# Fort Topology is Topology

## Theorem

Let $T = \struct {S, \tau_p}$ be a Fort space.

Then $\tau_p$ is a topology on $T$.

## Proof

We have that $p \in \relcomp S \O = S$, so $\O \in \tau_p$.

We have that $\relcomp S S = \O$ which is finite, so $S \in \tau_p$.

Now consider $A, B \in \tau_p$, and let $H = A \cap B$.

If $p \notin A$ or $p \notin B$ then $p \notin A \cap B$ and so $H \in \tau_p$.

Now suppose $p \in A$ and $p \in B$.

Then:

 $\displaystyle H$ $=$ $\displaystyle A \cap B$ $\displaystyle \leadsto \ \$ $\displaystyle \relcomp S H$ $=$ $\displaystyle \relcomp S {A \cap B}$ $\displaystyle$ $=$ $\displaystyle \relcomp S A \cup \relcomp S B$ De Morgan's Laws: Complement of Union

In order for $A$ and $B$ to be open sets it follows that $\relcomp S A$ and $\relcomp S B$ are both finite.

Hence their union is also finite and so $\relcomp S H$ is finite.

So $H = A \cap B \in \tau_p$ as its complement is finite.

Now let $\UU \subseteq \tau_p$.

Then from De Morgan's Laws: Complement of Union:

$\displaystyle \relcomp S {\bigcup \UU} = \bigcap_{U \mathop \in \UU} \relcomp S U$

We have either of two options:

$(1): \quad \forall U \in \U U: p \in \relcomp S U$

in which case:

$\displaystyle p \in \bigcap_{U \mathop \in \UU} \relcomp S U$

Or:

$(2): \quad \exists U \in \UU: \relcomp S U$ is finite

in which case:

$\displaystyle \bigcap_{U \mathop \in \UU} \relcomp S U$ is finite, from Intersection is Subset.

So in either case $\displaystyle \bigcup \UU \in \tau_p$.

$\blacksquare$