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Metric topology

Definition

Let (X,d)(X, d) be a metric space. The metric topology of (X,d)(X, d) is the set τd\tau_d of all U⊆XU \subseteq X such that for each x∈Ux \in U there is a real ε>0\varepsilon > 0 with B(x,ε)⊆UB(x, \varepsilon) \subseteq U. Here B(x,ε)B(x, \varepsilon) is the open ball with centre xx and radius ε\varepsilon.

Remarks

The set τd\tau_d is a topology on XX: it contains ∅\varnothing and XX, and it is closed under unions and finite intersections. Each open ball is in τd\tau_d, by open balls are open. The open balls form a basis of τd\tau_d. For R\mathbb{R} with the usual metric, τd\tau_d is the usual topology, generated by the open intervals. Different metrics can give the same topology. Such metrics are equivalent.

Explanations

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The metric topology is how a metric space becomes a topological space. A set is open when each of its points has a small ball about it inside the set.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_space, The topology of a metric space