Clopen Points in Arens-Fort Space

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Theorem

Let $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ be the Arens-Fort space.

Let $q \in S: q \ne \tuple {0, 0}$.


Then $\set q$ is both open and closed in $T$.


$\set {\tuple {0, 0} }$ itself is closed, but not open.


Proof

We have that $\set q$ is finite so $\relcomp S {\set q}$ is cofinite.

So $\relcomp S {\set q}$ is open and so $\set q$ is closed.


Then we have that $\tuple {0, 0} \notin \set q$ so $\set q$ is open.


However, $\tuple {0, 0} \notin \relcomp S {\set {\tuple {0, 0} } }$ and $\relcomp S {\set {\tuple {0, 0} } }$ is clearly not open in $T$.

But as $\set {\tuple {0, 0} }$ is finite so $\relcomp S {\set {\tuple {0, 0} } }$ is cofinite.

Hence, as for $\set q$, we have that $\set {\tuple {0, 0} }$ is closed.

$\blacksquare$


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