zero dimensional
Definition 1.
[1, 2]Suppose is a topological space. If has a basis consising ofclopen sets, then is said to be .
Examples of zero-dimensional spaces are: the set of rational numbers (with subspace topology induced from the usual metric topology on , the set of real numbers), the Cantor space, as well as the Sorgenfrey line.
The concepts of zero-dimentionality and total disconnectedness are closely related. Indeed, every zero-dimentional space (http://planetmath.org/T1Space) is totally disconnected. Furthermore, if a topological space is locally compact and Hausdorff, then the notions of zero-dimentionality and total disconnectedness are equivalent
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References
- 1 L.A. Steen, J.A.Seebach, Jr.,Counterexamples in topology,Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1970.
- 2 S. Willard, General Topology,Addison-Wesley, Publishing Company, 1970.