Definition:Homeomorphism/Topological Spaces

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Definition

Let $T_\alpha = \struct {S_\alpha, \tau_\alpha}$ and $T_\beta = \struct {S_\beta, \tau_\beta}$ be topological spaces.

Let $f: T_\alpha \to T_\beta$ be a bijection.


Definition 1

$f$ is a homeomorphism if and only if both $f$ and $f^{-1}$ are continuous.


Definition 2

$f$ is a homeomorphism if and only if:

$\forall U \subseteq S_\alpha: U \in \tau_\alpha \iff f \sqbrk U \in \tau_\beta$


Definition 3

$f$ is a homeomorphism if and only if $f$ is both an open mapping and a continuous mapping.


Definition 4

$f$ is a homeomorphism if and only if $f$ is both a closed mapping and a continuous mapping.


Terminology

Let a homeomorphism exist between $T_\alpha$ and $T_\beta$.

Then $T_\alpha$ and $T_\beta$ are said to be homeomorphic.

The symbolism $T_\alpha \sim T_\beta$ is often seen to denote that $T_\alpha$ is homeomorphic to $T_\beta$.


Also known as

A homeomorphism is also known as:


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