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Metric Topology#

Definition: Open Ball

Let \((M, d)\) be a metric space and let \(p \in M\).

The open ball of radius \(r \gt 0\) around \(p\) is the set of all elements in \(M\) whose distance from \(p\) is less than \(r\).

\[ \{x \in M \mid d(p, x) \lt r\} \]

Notation

\[ B_r(p) \qquad B(p, r) \]

Theorem: The Metric Topology

Let \((M,d)\) be a metric space.

The collection of all open balls in \(M\) forms a base for a topological space \((M, \tau_d)\).

Proof

TODO

Definition: Metric Topology

The topology \(\tau_d\) is known as the metric topology induced on \(M\) by \(d\).

Definition: Equivalent Metrics

Let \(M\) be a set.

We say that two metrics are equivalent if they induce the same metric topology on \(M\).

Definition: Metrizable Space

A topological space \((X, \tau)\) is metrizable if there exists a metric \(d\) on \(X\) such that \(\tau\) is the metric topology induced by \(d\) on \(X\).

Theorem: Open Sets in the Metric Topology

Let \((M,d)\) be a metric space and let \(\tau\) be the metric topology induced on \(M\) by \(d\).

A subset \(U \subseteq M\) is open in \(\tau\) if and only if for each \(u \in U\) there exists an open ball \(B_{\varepsilon} (u)\) such that \(B_{\varepsilon}(u) \subseteq U\).

Proof

This follows directly from topology generation.

Theorem: Continuity in Metric Spaces

Let \((X, d_X)\) and \((Y, d_Y)\) be metric spaces with their respective metric topologies.

A function \(f: X \to Y\) is continuous at \(p \in X\) if and only if for each open ball \(B_\varepsilon(f(p))\) around \(f(p)\) there exists some open ball \(B_\delta(p)\) around \(p\) such that if \(x\) is inside \(B_\delta(p)\), then \(f(x)\) is inside \(B_\varepsilon(f(p))\).

\[ \forall \varepsilon \gt 0, \exists \delta \gt 0: x \in B_\delta(p) \implies f(x) \in B_\varepsilon(f(p)) \]
Proof

TODO

Theorem: Compactness via Limits

Let \((X, d)\) be a metric space with its metric topology \(\tau_d\).

A subset \(S \subseteq X\) is compact if and only if every sequence of points in \(S\) has a convergent (in terms of \(\tau_d\)) subsequence with a limit in \(S\).

Proof

TODO

Theorem: Metric Spaces are Hausdorff Spaces

Every metric space is a Hausdorff space.

Proof

TODO

Theorem: First-Countability of Metric Spaces

Every metric space is first-countable.

Proof

TODO