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#1 2009-02-10 10:41:55

JaneFairfax
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Metrizable topological spaces




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#2 2009-02-10 11:27:25

Ricky
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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

In fact, all norms on Euclidean space are equivalent.  That is, they all define the same topology.  This fact is quite useful for topology because it means you can take whatever norm is easiest.


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#3 2009-02-10 13:44:31

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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

Ricky wrote:

In fact, all norms on Euclidean space are equivalent.  That is, they all define the same topology.


I think I’m missing something here. I thought norm and metric were different things? A norm on a space
is a mapping
whereas a metric on
is a mapping
. Would you mind clarifying a little? wink

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#4 2009-02-10 14:59:29

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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

Every norm defines a metric by:


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#5 2009-02-10 15:15:55

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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

So the norms for the above examples would be

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#6 2009-02-10 15:46:13

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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

Correct.  And not every metric space has a norm.  Can you name one that doesn't?


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#7 2009-02-10 23:17:27

JaneFairfax
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Re: Metrizable topological spaces

Aren’t norms defined only on vector spaces? In that case, any metric space that isn’t a vector space won’t be “normal”. tongue


Or how about
with the discrete metric?

   

A norm on

has to satisfy the property that
for all scalars
and
. This fails for the discrete metric when
and
.

Discrete spaces are described by Sutherland as “pathological” examples of metric spaces. yikes

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