Difference between revisions of "Sober space"

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2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 54Dxx [MSN][ZBL]

A topological space in which every irreducible closed set has a unique generic point. Here a closed set is irreducible if it is not the union of two non-empty proper closed subsets of itself.

Any Hausdorff space is sober, since the only irreducible subsets are singletons. Any sober space is a T0 space. However, sobriety is not equivalent to the T1 space condition: an infinite set with the cofinite topology is T1 but not sober whereas a Sierpinski space is sober but not T1.

A sober space is characterised by its lattice of open sets. An open set in a sober space is again a sober space, as is a closed set.

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-A  [[topological space]] in which every [[irreducible set|irreducible]]  [[closed set]] has a unique [[generic point]].  Here a closed set is  ''irreducible'' if it is not the union of two non-empty proper closed  subsets of itself.
+A  [[topological space]] in which every [[irreducible set|irreducible]]  [[closed set]] has a unique [[generic point]].  Here a closed set is  ''irreducible'' if it is not the union of two non-empty proper closed subsets of itself.
-Any [[Hausdorff space]] is sober,  since the only irreducible subsets are [[singleton]]s.  Any sober spaces  is a [[T0 space]].  However, sobriety is not equivalent to the [[T1  space]] condition: an infinite set with the [[cofinite topology]] is T1  but not sober whereas a [[Sierpinski space]] is sober but not T1.
+Any [[Hausdorff space]] is sober,  since the only irreducible subsets are [[singleton]]s.  Any sober space  is a [[T0 space]].  However, sobriety is not equivalent to the [[T1 space]] condition: an infinite set with the [[cofinite topology]] is T1 but not sober whereas a [[Sierpinski space]] is sober but not T1.
 A  sober space is characterised by its [[lattice]] of  [[open set]]s.   An open set in a sober space is again a sober space, as  is a closed set.