Product of Paracompact Spaces is not always Paracompact

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Theorem

Let $I$ be an indexing set.

Let $\family {\struct {S_\alpha, \tau_\alpha} }_{\alpha \mathop \in I}$ be a family of topological spaces indexed by $I$.

Let $\ds \struct {S, \tau} = \prod_{\alpha \mathop \in I} \struct {S_\alpha, \tau_\alpha}$ be the product space of $\family {\struct {S_\alpha, \tau_\alpha} }_{\alpha \mathop \in I}$.


Let each of $\struct {S_\alpha, \tau_\alpha}$ be a paracompact space.


Then it is not necessarily the case that $\struct {S, \tau}$ is also paracompact space.


Proof

Let $T$ be the Sorgenfrey line.

Let $T' = T \times T$ be Sorgenfrey's half-open square topology.

From Sorgenfrey Line is Paracompact Space, $T$ is a paracompact space.

From Sorgenfrey's Half-Open Square Topology is Not Paracompact Space, $T'$ is not a paracompact space.

Hence the result.

$\blacksquare$


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