Definition:Euclidean Space/Euclidean Topology/Real Number Line
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Definition
Let $\R$ denote the real number line.
Let $d: \R \times \R \to \R$ denote the Euclidean metric on $\R$.
Let $\tau_d$ denote the topology on $\R$ induced by $d$.
The topology $\tau_d$ induced by $d$ is called the Euclidean topology.
Hence $\struct {\R, \tau_d}$ is referred to as the real number line with the Euclidean topology.
Also known as
The Euclidean topology, when applied to a real Cartesian space, is often referred to as the usual topology.
Also see
- Results about Euclidean spaces can be found here.
- Results about the real number line with the Euclidean topology can be found here.
Source of Name
This entry was named for Euclid.
Historical Note
Euclid himself did not in fact conceive of the Euclidean metric and its associated Euclidean space, Euclidean topology and Euclidean norm.
They bear that name because the geometric space which it gives rise to is Euclidean in the sense that it is consistent with Euclid's fifth postulate.
Sources
- 1975: Bert Mendelson: Introduction to Topology (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $3$: Topological Spaces: $\S 2$: Topological Spaces: Example $1$
- 1978: Lynn Arthur Steen and J. Arthur Seebach, Jr.: Counterexamples in Topology (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Part $\text {II}$: Counterexamples: $28$. Euclidean Topology
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): topological space
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): topological space