Excluded Point Space is Locally Path-Connected

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Theorem

Let $T = \struct {S, \tau_{\bar p} }$ be an excluded point space.


Then $T$ is locally path-connected.


Proof

Consider the set $\BB$ defined as:

$\BB = \set {\set x: x \in S \setminus \set p} \cup \set S$

Then $\BB$ is a basis for $T$.

Let $H \in \BB$.

Then $\exists x \in S: H = \set x$.

From Point is Path-Connected to Itself we have that $H$ is path-connected.


Now consider the open set $S \in \BB$.

Let $a, b \in S$.

Let $\mathbb I$ be the closed unit interval in $\R$.

Let $f: \mathbb I \to S$ be the mapping defined as:

$\forall x \in \mathbb I: \map f x = \begin{cases}

a & : x \in \hointr 0 1 \\ b & : x = 1 \end{cases}$


Then $f^{-1} \sqbrk S = \closedint 0 1$ which is open in $\mathbb I$ because $\closedint 0 1 = \mathbb I$.


As $a$ and $b$ are any two points of $S$ it follows that $S$ is path-connected.


So we have shown that all elements of a basis of $T$ are path-connected.

Hence by definition $T$ is locally path-connected.

$\blacksquare$


Sources

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