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A topological space that cannot be represented as the sum of two parts separated from one another, or, more precisely, as the sum of two non-empty disjoint open-closed subsets. A space is connected if and only if every continuous real-valued function on it takes all intermediate values. The continuous image of a connected space, the product of connected spaces, and the space of closed subsets of a connected space in the Vietoris topology are connected spaces. Every connected completely-regular space has cardinality not less than the cardinality of the continuum, although there also exist countable connected Hausdorff spaces.
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A [[topological space]] that cannot be represented as the sum of two parts separated from one another, or, more precisely, as the union of two non-empty disjoint [[Open-closed set|open-closed subsets]]. A space is connected if and only if every [[Continuous mapping|continuous]] real-valued function on it takes all intermediate values. The continuous image of a connected space, the [[topological product]] of connected spaces, and the space of closed subsets of a connected space in the Vietoris topology are connected spaces. Every connected [[completely-regular space]] has cardinality not less than the cardinality of the [[continuum]] (if contains more than one point), although there also exist countable connected [[Hausdorff space]]s.
  
  
  
 
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For Vietoris topology see [[Hyperspace|Hyperspace]].
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<table><TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  A.V. Arkhangel'skii,  V.I. Ponomarev,  "Fundamentals of general topology: problems and exercises" , Reidel  (1984)  (Translated from Russian)</TD></TR></table>
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<TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  A.V. Arkhangel'skii,  V.I. Ponomarev,  "Fundamentals of general topology: problems and exercises" , Reidel  (1984)  (Translated from Russian)</TD></TR>
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See the article [[Connectivity]] for related concepts and references.

Revision as of 14:06, 2 January 2016

A topological space that cannot be represented as the sum of two parts separated from one another, or, more precisely, as the union of two non-empty disjoint open-closed subsets. A space is connected if and only if every continuous real-valued function on it takes all intermediate values. The continuous image of a connected space, the topological product of connected spaces, and the space of closed subsets of a connected space in the Vietoris topology are connected spaces. Every connected completely-regular space has cardinality not less than the cardinality of the continuum (if contains more than one point), although there also exist countable connected Hausdorff spaces.


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For Vietoris topology see Hyperspace.

References

[a1] A.V. Arkhangel'skii, V.I. Ponomarev, "Fundamentals of general topology: problems and exercises" , Reidel (1984) (Translated from Russian)


Comments

See the article Connectivity for related concepts and references.

How to Cite This Entry:
Connected space. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Connected_space&oldid=13799
This article was adapted from an original article by V.I. Malykhin (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article