as needed.

Continuous, Image Closure Expansion, Closed Inverse Image, Nested Neighborhoods Equivalence
Let X,Y be topological spaces, let f:XY, then the following are equivalent:
  1. f is continuous
  2. For every subset A of X, f(A)f(A)
  3. For every closed set B of Y, f1(B) is closed in X
  4. For each xX and each neighborhood V of f(x), there is a neighborhood U of x such that f(U)V

We've shown that 12 , 23, 34 and 41, this induces directed graph that is weakly connected and has a cycle, therefore it is connected, which means that all statements are equivalent.

Homeomorphism
Let X,Y be topological spaces, and let f:XY be a bijection. If the function f and it's inverse function f1:YX are continuous, then f is called a homeomorphism
Two Topologies Are Homeomorphic
Let X,Y be topological spaces, if there exists a homeomorphism between them then we say that X and Y are homeomorphic.
Homeomorphism Set and it's Image are Open Equivalence
Suppose that f is a bijection, then f is a homeomorphism iff the following is true: f(U) is open in Y iff U is open in X

Suppose that f is a homeomorphism, and that U is a subset of X, assume f(U) is open in Y , we'll prove that U is open in X, since f is continuous, then we know that f1(f(U)) is an open set of X, since f is a bijection, this means it's injective and thus f1(f(U))=U as needed.

Now suppose that U is open in X, since we know that f1 is continuous this means that (f1)1(U) is an open set of Y, we've shown that (f1)1(U)=f(U), thus, we've just shown that f(U) is an open set of Y, this concludes

At this point we've proven the main rightward implication. The other direction is quite a lot easier. We have to show that both f and f1 are continuous.

Suppose that V is an open set of Y, we want to show that f1(V) is an open set of X, which is true iff f(f1(V)) is an open set of Y, since f is surjective, then f(f1(V))=V making it an open set of Y, which shows that f1(V) is an open set of X

Now suppose that U is an open set of X , our goal will be to show that (f1)1(U) is an open set of Y, as seen previously (f1)1(U)=f(U), and since U was open in X, by our assmption we know that f(U) is open in Y, this concludes the proof.

Imbedding
Suppose that f:XY is an injective continuous function, with X and Y topological spaces. By setting Z=f(X) as a subspace of Y, if f:XZ obtained by restricting the range of f is a homeomorphism, then we say that the original f is an imbedding of X in Y
Constant Functions are Continuous
Let X,Y be topological spaces and suppose that pY, if f:XY is constant with value p, then f is continuous
Suppose that VY, if pV, then f1(V)=X, otherwise pV so f1(V)=, in either case we have an open set of X.
Inclusion is Continuous
Suppose that A is a subspace of X, then the inclusion function ι:AX is continuous.
Let U be an open set of X, then ι1(U)=UA, which by definition is open in the subspace topology of A as needed.
Compositions of Continuous Functions are Continuous
Suppose that f:XY and g:YZ are continuous then the map gf:XZ is continuous

Let U be open in Z, we want to prove that (gf)1(U) is an open set of X.

To start if we look at (gf)1(U), we know this is equal to f1(g1(U)), thus since g is continuous we know that S:=g1(U) is an open set of Y and then f1(S) is open in X since f was continuous, this shows that gf is continuous

Domain Restriction is Continuous
If f:XY is continuous and if A is a subspace of X, then the restricted function fA:AY is continuous
We note that fA=fι, therefore as the composition of two continuous functions, we know that fA is continuous
Restricting the Range maintains Continuity
Suppose that f:XY is continuous. If Z is a subspace of Y containing f(X), then the function g:XZ obtained by restricting the range is continuous
To show continuity we start by assuming that B is open in Z, therefore B=ZU where U is open in Y
Pasting
Let X=AB where A,B are closed in X. Let f:AY and g:BY be continuous. If f(x)=g(x) for every xAB then f and g combine to give a continuous function h:XY defined as h(x)={f(x)amp; if xAg(x)amp; if xB
Let C be a closed subset of Y then we know that h1(C)=f1(C)g1(C) but since f,g were continuous then their inverse images are also closed, therefore as h1(C) is a union of two closed sets we deduce that it is closed as well showing that h is continuous.
Given a Convergent Sequence Then the Continuous Image Also Converges
Let f:XY be continuous, and suppose that xnx then f(xn)f(x)
TODO: Add the proof here.