hedgehog space
For any cardinal number![]()
, we can form a topological space
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, called the -hedgehog space, consisting of the disjoint union
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of real unit intervals identified at the origin. Each unit interval is referred to as one of the hedgehog’s “spines.”
The hedgehog space admits a somewhat surprising metric, by defining if and lie in the same spine, and by if and lie in different spines.
The hedgehog space is an example of a Moore space, and satisfies many strong normality and compactness properties.
References
- 1 L.A. Steen, J.A.Seebach, Jr.,Counterexamples in topology,Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1970.